Also, UnitedHealth Group will give $25 million to create inclusive mixed-use developments near public transportation in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hollywood Producer, Foundations Launch Nonprofit to Boost People of Color in Entertainment Industry
Aladdin producer Dan Lin is teaming up with the Ford and MacArthur foundations and other donors to provide fellowships and opportunities to create and produce film and other projects.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
Gun Violence Leads Community Groups to Take Bolder Action
Community violence intervention deploys people with personal connections — and credibility — with those most likely to be involved in gun violence. The approach isn’t new, but interest in it is growing.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Inflation and the Possibility of a Recession Have Fundraisers Worried
There haven’t been big shifts in behavior yet, but development professionals are already thinking about how they’ll change their approaches if they start to see a drop in giving.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
SPCA Monterey County, Calif., Lands $22 Million Bequest From Longtime Supporter
Plus, Bill Gates gives his foundation $20 billion, Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest receives $10 million, and three nonprofits get big gifts for psychiatry and mental health and wellness.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Tina Tchen Joins the Obama Foundation; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation CEO Will Retire This Fall
Also, the New York Academy of Medicine has chosen a Yale professor as its next president, and Deanna Gomby will retire as leader of the Heising-Simons Foundation the end of the year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As Ohio Welcomes Refugees, a Nonprofit Gives Them a Boost
In this first in a series of articles from our Nonprofit Accountability Fellowships, refugees are building up Ohio’s declining population, and US Together is helping them develop, finance, and expand small businesses in hopes of lifting the local economies.
By Aja Hannah and Lee Chilcote
The Land, Philanthropy Fellowship
New Poll Finds Support for Foundations — but Not the Hefty Tax Breaks Their Donors Get
The study also found that people across the political spectrum want to speed money to charities from foundations and donor-advised funds.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Bill Gates Gives $20 Billion and Plans to Increase Foundation’s Annual Giving by 50%
In announcing his plans, Gates said that he hoped other billionaires would follow suit to give generously as the world deals with continuing crises like climate change and recovery from the pandemic.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave $54 million for human services and Christian theological schools, and Apple has given $10 million to improve cybersecurity at nonprofits that study, expose, and prevent mercenary spyware threats.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions