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  2. GoFundMe - Wikipedia

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    A portion of these funds will also go to the Estate of George Floyd for the benefit and care of his children and their educational fund." One week after the tragedy and only four days after the start of the fund, it had already raised $7 million, putting it in ranking as one of the most highly funded GoFundMe campaigns to date. [34]

  3. Government - Wikipedia

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    A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy.

  4. Counterpart fund - Wikipedia

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    The recipient government can then sell the goods and use the proceeds (received in local currency) to set up a counterpart fund. In these ways, the recipient government can establish counterpart funds in local currency. These payments are amalgamated into a fund that is used to further fund development spending.

  5. Public–private partnership - Wikipedia

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    A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P, or P3) is a long-term arrangement between a government and private sector institutions. [1] [2] Typically, it involves private capital financing government projects and services up-front, and then drawing revenues from taxpayers and/or users for profit over the course of the PPP contract. [3]

  6. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    President Kennedy stated in Executive Order 10925 that "discrimination because of race, creed, color, or national origin is contrary to the Constitutional principles and policies of the United States"; that "it is the plain and positive obligation of the United States Government to promote and ensure equal opportunity for all qualified persons ...

  7. Grant (money) - Wikipedia

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    A grant is a financial award given by a government entity, foundation, corporation, or other organization to an individual or organization for a specific purpose. Unlike loans , grants do not need to be repaid, [ 1 ] making them an attractive source of funding for various activities, such as research, education, public service projects, and ...

  8. Coup d'état - Wikipedia

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    A coup d'état (/ ˌ k uː d eɪ ˈ t ɑː / ⓘ; French: [ku deta]; lit. ' stroke of state '), [1] or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

  9. PAYGO - Wikipedia

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    The difference between direct spending and annual appropriations is that the former becomes permanent law with U.S. government spending on various entitlements that continues until the government acts to increase or reduce it. An annual appropriation bill provides spending authority to the government for a project or program that only lasts a year.