The END Fund Works to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases (Podcast)
Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund, discusses progress in reducing diseases that often affect the poorest, most vulnerable people in developing countries.
Lutheran World Relief CEO Will Also Lead IMA World Health Following Merger (Transitions)
Also, the American Enterprise Institute names its next chief, and the Kresge Foundation promotes a new managing director of its human-service program.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
3 Experiments Show What Works in Year-End Online Appeals
Emails aimed at thanking donors helped raise more than solicitation messages alone, according to Blue Stage Digital’s tests.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Ready to Change the World? Jean Case Explains How
The chief executive of the Case Foundation and author of a new book on social change explains her five principals for putting innovative ideas into practice.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grant Making Up, Household Giving Will Be Nearly Flat This Year, Projections Say
Fundraisers are urged to focus on grant seeking and bequest fundraising and to invest in seeking donations of all kinds given the outlook for the next two years.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Huntsman Cancer Institute Gets $30 Million Boost for Patient Care
Also, USAA gives $15 million to make no-interest loans to Coast Guard members affected by the federal government shutdown, and Google.org awards $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation’s endowment.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Plus, a youth arts center and five universities received big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Can Philanthropy Advance Martin Luther King’s Goals? 13 Leaders Weigh In
Nonprofit leaders look to a brighter future and how to get there.
New CEO Promoted at the Energy Foundation (Transitions)
Also, the Alliance for a Healthier Generation hires a new chief, and the philanthropist Raymond Perelman has died at age 101.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hedge-Fund Leader Gives $120 Million to Create New Data-Science School at U. of Virginia
The gift comes as a growing number of billionaires are making donations aimed at expanding research on artificial intelligence and watching out for growing ethical concerns.