Some Trans People Turn to Crowdfunding to Leave Fla. After Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws
GoFundMe saw a 39 percent increase from April to May in the number of fundraisers created to help trans people leave the state because of the changing laws.
By Thalia Beaty. Associated Press
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Volunteers Speak on Why They Serve and Why More People Don’t
People who provide eyeglasses to homeless people, work to empower women, support students, and more discuss what drives them to donate their time.
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New to Volunteering? A How-to-Guide to Find the Right Fit
Start by defining your goals, skills, and passions.
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Lauder Family Pledges $200 Million to Its Alzheimer’s Research Work
The sons of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder, along with her four grandchildren, pledged $200 million Tuesday to the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, a nonprofit the family founded to support research into finding a cure for the disease.
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For Donors, Wartime Ukraine Aid Creates Blurry Ethical Line
Companies, individuals, and others have been navigating local and international regulations to provide aid and have grappled with similar moral questions about whether to donate to an allied nation’s defense.
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Rales Foundation Bets Big on Carnegie Mellon STEM Students
Some 86 women, BIPOC, and first-generation college students in master’s and doctoral programs will receive scholarships or stipends.
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Big Gifts to Ukraine Come From Individuals, U.S. Tech Companies, and Businesses With Social Missions
Other support has come from U.S.-based nonprofits like Nova Ukraine and Razom for Ukraine, which went from receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts annually to raising more than $70 million each in cash and in-kind donations since February 2022.
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One Year On, a Nonprofit Helps Ukrainians in U.S. Cope With War, Displacement
Volunteers for Razom raise and send money to small nonprofits in Ukraine, advocate for their country to U.S. lawmakers, and ship tactical medical equipment to the front lines
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Fundraisers for Syria and Turkey Earthquake Try to Deliver Aid
Humanitarian access to northern Syria is complicated by the civil war, while sending funds can be blocked or slowed by U.S. sanctions, despite an exemption for relief efforts. The political environment in Turkey also poses challenges.
By Thalia Beaty. Associated Press
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White House Gun Violence Program With Philanthropies Ends
The Biden administration had used the Community Violence Intervention Collaborative to get funding to 50 small grassroots groups to fight gun violence.
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