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Nonprofit Technology

Fidelity Charitable | February 16, 2022

Fidelity Charitable, an independent public charity and the nation’s largest grantmaker, set records in 2021 for number of donor-recommended grants, charities supported, and grant dollars distributed, according to its 2022 Giving Report. Donors recommended a record $10.3 billion in grants, 41% more dollars than pre-pandemic giving in 2019. The 2.2 million individual grants went to 187,000 organizations large and small, reaching local, national, and international groups. Not o...

Fundraising, Nonprofit Technology

Givelify | October 13, 2022

Givelify, an online and mobile giving platform, and the American Red Cross have partnered to help the communities impacted by Hurricane Ian, including those in Florida, and Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico by collecting donations for those in need. According to AccuWeather, Ian was packing sustained winds of 155 mph— just shy of Category 5 force. It left a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas and is being considered one of the deadliest storms in recent U.S. histo...

Nonprofit Management

LifeLegacy | July 22, 2022

LifeLegacy, a platform created to allow all Americans leave a legacy for their families and favorite charities, has announced a strategic partnership with PlannedGiving.com, one of the most trusted planned giving marketing and donor relations companies in the nonprofit sector. LifeLegacy's proprietary product platform, including online wills, life insurance, advanced directives, power of attorney and more will now be available to thousands of PlannedGiving.com's clients through its Legac...

Kresge Foundation | April 28, 2020

Kresge Foundation and other funders have stepped up to help nonprofits that struggled to access Payroll Protection Program loans the first time around. The Troy-based foundation made a $2 million program-related investment in Community Resource Fund, a nonprofit community development financial institution, to exclusively fund U.S. Small Business Administration-backed PPP loans to nonprofits and is supporting technical assistance to help them apply. Loans funded with Kresge's investment were ...