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Financial Management

Populus Financial Group Inc. | February 22, 2022

Launched in August 2020 by ACE Cash Express (ACE), a Populus Financial Group brand, the "Chip in for Charity" program allows customers to support an ACE charity partner of their choice simply by using their co-branded charity ACE Flare Account by MetaBank debit card wherever they shop. When the card is swiped, ACE donates an amount equal to a portion of every purchase made to the associated charity, up to preset limits. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS...

Nonprofit Technology

Gated | March 23, 2022

Gated, the first company built to stop digital overload in email, announces the public launch of their software and $3.3M of seed funding. The funding round was led by Corazon Capital, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Burst Capital, Tuesday Capital, other early-stage funds, and leading GTM angles. Gated reduces inbox volume by 43% on average by challenging unknown senders to donate to a nonprofit in order to reach a user. Overwhelmed business leaders finally have a simple, free soluti...

Philanthropy

Fiduciary Trust International | June 20, 2022

Fiduciary Trust International, a global wealth manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, announces that Abby Axelrod has joined the firm as philanthropic director for family office services, foundations, and endowments. In her new role, Ms. Axelrod will assist families and nonprofit organizations across the country with board governance and dynamics, next-generation education, grantmaking, strategic visioning, fundraising and revenue diversification, and high-impa...

Social Movements and Community

Blackbaud Institute | November 03, 2021

The Blackbaud Institute, a research division of Blackbaud, the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, released a new report, Tipping Point: Aligning with Supporters in a Changing World. The Blackbaud Institute worked with Edge Research to conduct the survey of more than 1,160 nonprofit professionals and more than 1,000 donors between June 28 and July 23, 2021. The results of the survey reveal a disconnect between organizations' evaluation of their performance and do...