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77730 jili Mitch Marner to wear red and white Maple Leaf as Canada rounds out 4 Nations rosterThe Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become a major day for nonprofits to fundraise and otherwise engage their supporters each year, since the 92nd St Y in New York started it as a hashtag in 2012. GivingTuesday has since become an independent nonprofit that connects a worldwide network of leaders and organizations who promote giving in their communities. “This just really shows the generosity, the willingness of American citizens to show up, particularly collectively,” said Asha Curran, CEO of the nonprofit GivingTuesday. “We are just seeing the power of collective action and particularly collective giving over and over and over again.” This year, about 18.5 million people donated to nonprofits and another 9.2 million people volunteered, according to GivingTuesday's estimates. Both the number of donors and the number of volunteers increased by 4% from the group's 2023 estimates. “For us, it’s not just about the number of dollars," Curran said. "It’s about the number of people who feel like they have agency over the way their communities progress forward into the future.” The nonprofit GivingTuesday estimates the amount of money and goods donated and the number of participants using data from donor management software companies, donation platforms, payment processors and donor-advised funds. Curran said they are purposely conservative in their calculations. Nonprofits in the U.S. raised $3.1 billion in both 2022 and 2023 on GivingTuesday. That mirrored larger giving trends where the overall amount of donations dropped in 2022 and mostly held steady in 2023 after accounting for inflation. It’s never easy to predict current giving trends but Una Osili, associate dean at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, said there were economic forces pushing in both directions. “At the very same time, there’s a lot of uncertainty, especially around prices, the cost of living, the supermarket toll that people are expecting continue even though inflation has moderated,” she said. Donating or volunteering with nonprofits aren't the only ways people participate in their communities. Many give to crowdfunding campaigns, political causes or support people directly in their networks. But tracking charitable donations is one way that researchers use to understand people's civic engagement. “This country is undeniably in a lot of pain and very divided right now,” Curran said. “And so to have a day that felt as hopeful and as optimistic as yesterday did, I’m sure was not only comforting to me, but to many, many millions of people.” Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. For all of AP’s philanthropy coverage, visit https://apnews.com/hub/philanthropy .

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Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO's masked killer after 'brazen, targeted' attack on NYC streetMayor Gloria Cites ‘Reservations’ About Proposed 23-Story Tower in Pacific BeachStructure must follow strategy, and there are two strategies we must implement effectively if agriculture is to have a prosperous new year. The first is the clustering and consolidation of our farmers (with an average 1.3-hectare farm size) to achieve economies of scale. The second is the delivery of agriculture extension services to farmers and fisherfolk. They have lacked these services since they were devolved to the local government units (LGUs) because of the Local Government Code of 1991. The two structures needed to implement these two strategies are the Bureaus of Cooperative Development and of Agriculture Extension. If these cannot be realized, the DA must at least create offices that will be adequately funded to fulfill these bureaus’ major functions. READ: The DA as a pillar of nutrition efforts Last Dec. 22, these recommendations were given during the last regular meeting of the Agrifisheries Alliance (AFA) with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. AFA is composed of three coalitions for the three major agriculture sectors—farmers and fisherfolk (Alyansa Agrikultura or AA), agribusiness (Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. or PCAFI) and science and academe (Coalition of Agriculture Modernization in the Philippines or CAMP). PCAFI covers commodity issues, for which there are added monthly reports from the DA-organized 10-member commodity councils starting next month. These commodity-specific concerns are supplemented by AFA cross-cutting and policy recommendations, such as the two identified here. Recognizing the value of cooperatives, Thailand changed the name of its agriculture ministry in 1972 to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives. The addition of this emphasis resulted in impressive achievements. Last year, Thailand recorded $61.4 billion in agriculture exports, 10 times our $6.4 billion. It is double our overseas remittance of $33.5 billion, which we need to get at great cost to our family and social lives. Last Sept. 3, Tiu Laurel created the Agriculture Cooperative Enterprise Development (Aced) Services. He stated: “By adopting modern farming technologies and enhancing food security and agricultural exports, we are taking first steps toward a more productive and sustainable sector.” AFA leaders added that if the cooperative structure is not appropriate for a specific situation, Aced can promote other forms such as cooperatives and associations. In fact, the DA is doing this with its Farmer and Fisheries Clustering and Consolidation (F2C2) program. The F2C2’s goal is “to achieve economies of scale and capacity building for farmers, such as business plan preparation, financial management and enterprise operation.” Though F2C2 and Aced work jointly, there is still a lack of authority and resources, resulting in limited gains. A Bureau of Cooperative Development must be established to solve this deficiency. We now have 11.2 million agriculture extension workers. However, this statement may be deceptive. In reality, the great majority of these workers are not doing their jobs properly. When this service was devolved to the LGUs, the staff were not given the necessary guidance and technology transfer. In fact, many were unqualified and did nonagriculture work. The Provincial Agriculture and Fisheries Extension Service (Pafes) is a program originally proposed by CAMP and approved by the DA to address this problem. Its objective is to have the focus of extension at the provincial level. This is correct, for this is where the unique needs are best known. However, the DA does not have authority over these extension workers. Aside from the DA giving more support to Pafes, AA recommended that there should be one DA extension worker for every 10 barangays to have a direct line to DA. It was stated that 10,000 out of their more than 50,000 personnel will now do this. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . However, this again is not enough. A well-funded Bureau of Agriculture Extension with authority should be created to ensure DA programs are implemented properly in the barangays. To implement the two critical strategies identified here, the structures of the Bureau of Cooperative Development and Agriculture Extension should immediately be created.

East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., a potential first-round pick, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday. Revel, who sustained a torn left ACL in practice in September, had one season of eligibility remaining. "After an incredible journey at East Carolina, I am officially declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft," the senior posted on social media. "... Pirates nation, thank you for your unwavering energy and support every game. Representing ECU is an honor, and I look forward to continuing to do so on Sundays!" Revel recorded two interceptions in three games this season, returning one 50 yards for a touchdown on Sept. 14 against Appalachian State. Over three seasons with the Pirates, Revel had three interceptions, 15 passes defensed and 70 tackles in 24 games. He was a second-team All-American Athletic Conference selection last season. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. ranked Revel as the No. 2 cornerback and No. 23 overall prospect in the 2025 draft class. --Field Level Media

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