Hurricane Season Is Coming, but Donations for Disasters Show Signs of Weakening
Twenty-nine percent of households made a disaster-related donation in 2018, down from 31 percent in 2017, according to a new study.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
MacKenzie Bezos and a Cryptocurrency Billionaire Among New Giving Pledge Signers
Jeff Bezos has not signed the pledge, but his ex-wife is among the new signatories who helped push the total number above 200.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
In addition, two museums, Planned Parenthood, and the University of South Florida all received big gifts
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Donors Demand Documents From Student Journalist Who Wrote About Gift Agreement Gone Bad
Euirim Choi, who wrote about efforts by Thomas and Timothy Pearson to reclaim a portion of a $100 million pledge they had paid to the University of Chicago, says the Pearsons subpoenaed his source materials.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Goldman Sachs Partner Will Now Run Its Corporate Foundation (Transitions)
Also, the Chicago Foundation for Women chooses its next CEO, and the Hewlett Foundation hires a Gates Foundation senior adviser to direct its global development and population program.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Financiers Jim Simons and Russell Carson Join Forces to Give $125 Million for Genomic Research
The gift to the New York Genome Center will support work in genomic sequencing and computational analysis as well as research into a variety of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases and cancers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Alexa Prompts Users to Donate to Red Nose Day
Amazon’s smart speaker is offering to help people make a voice-activated gift to the campaign against childhood poverty.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Billionaire Robert Smith Pushes Plan to Boost Minority Students’ Access to Internships
His pledge to wipe out the student debt of 400 Morehouse graduates drew big headlines, but he has even bigger goals to help minority students, including a plan to help thousands nationwide get their first crucial work experience.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Arnold Ventures Gives $17 Million for Reimagining Prison Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Kellogg Foundation has awarded $15.5 million to help more students from Michigan go on to college, and two childhood-literacy groups will share the $10 million X Prize.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
‘Philanthropy Changed My Life’: Elton John on What’s Next for His AIDS Charity
In an email interview with the Chronicle, the musician says he was “in a very selfish place and deep into addiction” before establishing his nonprofit. Now he’s working on new ways to stomp out the stigma of the disease and make sure the most vulnerable have access to treatment.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor