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Homegrown Foundation Leader Builds Bridges and Trust
For Isaiah Oliver, CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater Flint, helping with the city’s water crisis — and pandemic recovery — has allowed his leadership to shine through.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
America’s nonprofits have promised to make their staffs look like America itself. Yet diversity remains elusive in the ranks of top fundraisers at the biggest organizations, despite significant turnover.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
IKEA Foundation Pledges $25 Million to Cut Greenhouse Gases From Cooling Appliances
Also, the MetLife Foundation has awarded $25 million through its first round of giving from its $150 million pledge for charities that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion. Plus, PetSmart Charities will give $15 million to expand access to veterinary care for pets in need.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller Foundation Plans to Make Climate Change Central to All Its Work
The plan includes a commitment to divest its $6 billion endowment from fossil fuels.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Silicon Valley Real-Estate Mogul and Wife Give UC-Berkeley $30 Million
Plus, three donors give big gifts to support mental-health programs at two universities and at a treatment center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More Foundations Are Speeding Up Giving Due to Global Challenges
A third of grant makers established after 2010 plan to spend all of their assets by a specific time — far more than the 7 percent of foundations created in the 1990s that plan to do so.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation Selects Next CEO
Also, Equal Justice Works has chosen a law professor to become its leader in September, and the Carnegie Corporation has appointed a new CFO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Heifer International’s Crypto Move and What It Might Mean for Everyday Donors
As cryptocurrency values plunge and some groups pull back on digital-cash giving programs, the development group doubles down with a crowdfunding platform it believes has lessons for all fundraising.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Fidelity Charitable Sets $4.8 Billion Record in Grants for 6 Months
Donations from Fidelity Charitable climbed 11 percent to a record $4.8 billion for the first half of 2022, the nation’s largest grant maker announced Wednesday. The growth in payouts from Fidelity’s donor-advised funds paints a far sunnier picture about philanthropy than other recent reports.