“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future,” — Franklin D. Roosevelt In a letter from Ed Fortino & Dayle Duchossois-Fortino, along with a $500,000 donation match, they opened with this quote and emphasized that Urban Initiatives embodies this sentiment. We extend our deepest gratitude to Ed & Dayle. We are incredibly honored to have supporters who believe in nurturing the next generation of Chicagoans. 🙏❤️ #YouthEmpowerment #CommunitySupport #UrbanInitiatives
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Are you wondering how Prosperity Denver Fund works? ➡️ Swipe to learn how we operate, partner with nonprofit organizations, and serve Denver students by providing scholarship opportunities. More questions? Read FAQs: https://lnkd.in/gMW5jpEp #denvernonprofit #coloradononprofit #nonprofitresources #philanthropy #denvernonprofit #scholarships #scholarshipfund #highereducation #highereducationleadership #ProsperityInEducation #EducationMatters #AffordableEducationDenver #ScholarshipsForSuccessDenver
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Is your nonprofit organization looking to support more Denver students with scholarship opportunities in 2024? Your organization may qualify to receive reimbursement up to 75% for scholarships and support services. Learn more about Prosperity Denver Fund and how our organization has partnered with other nonprofits to fund more than 7,523 scholarships for Denver students: https://buff.ly/3Q1UNsf #denvernonprofit #coloradononprofit #nonprofitresources #philanthropy #denvernonprofit #scholarships #scholarshipfund #highereducation #highereducationleadership #ProsperityInEducation #EducationMatters #AffordableEducationDenver #ScholarshipsForSuccessDenver
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Meet Lois Greco, Vice-Chair of the #CFSJ Board. According to Lois, many philanthropic efforts fail to meet the real-time needs of communities because they provide grant funding at random without forethought and planning. CFSJ first asks the community what it needs, and then they work to find the funds to support that need. That makes all the difference. Learn more about what #philanthropy means to Lois at https://lnkd.in/gMp3U8MJ.
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How to help more #college students earn a degree goes beyond funding scholarships. Learn about four highly strategic data-driven areas for #philanthropic investment in our free action guide on addressing the college completion gap!
More than 1,000 #funders have checked out our report - The College Completion Gap: An Action Guide for Philanthropy! There is limited guidance out there for donors and donor-advised fund holders interested in investing in #StudentSuccess, yet there are so many great examples of high-impact practices seeing big returns in this area today. Check out some of the entry points we highlight for #philanthropy and individuals as well as #nonprofits and #colleges who are transforming #student supports across the country at https://lnkd.in/dQYK5YVT. #BackToSchool
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Many students start #college but don't finish and earn their degree..... Why? The (many) reasons may surprise you! This report is a research-informed action guide for philanthropy - how do we all work together to ensure #studentsuccess for ALL students? Shout out to Robyn Attebury Ellis for leading this important work for the Crimsonbridge Foundation! #highereducation #philanthropy #solutions
More than 1,000 #funders have checked out our report - The College Completion Gap: An Action Guide for Philanthropy! There is limited guidance out there for donors and donor-advised fund holders interested in investing in #StudentSuccess, yet there are so many great examples of high-impact practices seeing big returns in this area today. Check out some of the entry points we highlight for #philanthropy and individuals as well as #nonprofits and #colleges who are transforming #student supports across the country at https://lnkd.in/dQYK5YVT. #BackToSchool
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It is absolutely criminal that this amount of capital sits unused and held in these tax avoidance vehicles. This is capital raised off of the labor of working classes, stagnant wages, refusal to provide benefits such as health insurance, hyper-low tax rates for corporations, successful lobbying and campaign spending to destroy regulatory effectiveness, and dirty climate practices. To name a few things. Claw it all back, and let voters decide. For those unfamiliar, a Donor Adivsed Fund, or DAF, is an account that people can put assets into, and thereby avoid paying capital gains tax on those assets. If the asset is worth more than when they purchased it, they can deduct the current market value instead of the original cost. The donor can take a deduction for the year the money is moved into the fund, but is under no obligation to distribute it.
We launched our Get Off Your Assets campaign in 2019 as a call to move more money, more urgently to meet the needs of marginalized communities. If not now, when? Our partners answered the call: while other donor-advised fund providers usually have a spend-down rate of around 20% per year, Tides Foundation DAFs show an astonishing average spend-down rate of more than 70% per year. We must keep going—and as the year draws to a close, we’re asking all of philanthropy to join us. Movement leaders have told us that 2023 has been the most challenging fundraising year in the past five years. We must stand united in defense of democracy, social justice, and our climate. None of it can wait. Read the full letter from Tides Foundation Executive Director Peter Martin: https://lnkd.in/eHSukV7Y #philanthropy #nonprofit
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What are the ways Waqf can be used that you didn't know about? Swipe left to find out what they are and how they contribute to charitable and community development! 🏫 Link to full article: https://lnkd.in/e2fejRaA
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