TED Organization Leads New $250 Million Bet on ‘Thrillingly Bold’ Philanthropy
See the winners of the Audacious Project, which is distributing money among five grantees with proposals “that will take your breath away,” according to one of the project’s leaders.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Drug Company McKesson Pledges $100 Million to Fight Opioid Abuse
Also, the tech company Cisco commits $50 million to end chronic homelessness in Silicon Valley, and the Kendeda Fund gives $5.3 million for investigative reporting on America’s gun culture.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Unanswered Questions About Sex Abuse at Global Aid Groups
Bad behavior among aid workers tends to be covered up or overlooked for the sake of the group’s image. In other articles, donors can now tell Alexa to send money to charity; the Minneapolis Foundation racks up $100 million as its donor-advised funds gain in popularity. Plus more, including how Melinda Gates is working to promote equality for women; a look at what artificial intelligence can do for nonprofits; and an interview with Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards.
Giving Tuesday Founder Henry Timms Injects ‘New Power’ Into an Old Nonprofit
Henry Timms is Giving Tuesday’s impresario. He also leads a 144-year-old brick-and-mortar nonprofit that’s finding success — and dollars — pointing to the future.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: #MeToo Can Put Charities in a Tough Spot When It Taints Benefactors
Philanthropic efforts have suffered when powerful men they have relied on are brought down by allegations of sexual misconduct. In other articles, a drug distributor has pledged $100 million to start a foundation to fight the opioid epidemic; a look at why big donors give cash to business schools; the Kendeda Fund is giving $5.3 million to 10 public radio stations for reporting on gun violence; and more news, including the Schwarzman naming gift and a fight over a museum’s expansion.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Wins $20 Million; UCLA and U. of Michigan Land Large Gifts
Other big contributions went to Denison University and the University of Central Florida.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: NRA Finances Look Shaky Over the Long Term
In other news, the CEO of InterAction is promising steps to avoid sexual misconduct; a plan to rename a high school after billion donor Stephen Schwarzman raises hackles; and more about the arts and giving and other news.
Podcast: Using Apps and Data to Fight Disease in the Developing World
Chuck Slaughter explains how Living Goods puts technology in the hands of trained health-care workers — mostly women in local communities in Africa — to battle illnesses that kill nearly 6 million children every year.
Gates Foundation Names New Head of Effort to Improve Colleges
Also, the Bravo Family Foundation announces a new leader in its efforts to help rebuild Puerto Rico, and the CEO of the Ruth Mott Foundation is retiring later this year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Planned Parenthood Gets $9 Million for New Tex. Clinics
The money came from an unnamed donor for two new clinics in the western part of the state. In other news, the Department of Education has converted grants to student loans for thousands of teachers in low-income areas; after the Parkland shooting, gifts to the National Rifle Association tripled; an ex-congressman has been accused of spending $450,000 in charitable gifts for personal use; a controversial Wellesley program backed by the Charles Koch Foundation is being overhauled; and much more.