Gates Foundation Commits $180 Million to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Also, Cancer Grand Challenges has awarded $125 million to five international research teams, and the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will deliver $51 million to efforts to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Ohio.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
WildEarth Guardians Names Next Executive Director
Also, the newly installed leader of Studio Theatre is returning to the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and Michael Lee will become president of the Museum of Chinese in America on April 1.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Albertson Family Foundation Grants $52 Million to Idaho Groups
Also, the University of Virginia received $55 million for Alzheimer’s research and its athletics department, and the Okta for Good Fund has committed $50 million over five years to strengthen cybersecurity at nonprofit groups, among other priorities.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Weingart Foundation Taps First Director of Black Justice and Healing
Also, the singer Josh Groban’s Find Your Light Foundation has named new leadership, and a podcast producer will take the helm of the journalism group Feet in 2 Worlds.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Henry Luce Foundation Awards $12.3 Million to Improve Gender Diversity in STEM
Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $12 million to study how to help people with Type 1 diabetes safely exercise, and the Wyss Foundation donated $5 million to conserve the 15,500-acre Minam River Ranch in northeast Oregon.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rep. Dan Kildee Will Become CEO of Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Plus, the American Alliance of Museums has named its first Black woman leader, and Tanuja Dehne is departing after five years at the helm of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Iconiq Impact Awards $56 Million Through Its Education and Economic Mobility Co-Lab
Also, the DeVos Family Foundation has split $50 million among three pediatric-health organizations in Michigan, and Pfizer gave $15 million to the American Cancer Society to address racial disparities in cancer care.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Press Forward Taps First Director to Guide $500 Million in Local-News Grant Making
Also, Schmidt Sciences has named its first president as it spins off from Schmidt Futures, and the charity Nontraditional Employment for Women has appointed its first Black woman leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
TD Bank Commits $70 Million for Community and Economic Development
Plus, Lilly Endowment has given $45.5 million to the American Camp Association for character-development programs, and the LEGO Foundation awarded $7.8 million to enhance creative learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 worldwide.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Center for Nonprofit Excellence Taps New Executive Director
Plus, interim leaders have stepped up at the New Hanover Community Endowment and the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions