Day: 16 December 2022

The Blackbaud Giving Fund Disbursed $630 Million in Charitable Gifts in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

The Blackbaud Giving FundⓇ, a donor-advised fund that brings supporters and nonprofits together to advance the state of giving, reported the disbursement of $630 million in charitable gifts in 2021 from over 850,000 donors to more than 146,000 nonprofits worldwide, making them among the top 10 largest donor-advised fund sponsors in the United States. Since its inception in August 2020, The Blackbaud Giving Fund has disbursed over $898 million in donations to 195,000 nonprofits in partnership with YourCause® from Blackbaud® and JustGiving® from Blackbaud®, powering generosity and supporting global good.…

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New Report Highlights Eaton’s Efforts To Become a Model of Inclusion and Diversity in Its Industry

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing commitment to becoming a model of inclusion and diversity (I&D) in its industry, intelligent power management company Eaton, released its second annual Global Inclusion and Diversity Transparency report. The report details the progress the company has made in achieving its ambitious 2030 inclusion and diversity (I&D) commitments. They include: Maintaining or exceeding the current representation of women and U.S. minorities on the board of directors and global leadership team. Increasing representation of salaried global women to 40%. Increasing representation of salaried U.S. minorities to 34%.…

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Shazam this new “Carol of the Bells” this season to support Ukraine Children affected by the war

Stuart Mitchell

The classic Christmas carol “Carol of the Bells”, also known as “Shchedryk”,  gets rewritten this festive season in an appeal to support Ukraine children affected by the war — via the charity program of the Olena Zelenska Foundation. The program provides educational, medical, financial and legal assistance to children affected by war. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has deprived millions of children the opportunity to celebrate the holidays at home with their families. The rewritten “Carol of the Bells” sheds light on this trying reality of refugee children, separated…

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TNFD expands capabilities with new Taskforce members, Knowledge and Funding Partners

Stuart Mitchell

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) expands capabilities with new Taskforce members, Knowledge and Funding Partners The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) adds seven new members from leading global organisations to its Taskforce. TNFD also adds two new knowledge partners to the group of leading science organisations and standards bodies supporting TNFD. The Macdoch Foundation has joined the TNFD as a new strategic funding partner and will join the TNFD Stewardship Council. Three new TNFD Consultation Groups have been established: in Brazil, Colombia and France. New Taskforce members …

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Global economic outlook expected to impact 2023 business plans for 95% of marketers worldwide 

Stuart Mitchell

Marketing in a cost of living crisis, a shift in Big Tech strategies, and audience fragmentation are some of the big challenges for brands in 2023, as revealed by WARC’s Marketer’s Toolkit 2023: Global Trends Report, released today. This first module of a must-read series of four, will help marketers speedily identify and address major industry shifts to determine the most effective strategies and benefit from arising opportunities.  The 12th edition of The Marketer’s Toolkit brings together insights from a survey of 1,700+ marketing executives from around the world, one-to-one…

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