Philanthropic Funding Research Articles

A scientometric review of climate change and research on crabs

Crabs categorized as cold-blooded organisms are especially at risk as climate change worsens. Their current situation was not well documented, especially in terms of scientometric analysis. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between research on crabs and climate change-related studies, with a focus on identifying trends and hotspots over time. The analysis was based on a collection of over 2834 relevant documents and 107,502 cited references indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database from 1977 to 2022. The findings indicated an increase in research in recent decades, with the USA as the largest contributor, followed by China and Brazil. Researchers from the USA and Germany were among the top published authors in the field. The most highly cited studies in WOSCC focused on the relationship between harmful algal blooms and crab research. Of these studies, 20 clusters were generated, with the most influential cluster identified as related to “ocean acidification,” “blue king crab,” and “mud crab fishery.” The most frequently cited and influential keywords in the field were “climate change” and “hypoxia,” respectively. Our conclusion is that the fields of “research on crabs” and “climate change” are thriving and that further exploration of the adaptation strategies of these organisms is necessary. This knowledge will benefit scientific communities, philanthropic funders or related governments, fisheries-related industries, and NGOs towards the sustainable management of commercial crab species in the future.

Equitable Access to Clinical Trials: How Do We Achieve It?

The mismatch between the study populations participating in oncology clinical trials and the composition of the targeted cancer population requires urgent amelioration. Regulatory requirements can mandate that trial sponsors enroll diverse study populations and ensure that regulatory revue prioritizes equity and inclusivity. A variety of projects directed at increasing accrual of underserved populations to oncology clinical trials emphasize best practices: broadened eligibility requirements for trials, simplification of trial procedures, community outreach through patient navigators, decentralization of clinical trial procedures and institution of telehealth, and funding to offset costs of travel and lodging. Substantial improvement will require major changes in culture in the educational and professional practice, research, and regulatory communities and will require major increases in public, corporate, and philanthropic funding.

Measuring the impact of food rescue: A social return on investment analysis

Food rescue organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand help to reduce food waste and provide temporary relief to food insecurity. However, many of these organisations depend on donations and short-term philanthropic or government funding, which creates financial uncertainty and often requires them to demonstrate the impacts of their work with limited resourcing. While frameworks exist to demonstrate social value and associated monetary proxies like social return on investment (SROI), they are often resource-intensive and challenging to apply to multiple actors with different operating models like food rescue groups. This paper presents a SROI approach to measure the social value of three different food rescue models (Community Hub, Free Store, and Mixed model) in Aotearoa New Zealand. We describe how we adapted the seven guiding principles of SROI to explore how food rescue creates value for different actors in the food rescue process, including food donors, food recipient organisations, food rescue volunteers, and food rescue recipients. We used stakeholder interviews and quantitative data to develop nine primary outcomes. Financial proxy values were assigned to these outcomes, calculating an SROI ratio of NZD 4.5:1, indicating that an investment of $1 in food rescue delivers $4.5 of social value. This study adds to the growing literature on the impact of food rescue organisations and highlights the importance of taking a multi-case study approach to capture the true value created by this sector. Additionally, it emphasises the crucial role of food rescue organisations as ‘community connectors’ and their transformative potential in addressing food security issues.

Al Aman Mosque Philanthropy Fund Management in improving the society

Objective: The large number of mosques in Indonesia does not guarantee prosperity for the mosque itself or for the community in general, the biggest problem exists because of an unprofessional management system. In this study, we will examine the management of philanthropic funds at the Al Aman Sidoarum Mosque and public opinion about how big the role of mosques is in boosting the economy.
 Method: Researchers used a qualitative descriptive method in the form of field research. The sample consisted of interviews with the chairman of the foundation, the chairman of the takmir and the chief of BUMM Al Aman mosque. And the questionnaire aimed at the surrounding community totaled 60 samples which were calculated using the tally method or frequency distribution.
 Findings: The results show that 70% of the community has experienced the mosque's efforts to improve the economy because the mosque management team has carried out the mandate properly and effectively, both in terms of quality and existing programs.
 Originality: According to the indicators of increasing the mosque's economy, it’s considered appropriate because accordance with the facts that the research results of the Al Aman mosque have completed four of them.

A Presidential Perspective on the Practice of Fundraising in Community Colleges

ABSTRACT All higher education institutions have concerns about their fiscal health, and many have engaged in fundraising practices to augment and supplement other sources of revenue. Community colleges have been slower than their 4-year counterparts to engage in fundraising. Despite enrolling almost half of all students in postsecondary education, they continue to raise a small percentage of all philanthropic funds that are given to education. The current study was designed to develop an understanding of the operations of fundraising in community colleges to create a baseline for both further research and additional educational opportunities. Through structured interviews with 12 current community college presidents, data highlighted the wide range of practices and resources available for fundraising. Additionally, findings indicated that some community colleges have a rudimentary, almost non-existent structure for fundraising while others have highly sophisticated programs. These results stress the need for both further research and professional development targeted at community colleges, their leaders, and providing an understanding of the range of community college structures and settings that might impact fundraising.

Performance insurance for jurisdictional REDD+: Unlocking finance and increasing ambition in large-scale carbon crediting systems

IntroductionJurisdictional pay-for-performance systems, with nested accounting of smaller project activities, offer potential to more rapidly scale up carbon finance for reducing deforestation as well as to ensure greater environmental integrity compared to stand-alone projects. However, the design and implementation of such programs raise numerous challenges, including for mobilizing upfront investment when there is a risk of non-performance at the jurisdictional level. This paper provides the first analysis to examine the use of insurance mechanisms to mitigate this jurisdictional delivery risk.MethodsA conceptual model based on the theory of individual choice under uncertainty is developed to examine the impact of performance uncertainty on large-scale reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). We calibrate the model to perform simulations of how reductions could change with and without the availability of revenue insurance as well as of a carbon buffer to manage performance risks.ResultsPerformance uncertainty constrains the potential for large-scale mitigation supply when payments are contingent on emissions falling below a threshold level and when it is important to break even on payments to domestic actors. We show that insurance would allow jurisdictions to increase emissions reductions despite this uncertainty and that building a performance buffer offers nonlinear potential to unlock supply in a complementary manner.DiscussionPrivate insurers, together with philanthropic and public funders, have a critical role to play in establishing an insurance market that can de-risk jurisdictional program investments and unlock forest conservation and other climate and nature protection efforts at scale.

Proceedings from the Second Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention, 2022: Creating a Sustainable Healthcare Coalition to Advance a Multidisciplinary Public Health Approach.

Proceedings from the Second Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention, 2022: Creating a Sustainable Healthcare Coalition to Advance a Multidisciplinary Public Health Approach.

Foundations as sustainability partners: climate philanthropy finance flows in China

ABSTRACT Despite substantial efforts being made through public and private sources, funding for climate change mitigation falls far short of what is needed. Meanwhile, philanthropic sources have begun to emerge as important sustainability partners by connecting multiple sectors and guiding funding flows. This study provides a comprehensive overview of climate-related philanthropic foundation financing and funding in China. Using a classification framework for climate change initiatives through co-word analysis and text segmentation techniques, we conduct visualization analysis to depict the changing pattern of climate philanthropy in China by analyzing donors, subfields, and flow of funds between 2008 and 2019. We conclude by providing suggestions for funders, charities, and policymakers seeking to enhance the value of collaborative governance in addressing climate change.

Prospective characterization of oral and gut microbiome in a high-risk pancreatic cancer cohort.

691 Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The high mortality associated with PC is attributed to multiple reasons: lack of effective therapies, aggressive biology and late diagnosis. Due to the absence of reliable early disease biomarkers, PC screening is largely dependent on imaging. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of the gut and tumor microbiome in PC. We present here the first report of oral and gut microbiome prospective analysis of PC high-risk individuals (PC-HRI) undergoing screening. Methods: We collected periodontal and stool samples at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from 2017-2022. A total of 448 samples, consisting of 250 oral and 198 gut samples were obtained. Samples were collected from PC (n=73), PC-HRI (n=34), and healthy (n=143) individuals. 16s rRNA sequencing was used to characterize the oral and gut microbiome and statistical analysis and correlation with imaging and clinical characteristics were performed. Results: We identified three phyla, namely Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, and Fusobacteria as significantly more abundant in the gut microbiome of PC patients. Conversely, Proteobacteria was decreased in the oral microbiome of PC patients. At the class level, Gammaproteobacteria (GP) oral/gut ratio was significantly decreased in PC patients compared with healthy individuals (p=0.02). Analysis of PC-HRI revealed also low GP oral/gut ratio in high-risk individuals who were diagnosed with worrisome pancreatic focal lesions. Interestingly, Gammaproteobacteria (GP) is one of the main classes of bacteria detected in pancreatic cancer tissue. GP shifts in oral and gut environments could be implicated in pancreatic early tumorigenesis and serve as biomarker of the disease. Additionally, gut bacteria with metabolic pathways related to lipid metabolism were more enriched in PC patients and PC-HRI with focal lesions compared to healthy controls. Conclusions: Gammaproteobacteria oral/gut ratio represents a potential novel biomarker which could predict presence of early high risk-pancreatic focal lesions in PC-HRI. Taken together, this report provides observational evidence about changes in oral and gut microbiome in patients with pancreatic cancer but even more importantly, the fact that those changes could be detected in PC-HRI with early high-risk lesions. Broader validation in other high-risk cohorts would be required. Detection of GP oral/gut ratio would represent an inexpensive, non-invasive method that could be useful for PC screening. Functional studies should be performed to determine how GP shifts can contribute with pancreatic tumorigenesis. Research supported by CPRIT (Grant Number: RP200173) and philanthropic funding through the MD Anderson Moonshot Program.

Diabetes Technology and Therapy in the Pediatric Age Group.

Diabetes Technology and Therapy in the Pediatric Age Group.

Peranan Filantropi Islam Dalam Pemulihan Ekonomi Umat Akibat Pandemi Covid-19: Studi Kasus pada BAZNAS Kab. Maros

Due to the massive spread of the Corona virus outbreak which later changed its status to a pandemic, every country has to clean up and implement mitigating regulations. The form of policy implemented in order to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 virus is by social or physical distancing. However, this restrictive movement does not always run effectively on state conditions. The implementation of this policy will at least have a negative effect on activities in the economy. This situation causes shocks to the economy both at the global and national levels. The type of research used by the author is qualitative research. The researcher directly observed events in the field that were directly related to the role of Islamic philanthropy in the economic recovery of the Ummah in Maros Regency. Qualitative data through semi-structured interviews were collected from 2 main subjects, namely the amil or BAZNAS Maros Regency and Mustahik or the beneficiaries. In addition, this study uses observational and documentary techniques. While the data analysis and validation techniques used data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. The results show that Islamic philanthropy has an important role in restoring the economy and prospering the underprivileged people affected by the pandemic. Beneficiaries of Islamic philanthropic funds feel a big role in daily economic recovery, including through the program Village Baznas Microfinance (BMD).
 Keywords : Covid-19 Pandemic, Islamic Philanthropy, and Economic Recovery

Blended Finance: A Tool for Inciting Commercial Financial Institutions to Provide Financing for Machinery Acquisition for SMEs in Cameroon

As is the case of most economies around the world, the relevance of SMEs to the well-being of the Cameroonian economy is quite significant as they contribute meaningfully to employment creation, GDP as well as poverty alleviation. However, this category of businesses in Cameroon tends to implement very low levels of automation due to the lack of financing for equipment /machinery acquisition. This inevitably leads to high production costs and the inability to scale up production as multiple tasks are carried out manually. Certain opportunities cannot even be exploited as SMEs tend to congregate in sectors that are labor-intensive while avoiding technology and machinery-intensive sectors. Despite this situation, the OECD developed the blended finance tool which involves the usage of non-business funds such as developmental/ philanthropic funds to mobilize and orientate private capital towards sectors that will otherwise be neglected. It was therefore the purpose of this study to investigate if this tool can have a statistically significant impact on the willingness of financial institutions to finance machinery/ equipment acquisition in SMEs in Cameroon. Data collected from 232 bank and microfinance employees across Cameroon using a pretested questionnaire was analyzed using the One-way ANOVA analysis in SPSS. The results revealed a statistically significant impact of blended finance on the willingness of financial institutions to finance machinery/equipment acquisition in SMEs in Cameroon. It is therefore recommended that the governments as well as NGOs interested in SMEs make use of this tool to incite financial institutions to provide financing for this category of businesses.

Rural parks in neoliberal America: can rural parks adopt urban funding strategies?

Many high-profile urban parks in the US are experiencing a resurgence not seen since the late nineteenth century due to an influx of funding from private philanthropic organisations. Conversely, despite being essential spaces for rural quality of life, rural parks have struggled to attract private funding. This article compares two urban and two rural case studies to reveal this funding discrepancy. The comparison is used to identify the many roles urban parks play, which make them ideal opportunities for philanthropic funding, and, subsequently, the limitations that rural parks face when attracting similar investment. Ultimately, this article finds that rural parks struggle to attract private investors because rural areas’ inherently boundless and jurisdictionally ambiguous reality fails to provide most corporate philanthropic organisations and municipal leaders with a clear and mutually beneficial suite of financial and political benefits.

An examination of recent federal and philanthropic funding for child welfare research in the United States

This study identified the dollar value and research topics of federal and philanthropic grants made for child welfare research in a recent five-year period (2014–2018). More than $1 billion in child welfare research grants were identified and examined. Federal funding totaled $977 million and appeared to emphasize research related to evidence-based services and programs; child and youth behavioral health; behavioral health treatment; parent training and coaching; permanency planning and services; staff training; trauma-informed services; child developmental health; culturally competent services; case management; substance abuse treatment; birthparent services; systems reform and integration; implementation science and implementation evaluation; and adoption. Multi-state foundations funded $51 million in child welfare research, which appeared to emphasize mapping data related to child well-being; needs and services for adolescents ages 14–17 and young adults ages 18–25; independent living/transition services; education services; child and youth behavioral health; employment training/placement; systems integration/reform; child well-being indicators; research center support; needs and services for children ages 6–13; studies focused on urban areas; behavioral health treatment; building evidence on treatments and services; and juvenile justice, juvenile corrections, and juvenile probation. Foundations appear to fund areas that received fewer child welfare-related grants from federal agencies.

Legal Reconstruction on the Use of Philantrophic Funds in Supporting State Defense Financing

The collection of public philanthropic funds, especially in financing the national defense sector, has not been clearly regulated, but in the Indonesian context it has considerable potential so that it requires regulations to regulate it. The purpose of this research is to find out how the financing of state defense is in the regulations that govern it currently in Law number 3 of 2002 concerning National Defense, Law number 34 of 2004 concerning the TNI, Law number 23 of 2019 concerning Management of National Resources for Defense. Next, make several alternative suggestions so that philanthropic funds can be used to finance the national defense sector within the framework of Law number 17 of 2003 concerning State Finance and Law Number 1 of 2004 concerning the State Treasury.The research method in this study is normative juridical with a statutory and comparative law approach. With the results there is an opportunity to use community philanthropic funds to participate in financing the national defense sector with a grant mechanism that is still in the APBN mechanism. By looking at the large potential of community philanthropic funds, an ideal concept is proposed that regulates operationally and institutionally.

Relevansi Filantropi Islam Dalam Meningkatkan Kesejahteraan Masyarakat (Studi kasus : masyarakat disekitar Masjid Al Munawar Tulungagung)

The existence of philanthropic activities in the State of Indonesia provides a very positive role for the people of Indonesia with the assistance either in the field or philanthropic institutions or organizations that involve philanthropy. Philanthropy itself is the application of one's generosity to one another, where this activity is not based on demands from the state or government but is a form of love between people. In this article, we want to touch on how the form of channeling Islamic philanthropy in the welfare of the people around the Al Munawar Tulungagung mosque, how Islamic philanthropy can make the surrounding community feel good and have a positive impact on people who earn more. Islamic philanthropy here is focused on improving the welfare of the surrounding community in one of the ways that is carried out, namely channeling Islamic philanthropic funds in zakat, infaq, alms, endowments and also in helping poor surrounding communities. In this paper using qualitative research methods which will make it easier to obtain complete data on how to distribute Islamic philanthropy in the welfare of society, which in this study has literary sources from literature studies. In this Islamic philanthropy review the distribution of funds to the surrounding community in the welfare of the community, both channeling funds directly or through mosque intermediaries.

Thinking ahead: developing biosynthetic blood to anticipate donor drought

CORRIGENDUMIn the version of this article initially published, it was stated that clinical trials for Hemarina M101 had been suspended. In fact, at the time of publication, Hemarina’s HEMO2life® had just received CE approval for the preservation of kidney grafts for transplantation. The error has been corrected in the article below as of January 24 2023. The full published corrigendum can be accessed here.Advances in scientific research suggest the possibility of a viable biosynthetic blood technology that could radically transform the health outcomes of people around the world. Such a development would enhance a drastically insufficient global supply of red blood cells needed for transfusions, while also mitigating severe risks to donor supply precipitated by future pandemic or environmental catastrophes. However, insufficient funding is obstructing necessary further development. There is a pressing need for focused investment to advance scientific development, and an opportunity for government and philanthropic funds to help ensure that safe, efficacious biosynthetic blood becomes commercializable in a manner that enables global affordable access.

The Money Chase: The Role of Racial Innuendo and Marketized Discourse in Courting Private Dollars

Background/Context: The business and philanthropic sectors have been a persistent force in shaping U.S. schools. Recently, they have used their resources to advance policies that embody newer principles of industry—reforms that suggest that competition, choice, and deregulation can spur improvement and effectiveness. This has most notably included deep investments in the proliferation of charter schools, surfacing questions as to the sector’s reliance on private dollars as well as the equitable and democratic impact of advancing this manifestation of neoliberal reform. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study: While scholars have elucidated the role of business and philanthropic funding in promoting charter schools, less is known about how the well-substantiated connections between charters and the private sector have been facilitated or how discourse—the ideas, representations, and argumentation conveyed in acts of communication—is mobilized to create a rationale for support. To date, research has typically examined the discourse and messaging intended for families navigating choice settings. Yet, how these depictions are crafted for donors, who typically inhabit positions of economic and social power and are critical actors in charter growth, remain comparatively less understood. Research Design: This study fills this empirical gap and investigates the tactics used to solicit donor investment by charter management organizations (CMOs). It uses a conceptual framework that synthesizes tenets from the research on neoliberal policy networks and the sociology of race to enable a multifaceted analysis of the discursive tactics used to secure donor support while attending to the often-nuanced ways in which race may be invoked in those efforts. Methodologically, this study follows an embedded case study design to investigate the tactics deployed by a population of CMOs in Northern California and relies on observational and documentary data to examine how CMOs design and execute donor outreach and the resonant messages they aim to elevate. Conclusions/Recommendations: I find that CMOs elevated business-friendly themes related to workforce preparation, impact, and return on investment in their outreach and at times commodified their constituents by offering their labor as exchangeable resources to elevate donor profiles. Simultaneously, CMOs advanced color-evasive discourse, relying on deficit-laden racial narratives to create a reinforcing and complementary rationale for intervention. These findings suggest that CMOs relied on market and racialized logics as the persuasive fodder for donor investment, leaving the economic and racial status quo—and the democratic and equity implications it perpetuates—unchallenged.

Collaborating with research: Leveraging government grants to increase industry support

This paper elucidates the complicated world of government research grants in Canada and illustrates the opportunities for internal and external collaboration with faculty and research in order to secure transformative funding. Using two case studies, this paper showcases two potential step-by-step approaches to secure philanthropic and research funding from industry partners — matched by government grants two or three times over.

Storing More Carbon by Improving Forest Management in the Acadian Forest of New England, USA

The capacity of forests to store carbon, combined with time-tested approaches to managing forests, make forests a useful tool for atmospheric carbon mitigation. The primary goals of this study are to determine the amount of unrealized mitigation available from Improved Forest Management (IFM) in the Acadian Forest of New England in the northeastern U.S., and to demonstrate how this mitigation can feasibly be attained. This study used the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) to model the impacts of IFM practices articulated by the New England Forestry Foundation on carbon storage in the Acadian Forest. Our results, together with empirical data from well-managed forests, show that if the modeled improved management is employed on privately owned timberland across the Acadian Forest of New England, carbon storage could be increased by 488 Tg CO2e. Our financial modeling shows that IFM could be funded in this region by combining income from carbon markets with the philanthropic funding of conservation easements, timber revenues, and capital investments from private investors who prioritize social and economic goals alongside financial returns. This study adds to the body of evidence from around the world that the potential for managed forests to contribute to climate change mitigation has not been fully realized.