Why This Major Funder Wants to Send More Kids to Summer Camp

Why This Major Funder Wants to Send More Kids to Summer Camp

Summer camps don’t get a lot of attention from big foundations, but Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies believes they can improve mental health, ease loneliness and isolation, and foster healthy development.

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Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World

Melinda French Gates Backs a Funding Challenge to Help Teens Navigate a Tech-Driven World

Pivotal Ventures has teamed up with the Susan Crown Exchange and The Goodness Web to support Young Futures, a new nonprofit hosting funding challenges focused on digital wellbeing for youth. The first is already in progress.

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With Two Big Supporters, a New Research Center Will Help Kids Thrive in a World Filled With Tech

With Two Big Supporters, a New Research Center Will Help Kids Thrive in a World Filled With Tech

The Susan Crown Exchange and Pivotal Ventures are founding donors of the new Center for Digital Thriving, which centers youth experiences in an effort to understand positive and negative impacts of technology.

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Address Youth Homelessness or Youth Mental Health? Philanthropy Can Solve Both

Address Youth Homelessness or Youth Mental Health? Philanthropy Can Solve Both

In this guest article, philanthropist Tricia Raikes shines a light on the interrelated crises of youth homelessness and mental health, and tells us how her foundation has been addressing that nexus in Washington State.

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New Frontier: Philanthropy’s Role in Digital Mental Health

New Frontier: Philanthropy’s Role in Digital Mental Health

App-based digital mental healthcare saw a renaissance during the pandemic. As we observe Mental Health Awareness Month, guest author Anna Bobb offers some ways philanthropy can further catalyze that promising field.

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Keeping it in the Family: A Foundation Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Keeping it in the Family: A Foundation Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

Millions of Americans are raising their grandchildren for a range of reasons, but they face unique challenges and receive little support. A new initiative by one regional foundation provides funding to help grandfamilies thrive.

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Generation Z Faces a Deeply Uncertain Future. Is Philanthropy Listening?

Generation Z Faces a Deeply Uncertain Future. Is Philanthropy Listening?

A new report found that Generation Z feels “undervalued and unheard” by major institutions, including philanthropic organizations. What can we make of this, and can funders better address their concerns?

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Is Smartphone Use Taking a Toll on Kids? This New Family Foundation Wants to Find Out

Is Smartphone Use Taking a Toll on Kids? This New Family Foundation Wants to Find Out

Are smartphones and social media contributing to the youth mental health crisis? The Winston Family Foundation’s new center at UNC-Chapel Hill is conducting research on the poorly understood impacts of technology use.

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