Gifts Roundup: $25 Million for Northwestern Medicine; $17 Million to Ohio State
The gift to Northwestern is for a center where artificial intelligence and machine learning will be used to advance the study and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Rockefeller Names Director of Democracy Building; Ford Hires Program Officer for Creativity
Also, the Kaufman Music Center, Maya Angelou Schools, and Miami City Ballet appoint new leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Online Fundraising Will Aid Shooting Victims at Md. Newspaper
A GoFundMe campaign is quickly building to the $70,000 goal. In other articles, a Columbia University student who fought sexual violence now faces child sex-crime charges; an opinion piece pins the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s troubles on greed; the Space Foundation counters a lawsuit by Buzz Aldrin; a nonprofit sets up a hotline to reunite immigrant families; the Philadelphia History Museum will close after a partnership collapses; and more on migrants, nonprofits, giving, and arts and culture.
Daily News Roundup: New Cryptocurrency Fund Aims to Raise $1 Billion for Charity
CEO Brian Armstrong of Coinbase wants to donate directly to people in need. In other articles, the owner of nut company used his foundation to lend millions to business associates; an ethics expert at Stanford argues that big philanthropy is hurting democracy; the $1 billion Gates-backed education initiative is judged a failure; a look at the Trump Foundation’s legal troubles; Columbia University to get international Obama Scholars; and more on tax law, education, and nonprofit leadership.
Sexual Harassment of Female Interns Is Widespread, Study Finds
More than 80 percent know someone who has been harassed, and half experienced it themselves, according to the study from the B.A. Rudolph Foundation.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps
The departure comes amid evidence that the prominent chief executive failed to adequately deal with workplace misconduct by the organization’s top fundraiser.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Judge Urges Trump to Settle Foundation Lawsuit
The judge said the president’s nonprofit should try to reach an agreement with the New York attorney general to dissolve. In other articles, the Templeton Prize this year is going to the King of Jordan for promoting cooperation among Muslims with different traditions; the San Diego Foundation has dismissed its CEO; a $25 million donation will go toward creating artificial intelligence to treat heart disease; and much more on immigration and arts and culture and politics, government, and nonprofits.
Grants Roundup: Gates Seeds $25 Million for Farming; Pepsi Gives $4 Million to WaterAid
Also, the foundation of fashion brand Kate Spade New York pledges $1 million to suicide-prevention organizations in honor of its late founder.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Billionaires Make Up for Harvard’s Poor Investment Returns
By lagging average investment returns of the Ivy League, the university missed out on $6 billion in investment gains, but it raised more than $9 billion in its latest fundraising drive. In other articles, a $40 million effort to improve nutrition science is nearly out of money; a look at how Sesame Street helps traumatized children; states and communities are fighting to halt sex abuse of people with intellectual disabilities; and much more about giving and poverty and opioid addiction.
The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that four times Trump signed the grant maker’s tax returns that stated incorrectly his businesses hadn’t benefited from its money. In other articles, the University of Southern Maine got a gift of maps worth $100 million; an interview with the couple who have raised $19 million on Facebook for migrant children; and much more about immigrants and the nonprofits housing the children. Plus, more news about endowments and think tanks and giving.