Nancy Lindborg Will Lead $7.7 Billion Packard Foundation
Lindborg currently is president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a nonpartisan federal organization dedicated to preventing and resolving armed conflict globally.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Plus, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, City College of New York, Long Island University, and Ursinus College land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Australian Philanthropist Travels to the U.S. to Seek Support for Plan to Prevent Wildfires
Billionaire Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, have pledged $48 million. Much of the money will go to efforts to mitigate the effects of future fires.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Interest in Spend-Down Philanthropy Surges Among Wealthy Families
A report also found that education and health were the most popular causes among families with net wealth of at least $100 million.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Ascend Fund Aims to Elect More Women, With a Boost From Melinda Gates
The collaborative dedicated to helping women get elected to public office, called the Ascend Fund, announced it first grants to two organizations that recruit and train candidates.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Arcus Foundation, National Geographic Society Pick New Leaders (Transitions)
Also, John Bernstein, the Ford Foundation’s COO, will join Vulcan, the company that the late Paul Allen founded to handle his finances and philanthropy, and the Bainum Family Foundation names its second CEO in a year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
‘Animals, After All, Are Just Other Cultures’
Ingrid Newkirk, the co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, talks about the changes the organization has brought in its 40 years of existence.
Silicon Valley Community Fund Severance and Legal Costs Exceed $1.4 Million, Tax Forms Show
Public documents show the toll of a workplace scandal that led to the ouster of Emmett Carson, the foundation’s CEO, and its top fundraiser, Mari Ellen Loijens.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Data-Driven Program Evaluation Hurts Equity Efforts, Say Critics
Foundations should rethink the way they measure success if they want to achieve progress, say advocates for change.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Donations Grew Last Year. Here’s What You Can Learn for 2020
Nonprofits and consultants attribute the increase to a strong stock market and intensified efforts by fundraisers.
By Emily Haynes and Eden Stiffman