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Fundraising

GiveMN | November 20, 2021

Tens of thousands of donors joined together during Give to the Max Day, giving more than $34.3 million to 6,457 organizations as part of the annual giving campaign for Minnesota nonprofits and schools. This year's giving total exceeded last year's $30.4 million for 6,114 causes, the sixth year in a row in which the previous year's record was broken. Donation volume was high for much of the day. At its peak, organizers at the nonprofit GiveMN recorded as many as 78 dona...

Nonprofit Management

KKR Grants | February 02, 2021

KKR today announced the beneficiaries of the second round of KKR Relief Effort grants granted through the KKR Small Business Builders (SBB) and KKR Grants programs. The $50 million KKR Relief Effort was made by KKR and its representatives a year ago to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent financial disengagement. In the most recent round of grants, 52 small businesses and 35 nonprofits were chosen to get monetary help and involved help from KKR, the association's r...

Nonprofit Technology

The Ford Foundation | November 17, 2021

The Ford Foundation announced a five-year, US$25 million grant to sustain and strengthen the global movement calling on governments at all levels to invest in protections for the world's 2.1 billion informal workers as a central component of economic recovery plans. This funding comes ahead of the 109th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), where representatives of governments, employers and informal workers from 187 countries will discuss the issue of inequality and the worl...

Amazon | March 18, 2020

JPMorgan said it will to donate $50 million to groups and organizations that provide support and supplies to people affected by the coronavirus all over the world, according to a report by Reuters. The first $15 million will go to groups directly dealing with how the virus is affecting people directly, with $5 million to institutions that handle community development, to dole out low- or no-interest loans. The bank has earmarked $3 million to international groups that provide the same service. T...