People: CEO Exits Council on Foundations, New Leaders Join Teagle and SunTrust Funds
Plus, the Skoll Foundation names an interim president, the Omidyar Network promotes a new managing partner, and more major personnel moves in nonprofits and philanthropy.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Drug Company McKesson Pledges $100 Million to Fight Opioid Abuse
Also, the tech company Cisco commits $50 million to end chronic homelessness in Silicon Valley, and the Kendeda Fund gives $5.3 million for investigative reporting on America’s gun culture.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation Names New Head of Effort to Improve Colleges
Also, the Bravo Family Foundation announces a new leader in its efforts to help rebuild Puerto Rico, and the CEO of the Ruth Mott Foundation is retiring later this year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Mastercard Commits $100 Million to Jobs Program in Africa
Also, Microsoft gives $1.8 million to upgrade technology, services, and training for military veterans who volunteer in disaster zones.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
New CEO Takes the Reins at Best Friends Animal Society
Also, the Teagle Foundation chooses an academic as its new CEO, and the Omidyar Network promotes a managing partner to oversee its $463 million in assets.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Batten Foundation Endows Business-School Scholarships
Also, an Australian hearing-aid company gives $10 million to Johns Hopkins for hearing research, and the Koret Foundation supports research on “smart cities” in two countries.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
SunTrust Foundation Gets New Leader
Also, the Metropolitan Opera has dismissed its embattled artistic director James Levine, and Arthur Brooks will step down as president of the American Enterprise Institute next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Home Depot Pledges $50 Million for Skilled-Labor Training
Also, the Lilly Endowment gives $10 million for a new center on community development in rural Indiana, and the Moody Foundation helps the YMCA of Austin open a summer camp.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Interim Chief Named at Skoll; Global Giving CEO to Depart
Also, the U.S. branch of J.K. Rowling’s international orphans charity chooses a leader, and the head of GlobalGiving announces plans to step down.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Wilson Foundation Commits $10 Million for Skate Parks
Also, Disney bestows $1 million on the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to celebrate the success of its comic-book blockbuster Black Panther, and other grant news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions