Access Philanthropy

A place for NPO & Grantmaker Execs who need a quick "catch-up" with NPO ideas & news. Supporting grantseekers & grantmakers w/ research, marketing, & planning

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The Pope fired the cardinal in charge of the saint-making office related to financial scandal. Lutheran friends are murmuring “told you so” under their breath

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#covidlifestyle. Our banker called to remind me I couldn’t get into his bank without a face mask. Things change

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Better Business Bureau survey says 80.5% of charities expect their donations to decline. Who are the other 19.5%? https://t.co/DFikbWGx1Z

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Only 14% of surveyed fundraisers are putting their campaigns on hold

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Good morning! We are talking Small Family Foundations with @AccessPhilanth! What a way to start a Tuesday!

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82% of ITEMIZING CHARITABLE DONORS intend are increasing or maintaining their current level of giving in 2018 See the Fidelity survey and feel a little relief about your year-end appeal. https://t.co/fbyJbHQz1m #philanthropy

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RACE EQUITY GLOSSARY. Our good friends at MN Education Equity Partners (MnEEP) use this handy dandy glossary to explain different concepts and processes in racial equity work. Particularly helpful. Thanks. https://t.co/5OtLG9BRLY #philanthropy

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"SURDNA FOUNDATION announced today refined strategies for its grantmaking programs, intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice." All of Surdna's programs will be affected. https://t.co/Jeip2WU2d0 #philanthropy

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CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH: Six prominent MN funders awarding recent grants in child abuse awareness & services: Thrivent Foundation, Bremer Trust, Minneapolis Foundation, Mortenson Family Foundation,, Patrick Aimee Butler Family Foundation and St. Paul Foundation #philanthropy

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CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NY 3rd Quarter Grants -- mostly international, some national, few local. Interesting to see who has been climbing the ladder to bigger grants https://t.co/Jeip2WU2d0 #philanthropy

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1 in 5 YOUNG FUNDERS THINK THEIR FOUNDATIONS ARE RELEVANT. New survey by Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) says new kids wonder about their employers' diversity work especially in race, ethnicity, & LGBTQ giving and hiring areas. https://t.co/NwHWXndXX5 #philanthropy

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FUNDER FRED MAYTAG FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS TRIPLED ITS GIVING TO NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE THINK TANKS. Based in California, but focused on Iowa, the family recently increased giving to think tanks. Also increased giving to environment groups, especially in SW U.S. #philanthropy

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SUPERVALU PURCHASED BY UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC (UNFI). Whats's UNFI's funding like? We talked about them in the 2017 National Funder Workshop. $580k in recent giving, $10k to $30K range to NPOs serving local communities with organic food & farming projects.. 3-4 grants in MN

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FOUR BIG STAFF CHANGES AT CS MOTT FOUNDATION IN EDUCATION AND CIVIL SOCIETY PROGRAMS. Angelina Garner and Arielle Milton to Education and Lorenzo Wakefield and Carlos Rios-Santiago to Civil Society https://t.co/RFo6rTaUs7 #philanthropy

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CHICAGO-BASED SPENCER FOUNDATION HAS A NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, Dr. MEGAN BANG FROM U OF WASHINGTON. https://t.co/Rf8nwlITp3 Professor Bang has taught in PreK-12 Teacher Education programs and Native Education Certificate program #philanthropy

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DETROIT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CEO SAYS FLORIDA IS THEIR STIFFEST COMPETITION FOR DONORS. https://t.co/oe7COLQigd. In MN, at least 32 funders in FL and AZ say their primary giving focus is still MN. Will that last long? #philanthropy

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One of our interns says Moses was the first person with a tablet to download data from a cloud...

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IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICE, RAICES REJECTS $250,000 FROM SALESFORCE. Texas based NPO refused Salesforce gift due to the company's cooperation for US efforts to separate kids from parents. Salesforce employees also asked the company to stop https://t.co/rYvXfXeGLf #philanthropy

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WARREN BUFFETT & BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY GIVE $3.4 BILLION MORE TO Gates Fnd. and 4 family funds. https://t.co/lY2ifOs2Lb .Check out NoVo F (https://t.co/8j6ajaxtJz), Howard G. Buffett Foundation (https://t.co/N0ch5uPcIB) & Sherwood Foundation (https://t.co/ZOqvJQYEwO) #philanthropy

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US HOUSE REJECTS CUTS TO NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS and NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES by a big margin: 114 – 297. Great news, at least for now. Read what's next at Americans for the Arts website https://t.co/sEemKmttA5 #philanthropy