Allegheny Foundation Gives $30 Million to Carnegie Mellon U.: Grants Roundup
Also, Wounded Warrior Project provides $20 million to UCLA to expand treatment for military veterans, and the Smithsonian will use $5 million to digitize work by minority artists.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
X Prize Foundation Elevates Tech Entrepreneur to Top Role (Transitions)
Also, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute names its new chief development officer, and Fidelity Charity hires a Gates Foundation alumnus to oversee philanthropic strategies.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: 2 Groups to Receive $100 Million Each
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will use the money for better detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung infections, and the University of Arkansas Foundation will endow the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute for civic, cultural, educational, and research programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NPR Hires Chief News Executive; LIFT Taps New Leader
Also, a new senior vice president for philanthropy joins Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: $200 Million for Parks and Trails; $25 Million for Animal Protection
Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gives $7.8 million for emergency psychiatric assessments, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative gets a $1.2 million boost for its nuclear-terrorism campaigns.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs
Also, New York University names a new vice president for development, and the Council on Foundations hires a CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Grants $70 Million for Ministerial Support
Also, Duke University receives $20 million to strengthen the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Weinberg Foundation gives $12 million to improve accessible design for disabled people at Jewish summer camps.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
WNBA President Named CEO of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Also, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy appoints a new chief, and Harvard installs its new head of fundraising.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Microsoft Dedicates $40 Million to Humanitarian-Aid Technology
Also, the Wounded Warrior Project commits $29.2 million to Emory Healthcare for its veterans program, and the Citi Foundation gives $2.5 million for social entrepreneurship.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, who has held senior jobs at Walmart and PwC, replaces Diana Aviv, who left abruptly in January.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions