Health Care for People — and for the Planet
People living in rainforests survive in part by cutting down trees and selling the wood, which contributes to climate change. Health in Harmony is trying to change that.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
The latest report from “Giving USA” sends a host of worrisome signals about what lies ahead for nonprofit fundraising.
By Emily Haynes and Michael Theis
Nature Conservancy and United Way US Get New Leaders (Transitions)
In other news about people in philanthropy, United Way U.S. has a new CEO, and the leader of the Marguerite Casey Foundation will retire next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller Announces Smaller Successor to Popular ‘100 Resilient Cities’ Program
An $8 million grant through the grant maker’s new Climate and Resilience Initiative will continue the work of helping cities cope with natural disasters including those caused by climate change.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Plus, USC’s classical radio station and Indiana University’s art museum received big bequests
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Most Foundations Expect Their Grant Making to Hold Steady or Decline in 2019
A survey conducted earlier this year by Candid is a worrisome sign for nonprofits that are already feeling the pinch from declines in individual giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Episcopal Health Gives $17 Million for Health-Care Access in Texas (Grants Roundup)
Also, the e-cigarette maker Juul gave $7.5 million to a historically black medical college to study the prevalence of vaping, particularly in minority communities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Walmart Heir Jim Walton Gives $1.2 Billion to Unnamed Charity
The donor, whose net worth Forbes estimates at $51 billion, didn’t indicate the name of the nonprofit receiving the gift.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
President Signs Bill Making E-Filing of Charity Tax Forms Mandatory
Watchdog groups have sought the new law for years, saying it will allow greater oversight of nonprofits.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Eli and Edythe Broad Give $30 Million for Stem-Cell Research (Gifts Roundup)
Plus the New Museum lands $20 million, and Marlene Brandt pledges $30 million to Rutgers University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor