Goldman Sachs Commits $100 Million for One Million Black Women Program
Also, the J.P. Fletcher Foundation has given $25.5 million to Boston Children’s Hospital for a neuroscience center, and Google.org has pledged $25 million to its new Impact Challenge for Women and Girls.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
With William Ackman’s $1 Billion Gift, 2021 Is Getting Off to a Good Start for Philanthropy
Three nonprofits are benefiting from the financier’s commitment.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundation Helps Nonprofits Boost Social-Media Fundraising With Expertise and Matching Grants
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund offered grantees crash courses in how to use Twitter and Facebook to boost fundraising. The results for nonprofits, such as the Jacksonville Humane Society, were impressive.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
More than 6 in 10 Couples Make Giving Decisions Together, New Study Says
Older couples and households with children under the age of 18 are more likely to make giving decisions together, according to a new report. A man is more likely to make giving decisions alone in younger couples and in more religious couples.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Skoll Foundation Names Corporate Philanthropy Leader as President
The $2 billion philanthropy said the new chief operating role is designed to accelerate the organization’s work, especially its focus on equity and economic inclusion.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How One Family Foundation Is Evolving to Refocus on Racial Equity
The Seattle grant maker weathered conflicting views among trustees and upended traditional practices to change where it gives money and improve its relationship with grantees.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Buoyed by Small Donors, Giving Grew 10.6% in 2020, Study Finds
The charitable deduction for everyday Americans seems to have fueled an increase in giving, but a 4.1 percent drop in the number of donors who made repeat gifts is a sign of trouble.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Billionaire Casino Magnate Steve Wynn and Wife Give $50 Million to Upstate N.Y. Hospital
Plus, Cornell, DePaul, the University of Missouri, and New York Public Library received gifts of more than $10 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Nonprofit Work Force Is 7.4 Percent Smaller Than a Year Ago
A new report of estimated job losses also predicts it will take nearly two years for nonprofit employment to return to pre-Covid levels.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
Hewlett Foundation Promotes Program Officer to Chief of Equity and Culture
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has picked an artists’ advocate to be a program officer for arts and culture, and Unicef USA has announced three new senior leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions