Leadership Shift Underway at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
In other news about people in philanthropy, James Balfanz, who has been president of City Year for nine years, has been promoted to CEO, and the Smithsonian names ex-CIA official Meroe Park as deputy secretary and chief operating officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Businessman Gives $25 Million to Endow New Institute for Data and Society (Gifts Roundup)
Also, Michigan Medicine receives $20 million to develop new lifesaving therapies, a financier provides money to help those leaving foster care gain independence, and a nurse who got her degree at age 59 leaves scholarship money for students who face extraordinary demands, such as caring for a parent or spouse.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Charles and Margery Barancik, Fla. Philanthropists, Die in Car Crash (Transitions)
Also, Boy Scouts of America appoints a new CEO, and Margot Brandenburg is joining the Ford Foundation as mission investments senior program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
City College of New York Announces New $290 Million Foundation (Grants Roundup)
Also, Tipping Point Community commits $20 million to improve outcomes for youths who have aged out of foster care in the Bay Area, and Duke Divinity School receives $12 million for Christian leadership programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Smithsonian Institution Brings in Former CIA Executive as Deputy Secretary and COO (Transitions)
Also, Robert Greenstein is leaving the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has named three new vice presidents.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Also, the Lilly Endowment plans to give away $108 million through its Charting the Future for Indiana’s Colleges and Universities program, and Yeshiva University will use $18 million to support its graduate Jewish-education program.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A City Year Service Alum Will Succeed Its Co-Founder as CEO (Transitions)
Also, a seasoned journalist will lead the Aspen Institute’s newly combined media and technology programs, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation appoints its first chief program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bezos Day One Fund Gives $98.5 Million to Address Homelessness in 23 States (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Goizueta Foundation gave $30 million to Emory University, and the Packard Foundation gave $5 million to Hispanics in Philanthropy to help migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Elton John AIDS Foundation Taps New Chief Philanthropy Officer (Transitions)
Also, Opera San Antonio has selected its next general and artistic director, and Wells Fargo appoints two new philanthropy leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Multiple Donors Pool $2.6 Billion to Eradicate Polio Worldwide (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Open Society Foundations has committed $830 million to expand an academic-freedom partnership between Bard College and Central European University, and the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation is giving $111 million for anti-poverty research at the University of Notre Dame.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions