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Bitcoin and beyond: Cryptocurrency’s impact on philanthropy
The newest of new vehicles, crypto donations are making headway. Crypto philanthropy’s ‘big bang’ event came in 2017, when an anonymous philanthropist set up the Pineapple Fund to distribute Bitcoin grants worth a total of …
Mott Foundation pledges $15 million to support new mothers in Flint
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation intends to grant up to $15 million over three years to Michigan State University to support the launch of Rx Kids, an innovative initiative to provide $7,500 in direct cash …
The invisible forces at the heart of community-led development
As localization becomes a growing focus in international development, my colleagues and I at the Movement for Community-led Development (MCLD) are determined to ensure it becomes more than the flavour of the week. We believe …
Civil society in a world of crisis: An overview of the 2023 State of Civil Society Report
In the last year, civil society workers have been repressed in Belarus and Russia for opposing the war on Ukraine, physically attacked in Afghanistan for supporting the right to education for girls, and judicially persecuted …
How we learned to stop worrying and love the uncertainty
When Giving Green started, we were focused on looking for evidence-based climate solutions. But eventually, we came to the conclusion that to maximize our impact, we have to support strategies that are less measurable but …
Over half of Canadian charities unable to meet growing demand for services
According to the most recent edition of The Giving Report from CanadaHelps, more than 30 per cent of charities in Canada have reported a significant drop in revenue and over half say they have fewer …