Longtime Bank of America Executive Will Become CEO of Foundation for the Carolinas
Also, the impact-investment group Social Finance has named a new president, and the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations has appointed its first national director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Pope Francis and Bill Clinton Will Discuss Climate Change at Clinton Global Initiative
The pontiff will discuss broad issues — including the refugee crisis and the welfare of children — during an onstage videoconference.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Since 2008, the Doris Duke Foundation has awarded $35 million to research scientists focused on the disease. Now several of them are bringing their gene therapy cure to clinical trial for FDA approval.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
4-H Teams With Netflix’s ‘Spy Kids: Armageddon’ to Launch a New E-Learning Platform
The platform, Clover, features more than 220 online educational activities for students ages 5 to 18, on topics as diverse as farming and space exploration, financial literacy and stress management — all designed to inform and empower young people.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
HBCU Coalition Receives $124 Million Gift From Blue Meridian Partners
The money will go toward increasing enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for graduates.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
A Housing Group’s Coup: Support From Jeff Bezos’s Amazon and MacKenzie Scott
The National Housing Trust just received an infusion of funds to help tackle the housing crisis.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Salesforce Awards $20 Million to U.S. Education Groups
Also, Press Forward will give $500 million to strengthen local news organizations, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its 2023 Humanitarian Prize to the One Acre Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Joan Kroc’s Largess Changed the Salvation Army
Her unique brand of giving was wide-ranging, deeply personal — and often came as a surprise to the recipients.
By Lisa Napoli
Contributor
Helping Mothers and Babies Survive Childbirth Is a Personal Goal, Says Melinda French Gates
Several low-cost and low-tech interventions could increase the chances of survival, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Gates Foundation that tracks progress toward the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Financier Len Blavatnik Gives Yale $40 Million to Develop New Health Technologies
Plus, Dan and Jennifer Gilbert have pledged $375 million for two new medical facilities, and MacKenzie Scott is giving $20 million for affordable housing in San Francisco.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor