NAACP Fund Seeks to Close Black Voter Registration and Turnout Gaps Ahead of the November Election
Nonprofits engaged in a variety of voter-engagement efforts can apply for grant funds that help local organizations register voters, boost turnout, and guard against minority disenfranchisement.
By Ayanna Alexander
Associated Press
Anonymous $10 Million Gift to a Climate Nonprofit Came Out of the Blue
The mystery contribution to Giving Green was made by a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Charitable.
AFP President Mike Geiger to Step Down at the End of the Year
In his seven-year tenure, Geiger improved financials and led the organization through the pandemic. A search firm is being hired to find his successor.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
$100 Million for Equity: MacArthur’s New Big Bet and Mandate
In the third installment of the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition, grant applicants are required to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why Tides and Black Lives Matter Are Fighting Over $33 Million
The rift provides a glimpse into legal gray areas surrounding fiscal sponsorships.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Cal Poly Receives $60 Million to Establish Noyce School of Applied Computing
Also, the Citi Foundation awarded $50 million in unrestricted grants to bolster low-income communities, and the City U. of New York Graduate Center will receive up to $15 million to endow the Leon Levy Center for Biography.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Divesting University Endowments: Easier Demanded Than Done
Information about endowments holdings is hard to find, and universities may not always be free to divest them.
By Todd L. Ely
Contributor
The 50-year movement to legalize cannabis was funded by a handful of very rich and ideologically diverse philanthropists, including Hugh Hefner, George Soros, and Sean Parker.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Three Children’s Hospitals Land Gifts Totaling More Than $155 Million
Plus, Drake and Hofstra universities also landed huge sums, along with Jupiter Medical Center Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Coca-Cola Foundation Promotes New President From Within
Also, the Smithsonian Institution has named a new inspector general, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has chosen the president of Middlebury College as its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions