Online Giving Didn’t Outpace Inflation in 2018, but Monthly Donations Are on the Rise
The latest annual study from M+R also finds that charities are sending more emails than ever, but that has not boosted donation totals.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
UCLA Gets $20 Million for a Renovation and More (Grants Roundup)
Also, Vail Health has pledged $60 million for Colorado behavioral-health services, and Prudential Financial has committed $35 million in grants to help young people worldwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Melinda Gates Wants Nonprofits and Foundations to Put More Emphasis on Women
She also talks about how she shares power with her husband, how a site visit changed the focus of one gift, and why philanthropists must learn to listen more.
Orlando Bravo Gives Brown U. $25 Million for Data-Driven Economic Research (Gifts Roundup)
Plus five other universities land big gifts, including the Yale School of Public Health, which received $5 million to help LGBTQ people fight mental-health problems.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How St. Jude Raises Enough Money to Give Kids Free Cancer Treatment (Podcast)
Its fundraising organization, known as Alsac, brings in the lion’s share of the research hospital’s funds.
New $3.2 Billion Health Foundation Names Executive Team (Transitions)
Also, the Knight Foundation appoints a director for its Philadelphia programs, and the Urban Alliance opens an office in Detroit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Emmett Carson Lands New Post After Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scandal
The former CEO, who led the organization through a period of meteoric growth but resigned after an inquiry describing a toxic workplace culture, will be COO of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
By MARC GUNTHER and Maria Di Mento
Two Midwestern Universities Land $100 Million Grants: Grants Roundup
Also, Lyft pledges $50 million to improve urban-transportation infrastructure, and the John Templeton Foundation gave $7.2 million to Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
TED Plans $280 Million More in Funding for ‘Audacious’ Projects
The announcement follows a $250 million commitment announced last year. Projects funded by the latest round focus on causes such as climate activism and using data to do good.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Plus one of the country’s oldest historically black colleges, an arts high school, and three universities land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor