92nd Street Y Selects Real-Estate Developer as Next CEO (Transitions)
Also, the interim director of the Andrus Family Fund will stay on permanently, and the Kansas Health Foundation and PwC Charitable Foundations have new leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How the Amazon Conservation Team Is Trying to Save the Rainforest (Podcast)
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin discusses how recent fires and development have threatened the rainforest’s longevity and diversity.
Billionaire Ken Griffin Gives $125 Million to Science Museum in Chicago
The founder of a $32 billion hedge fund has given a total of about $580 million since 2006, according to a Chronicle tally.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charities Dedicated to Women and Girls Receive 1.6% of All Donations, Study Finds
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute also found that only 3.3 percent of all nonprofits in the United States are dedicated to helping women and girls.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Network of Community Foundations Hopes to Attract ‘Big Bet’ Money From Foundations
The big winners, if the movement gains traction, would be small nonprofits with a history of working successfully with community foundations to close the “opportunity gap.”
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Gates Foundation Commits $310 Million to Help Farmers Prepare for Climate Change (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Lilly Endowment is giving $40 million to build an engineering complex at Purdue U., and four Alaskan grant makers are pooling $40 million to reduce homelessness in the state.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Watch Keynote Speakers Stacey Abrams and Janet Mock at Communications Conference
Tune in for a live video stream of the Communication Network’s annual conference, ComNet19.
Creativity for a Cause — and for a Living
The entrepreneurial model of Art Enables gives people with disabilities the opportunity to market their work and earn an income.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
As the Association of Fundraising Professionals kicks off its ethics month, our opinion pages turn to tough questions facing donors, grant makers, and development professionals.
Color of Change’s Bitter Feud With Facebook
The clash has gotten ugly at times as the president of Color of Change has pushed the social-media giant to curb online harassment of black activists and take down inflammatory posts by white nationalists.
By Michael Anft
Contributor