Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (May 12)
A compilation of requests for proposals for nonprofit groups focused on health care, food insecurity, the arts, transgender people, African American communities, and more.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How the Covid-19 Pandemic May Affect Poverty Reduction Efforts (Podcast)
Michelle Nunn, who leads CARE USA, also talks about how to help frontline workers through the nonprofit’s Care Package program.
Cutbacks at Social-Service Groups on the Rise, Poll Finds
Many are still waiting for federal aid, with 69 percent saying they had applied for a Cares Act Paycheck Protection Program loan, but half have not gotten any money.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
New Jersey City University Lands $10 million From Former State Lawmaker (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, two colleges receive multimillion gifts for mental-health services, and YWCA and Houston Food Bank take in large gifts
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Next Step in Promoting Equity
More grant makers are appointing senior-level people to focus exclusively on ways to help share power and promote diversity and inclusion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
When Supporters Can’t Gather, Nonprofit Finds Success With Mask Donation Campaign
Donors who make a gift of at least $29 get a branded mask for themselves, and the group donates two masks to partner charities. The campaign is just one way the organization tries to connect virtually with supporters during the pandemic.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
National Science Foundation Leader Joins the Science Philanthropy Alliance (Transitions)
Also, a Seattle Foundation executive will now lead the Scan Design Foundation, and the U. of Southern California names an interim head of institutional advancement.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Coronavirus Diaries: A Leader Responds to the Mental-Health Aspect of the Pandemic
The number of people contacting Crisis Text Line for help has increased by 40 percent since the start of the pandemic. CEO Nancy Lublin leads the response as some of her employees deal with loss.
How We Are Working Together Now Should Be the New Normal (Podcast)
Nonprofit Finance Fund CEO Antony Bugg-Levine talks about how the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted what funders and nonprofits are capable of doing together.
Coronavirus-Related Giving Tops $10 Billion Worldwide
The total includes $6 billion from U.S. sources, according to Candid, a foundation research group. The top donor was Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who gave $1 billion.
By dan.parks
Contributor