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Donor-advised funds are just one of many types of funds you can establish with the community foundation. Donor-advised funds are popular because of the flexibility they offer to help you support the important work of your favorite charities. Our team stays up-to-date on the latest donor-advised fund trends and developments, and we’ll keep you up-to-date too! Read the full article in the final part of our online March Donor Connect, "News from Washington: An update on donor-advised funds." https://lnkd.in/g7RKcPeh

A few sobering stats from the "Household Food Insecurity in Canada, 2022"◽ report: ◾ 22.9% of households in Newfoundland and Labrador experienced some degree of food insecurity in the previous 12 months, amounting to 116,000 people. ◾ This is the highest rate in any of the ten provinces in Canada. ◾ 28.8% of children under 18 in Newfoundland and Labrador lived in food-insecure households. Since 2022, NLCU has held its annual NLCU Fall Food Drive to help support individuals and families in Newfoundland and Labrador who experience food insecurity to get the nourishment they need. Please donate if you can. Between now and October 31, drop by your local NLCU branch to make a donation. ------ ◽ Li T, Fafard St-Germain AA, Tarasuk V. (2023) Household food insecurity in Canada, 2022. Toronto: Research to identify policy options to reduce food insecurity (PROOF). Retrieved from https://proof.utoronto.ca/

🎉 Today’s the start of Congenital Hyperinsulinism International & The Children's Hyperinsulinism Charity Family Conference! We’ll be sharing exciting insights, updates from expert speakers, and memorable moments. Don’t forget to tag us with your thoughts and “HI-lights” throughout the conference! 💙 #HyperinsulinismUK #CongenitalHyperinsulinism #HICommunity

Benefact Trust teams up with Christian funders to support charities this Christmas ✨ Benefact Trust has teamed up with members of the Christian Funders’ Forum to donate up to £196,740 to 59 charities in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. Big Give’s Christmas Challenge, running from the 3rd to 10th December, is the UK’s biggest collaborative fundraising campaign. It connects charities to funders and the public to help address major social issues. As part of The Together Fund, we’re looking forward to giving a festive funding boost to small charities. “We’re proud to join with other Christian funders once again to support up to 59 inspiring charities through The Together Fund... We invite everyone to join in where they can and help make a difference to those in need this Christmas.” – Helen Gray, Director of Benefact Trust For more on the Christmas Challenge and The Together Fund, visit: https://bit.ly/4gciF6a #BigGive #BigGiveChristmasChallenge #ChristianFundersForum

Here's the thing to remember this Giving Tuesday: Donors already have the resources to equip grassroots nonprofits with everything they need. There are $228.89 billion in charitable assets sitting in donor-advised funds (DAFs) in the United States. On average, only 22.5% is actually granted out each year. The rest just sits there. We started our Get Off Your Assets campaign as a call to our partners to move more money, more urgently to historically marginalized communities. And our community answered the call: Tides Foundation DAF partners give double the national average. Now we’re asking other donors, DAF providers, and philanthropy as a whole: Get off your assets and join us. Get involved: https://lnkd.in/eVs9Tyqx

Introducing Forbes Top Charities 2024: Together, the nation’s top 100 charities received nearly $64 billion in private donations in their most recently reported fiscal year, a 4% annual increase. That bested the 2% increase in all charitable giving among the country’s two million nonprofits, according to the Giving USA Foundation, underscoring the clout of brand names in the not-for-profit sector. Indeed, gifts to the Forbes 100 alone amounted to one-ninth of all charitable giving. The cutoff for this year’s list—No.100—was $194 million in donations, up from $186 million in 2023. Full #ForbesTopCharities list, here: https://trib.al/p4lSCtN

Together, the nation’s top 100 charities received nearly $64 billion in private donations in their most recently reported fiscal year, a 4% annual increase. That bested the 2% increase in all charitable giving among the country’s two million nonprofits, according to the Giving USA Foundation, underscoring the clout of brand names in the not-for-profit sector. Indeed, gifts to the Forbes 100 alone amounted to one-ninth of all charitable giving. The cutoff for this year’s list—No.100—was $194 million in donations, up from $186 million in 2023. Full #ForbesTopCharities list, here: https://trib.al/5GVDVfy

Together, the nation’s top 100 charities received nearly $64 billion in private donations in their most recently reported fiscal year, a 4% annual increase. That bested the 2% increase in all charitable giving among the country’s two million nonprofits, according to the Giving USA Foundation, underscoring the clout of brand names in the not-for-profit sector. Indeed, gifts to the Forbes 100 alone amounted to one-ninth of all charitable giving. The cutoff for this year’s list—No.100—was $194 million in donations, up from $186 million in 2023. Full #ForbesTopCharities list, here: https://trib.al/oMdQQoB

I have been working at Marrickville Legal Centre for 9 years and have never witnessed the type of demand for our services that we are experiencing now. Conditions are hard out there and they're becoming increasingly harder for those that are already struggling. We have an amazing group of staff and volunteers who go above and beyond to try to meet this need but sadly, like many community legal centres, we do not have the resources to help everyone. This isn't fair. People should be able to engage effectively with our justice system irrespective of their level of income. This is why we launched the Low Bono Legal Service (LBLS) in 2020. The LBLS service model offers affordable fixed-fee representation for those who cannot afford private lawyers but are ineligible to access free legal support. Since its inception, the LBLS has assisted 364 clients, recovering $3.4 million in entitlements. The fees generated through this service have enabled MLC to employ an additional lawyer, which means we can help more people. We are also working closely with Women's Legal Service QLD, the EDO and Microsoft Gold Partner, Barhead Solutions, to develop a new legal practice management system called Consensus for Purpose. Built on Microsoft’s Dynamics 365, Consensus for Purpose will streamline the entire client journey and reduce the administrative burden through automation and AI. This will free up our limited resources to focus on legal work and speed up the process for those needing help. These projects capture the innovative culture at MLC that is forever exploring new ways to help more people. We will never receive enough funds from government or donations to meet demand, which is why we need to be more creative in how to do more with less. This year we’re asking for donations to help advance these projects. Every dollar donated to MLC goes further, ensuring that more individuals receive the legal support they desperately need. Your tax-deductible donation will not only make a difference in the lives of those MLC serves but also helps drive the innovation needed to bridge the justice gap in Australia.   We’ve had a very generous offer to match every donation up to the value of $10,000. All donations received through to 30 June will be matched dollar-for-dollar, so your impact will be doubled!   Please consider donating to Marrickville Legal Centre today by heading to mlc.org.au/donate

More than 20% of U.S. charitable giving comes from foundations. Because they play a significant role in funding nonprofits, they need to make the funding process fair and inclusive. Here are five tips to help funders do this. Kaerie Ray, MBA, PMP, curator and communications officer at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, shares how funders can make their grant application and review practices more equitable and inclusive funding on Candid insights: https://lnkd.in/e3R4Zhwb