Mega-Gifts Are Funding University Tuitions. Which Students Do They Help?
In 2018, Michael Bloomberg gave $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins to enable academically qualified low- and middle-income students attend his alma mater. The impact of this and other tuition-related gifts is becoming clear.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
National Philanthropic Trust Will Install New Leader in July
Also, the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation has named a new leader, and Maurice Jones will be the first CEO of the Center for First-Generation Student Success.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
After Shaky Start, Philanthropy Coalition’s $500 Million Local News Effort Takes Shape
The long-awaited Press Forward initiative, led by the MacArthur and Knight foundations, focuses on small newsrooms that have been reeling from financial pressures.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Recurring Gifts, Texting Are Bright Spots Amid Flat Online Giving
Email campaigns are raising less money, while TikTok has grown in use, a new report finds.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Foundations Use So Many Confusing Words That Few People Can Figure Out What They’re Doing
Researchers recommend that foundations tell better stories about how they decide which projects to fund, and explain their goals using simpler language.
Packard Foundation Pledges $480 Million for Ocean Health
Also, the Bezos Earth Fund will award up to $100 million through the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge, and Davidson College has received $60 million from the Duke Endowment to expand its library.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
‘Young People are Better at Leading Revolutions’
Celebrated social scientist and ‘Bowling Alone’ author Robert Putnam talks with Citizen University’s Eric Liu about how to address America’s civic malaise.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Are Race-Conscious Scholarships on Their Way Out?
Are scholarships that use race as part of their criteria a thing of the past? The short answer is “no.” But based on a review of the 2023 Supreme Court decision and other precedent, such programs will have to pass a tough judicial test. Even then, race can’t be the only factor.
By Jeffrey C. Sun and Charles J. Russo
Inconsistent Regulations, Crackdown on Civil Liberties Hinder Nonprofits, Experts Say
Conservatives are pushing laws to block services to immigrants and limit activities of racial justice and environment groups, said lawyers and scholars at a meeting last week. Meanwhile, federal and state efforts need more resources and new approaches.
By Stephanie Beasley
Senior Writer
The celebrities, along with 20,000 other donors, raised $60 million, funding cash payments to more than 8,000 affected by the disaster.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press