MacArthur to Give $100 Million to 1 Group to Solve 1 Big Problem
The foundation will award the grant to a nonprofit or business that offers the best idea for tackling a big problem “affecting people, places, or the planet.”
By Rebecca Koenig
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Keeping Family Close Is Priority at Many Family Foundations
Only 27 percent of philanthropies in the survey allowed people outside of the founding clan to serve on the board.
By Rebecca Koenig
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An Advocacy Group Gives Crime Victims a Voice in Prison Policy
Californians for Safety and Justice, which advocates for trauma centers for victims and changes in sentencing, is expanding nationally.
By Rebecca Koenig
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$34 Million, 3 Months, and a Chance for Change
In early 2015, an anonymous donor tapped the San Francisco Foundation to quickly find Oakland charities that could help shrink economic and health disparities in the city. Here’s how they did it.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Taube Fund Gives $15 Million for Jerusalem Seminary
The grant will fund improvements at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s campus in Israel. Other notable awards include $35.5 million for Harvard research on preschool education.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Foundation CEO Pay Rising Faster Than Staffs’, Says Survey
The Council on Foundations’ annual study of nonprofit employment and compensation also found that women remain less likely to lead the biggest grant makers.
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More Nonprofit Employees Qualify for Overtime Under New Regulation
Full-time salaried workers who make up to $47,476 a year will soon be eligible for overtime pay. The new rules also clarify which types of nonprofit employees are eligible.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Foundation Awards Boost News Outlets and Search for the Universe’s Origins
The MacArthur Foundation committed nearly $25 million to support nonprofit journalism groups, and two science-focused grant makers gave $40 million for a new observatory in the Chilean desert.
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Author Urges a Rethink About Medical Volunteerism Abroad
Lehigh University sociologist Judith N. Lasker says such trips are too often about participants’ bragging rights and sponsoring groups’ bottom lines.
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Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo and Sam’s Club Back Small-Business Development
Funding from the banking and retail companies is aimed in part at assisting firms led by minorities, women, and veterans.
By Rebecca Koenig
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