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Report: Only 2% of Nonprofits Have Fully Integrated Ai 
Only 2% of organizations have fully integrated AI.67% of nonprofits plan to level up their AI use within the year.Report dives into 4 ways AI is stepping up: climate action, agriculture, healthcare...more
Only 2% of organizations have fully integrated AI.67% of nonprofits plan to level up their AI use within the year.Report dives into 4 ways AI is stepping up: climate action, agriculture, healthcare...more
Commentary: An Opportunity to Reform 
We need the will to organize and the resources to make it happen.A shared toolbox will provide a new foundation that lets us leverage shared resources at scale, connect across silos, and solve big...more
We need the will to organize and the resources to make it happen.A shared toolbox will provide a new foundation that lets us leverage shared resources at scale, connect across silos, and solve big...more
Four Takeaways From Mackenzie Scott's 2024 End-of-Year Essay 
Four Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott's 2024 End-of-Year Essay.Scott moves her money through a Seattle-based LLC called Lost Horse.The big open question moving forward is to what extent forthcoming...more
Four Takeaways from MacKenzie Scott's 2024 End-of-Year Essay.Scott moves her money through a Seattle-based LLC called Lost Horse.The big open question moving forward is to what extent forthcoming...more
Red Deer River Naturalists Land Big Grant 
Red Deer River Naturalists land big grant - Red Deer Advocate $500,000 going to Red Deer River naturalists endowment fund.Red Deer river naturalists have received a $ 500,000 donation to its...more
Red Deer River Naturalists land big grant - Red Deer Advocate $500,000 going to Red Deer River naturalists endowment fund.Red Deer river naturalists have received a $ 500,000 donation to its...more
Best of 2024 Donors to the Arabella Advisors Network
Foundation: Foundation to Promote Open Society, Open Society Institute, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Capital Research Center compiled a list of all megadonors to the main four Arabella nonprofits.For the New Venture Fund, the largest donors were: Bill Gates, George Soros, and eBay founder Pierre...more
Foundation: Foundation to Promote Open Society, Open Society Institute, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Ford Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Capital Research Center compiled a list of all megadonors to the main four Arabella nonprofits.For the New Venture Fund, the largest donors were: Bill Gates, George Soros, and eBay founder Pierre...more
Sobha Group's Philanthropic Trust Lays Foundation Stone For Devi Home 
Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, the philanthropic arm of Sobha group, today laid the foundation stone for Devi Home in Moolamcode, Palakkad.Devi Home will accommodate 144...more
Sri Kurumba Educational and Charitable Trust, the philanthropic arm of Sobha group, today laid the foundation stone for Devi Home in Moolamcode, Palakkad.Devi Home will accommodate 144...more
Celebrating Impact: San Diego Foundation's Top 10 Stories of 2024
Foundation: California Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
SDF also developed a research report in partnership with the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center to better understand economic mobility and generational wealth among San Diego's Latino...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation
SDF also developed a research report in partnership with the San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center to better understand economic mobility and generational wealth among San Diego's Latino...more
Nurturing This Trait Could Bolster Kids' Confidence 
92% of participants believe being creative boosts their confidence.6 in 10 said participating in a creative activity gives them a sense of pride.65% of children shared that engaging in creative...more
92% of participants believe being creative boosts their confidence.6 in 10 said participating in a creative activity gives them a sense of pride.65% of children shared that engaging in creative...more
School Talk Houston: Forging Pathways For Student Growth and Community Impact
Through creative grant funding and collective efforts, these schools are building bridges between education, industry, and civic engagement.These schools are empowering students to make a difference...more
Through creative grant funding and collective efforts, these schools are building bridges between education, industry, and civic engagement.These schools are empowering students to make a difference...more
News Briefs €” Kids Can Earn Prizes During Winter Break Reading Challenge; Idignity ... 
Kids can earn prizes during Winter Break Reading Challenge; IDignity Osceola to transition to Hope Identification.Kids can use Beanstack reading app at home or anywhere they can connect.Children ages...more
Kids can earn prizes during Winter Break Reading Challenge; IDignity Osceola to transition to Hope Identification.Kids can use Beanstack reading app at home or anywhere they can connect.Children ages...more
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Getting Out and Staying Out, co-founded by Tony Smith of the VSA Consulting Group, works to reduce recidivism rate among men at Rikers Island, New York City. The recidivism rate significantly dropped from 60-plus percent to under 20 percent, with more than a thousand men over a span of  eight years.