Transforming Communities

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Video: How Community Foundations Strengthen Cities

Dayton Foundation President Mike Parks and Community Foundation of Greater New Haven President William Ginsberg recently joined The Nonprofit Report to discuss the role of community foundations in addressing racial equity.

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Study: U.S. Community Foundations Have Mobilized More Than $1 Billion to Address COVID-19

An unprecedented effort by U.S. community foundations to help those impacted by COVID-19 has now mobilized more than $1 billion to support on-the-ground efforts by nonprofits.

This latest figure includes funds managed by nearly 600 community foundations that have provided data as part of an ongoing study by the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative of grantmaking activities during COVID-19.

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Donor-Advised Fund Grantmaking Continues Its Surge During Covid-19

Donor-advised fund account holders at community foundations continue to rally to support those in need in the face of Covid-19, according to a new survey by the Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative.

The latest figures, which track donor-advised fund grants at 32 community foundations in 21 states, found that donors who had funds at these foundations made $203.1 million in grants from March-May. That's up 80 percent over the same period in 2019, when donors from those same foundations granted $112.8 million.

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