Gifts Roundup: $50 Million From Alumnus Boosts Saint Joseph’s U.
Other notable donations include $10.5 million for new faculty and a new building at Fordham University and $10 million for research at the Stanford Cancer Institute.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: House Approves $145 Million Each to Arts and Humanities Endowments
Also, a Brooklyn hospital gets $25 million from a family foundation established by Jeff Bezos’s mother and stepfather, and Howard Buffett donates $3 million to expand a children’s museum.
New CEOs Join Points of Light and Hispanics in Philanthropy
Also, the American Council on Education gets a new leader, and the University of Chicago’s top fundraiser departs for NYU.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Foster-Care Veteran Seeks to Use Tech to Ease Transition to Adult Life
Through his nonprofit, Think of Us, Sixto Cancel is testing a mobile app designed to coach young people aging out of their foster homes how to navigate housing, employment, and more.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Cutting Through the Noise: Insight From Young Professionals
The Chronicle interviewed three people in their 20s and 30s about what opportunities they look for when working with nonprofits.
By Nidhi Singh and CODY SWITZER
Daily News Roundup: NYC Plan for Arts Groups Links Funding to Diversity
Mayor Bill de Blasio says arts nonprofits’ progress on staff and board equity will be a factor in City Hall grant decisions. Also, big donors to the San Antonio Symphony form a nonprofit to take over operation of the financially struggling orchestra.
Daily News Roundup: Historically Black Colleges Struggle to Build Endowments
Black higher-education institutions boast strong alumni-giving rates but draw far fewer dollars than peers and have less opportunity to pursue risky but potentially lucrative investment strategies. Also, the Kennedy Center sees fundraising gains but management churn under a new president.
Grants Roundup: Hilton Launches New Phase of Foster-Care Support
Also, Fifth Third Bank and its foundation give $10 million to a collaborative effort aimed at advancing cancer research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
2 More Big Bets on the Verge of Big Growth
Programs in Chicago and Oakland are showing how, with enough resources, the hardest-to-reach young people can become stable, successful members of their communities.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
The nonprofit group Thread surrounds each struggling teenage participant with a team of volunteers who push, pull, and cajole them to success. It’s hard work, but it gets results. Can it find the money and support it needs to grow?
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor