Frederick Ryan Jr. Will Lead Reagan Foundation’s Center on Public Civility
Also, a program director from Additional Ventures will be the first executive director of the Carbon to Sea Initiative, and the Strada Education Foundation has hired its first executive vice president, chief administrative officer, and chief of staff.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
Carbon to Sea Initiative Receives $50 Million to Use the Ocean to Remove Atmospheric Carbon
Plus, the Anschutz Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus to improve patient care, and the Open Road Fund will make $50 million in grants to the Black descendants of enslaved Americans.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
Enterprise Community Partners Taps Former Housing Secretary as CEO
Also, the Apollo has appointed its first new CEO in 20 years, and Common Future has tapped three co-CEOs to succeed Rodney Foxworth.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Chicago Botanic Garden Receives $21 Million to Save Endangered Plants From Extinction
Also, Baylor College of Medicine has received $30 million to name its new Lillie and Roy Cullen Tower, and the Stupski Foundation awarded $15 million to strengthen health clinics across Hawaii.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ecotrust Names Its First Native American Leader
Also, the Birthright Israel Foundation’s new CEO will start in September, and the nonprofit law expert Peter Swords has died at age 88.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
IBM and Google Commit $150 Million for Quantum Computing
Plus, the University of Kentucky has received $100 million for its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Yosemite National Park will use a $17 million grant to restore its most popular trails and make other improvements.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
Alvin Herring Will Depart Next Spring as Executive Director of Faith in Action
Also, the Dallas Foundation has appointed an interim CEO, and Jack Anderson, who helped shape the reach and mission of the Joyce Foundation, has died.
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Texas Woman’s U. Receives $15 Million to Recruit and Train More Women Airline Pilots
Also, the bank First Horizon has committed $50 million to make grants to nonprofit groups in the southeastern United States, and the InnerScience Research Fund will give up to $10 million to study how meditation may limit the progression of serious illnesses.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
Biden Economic Adviser Joins Arnold Ventures; Giving Compass Names New CEO
Also, the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Indianapolis Foundation have chosen new leaders to replace Brian Payne, who is retiring after leading both groups for 23 years.
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Senior Editor, Solutions
Woodruff and Whitehead Foundations Commit $100 Million for Low-Cost Housing in Atlanta
Also, the Walton Family Foundation gave $34 million to build a new theater for opera in Arkansas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions