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Credit Suisse Executive Will Now Lead Association of Junior Leagues (Transitions)

Also, a new executive director will lead the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria hires its first head of health finance.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mellon Foundation Commits $250 Million to Its Monuments Project (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Ford Foundation and a consortium of other funders pledge at least $156 million for arts groups led by people of color.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

New $1.2 Billion Foundation for A.I. and Data Science Selects First President (Transitions)

Also, a poet will be the next director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Weingart Foundation names its first new leader since 1999.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Lilly Endowment Splits $62 Million Among Every College and University in Indiana (Grants Roundup)

Also, the bank Truist has given $40 million to create a new fund that will support nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Grainger Foundation has committed $32 million to the U. of Wisconsin at Madison’s College of Engineering.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Park Foundation Hires New Executive Director (Transitions)

Also, the Blues Foundation chooses the CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia as its next leader, and the longtime CEO of American Public Media Group is departing.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Citi Foundation Will Spend Another $100 Million on Jobs Program (Grants Roundup)

Also, 3M commits $50 million to advance racial equity in Minnesota and beyond, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation distributed $24 million in emergency grants to 12 midsize arts museums.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Promotes Longtime Employee to CEO (Transitions)

Also, the Kresge Foundation has named a new managing director of its Health Program, and William Gates Sr. has died at age 94.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Bank of America Awards $50 Million for Racial Equity in Economic Opportunity (Grants Roundup)

Also, the Alfred Landecker Foundation has given $13 million to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for academic studies of the Holocaust, and the Fidelity Charitable Trustees’ Initiative awarded $12.7 million to help organizations serving nonprofits and donors navigate the pandemic and other challenges.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Americares Names Chief Program Officer to Oversee Covid-19 Response (Transitions)

Also, Orbis International has selected its next CEO, and the Coleman Foundation has announced a new leader.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

4 Historically Black Medical Schools Share $100 Million From Bloomberg Philanthropies (Grants Roundup)

Also, Rice University has received $100 million from the Welch Foundation for a new institute to develop advanced materials, and the Langeloth Foundation has given a total of $20 million to voter-engagement groups in underrepresented U.S. communities.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions