Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $52 Million to Study Neurodegenerative Disease: Grants Roundup
Also, Arizona State University received $15 million to help people cope with natural and manmade disasters, and the MacArthur Foundation awarded $2 million to assist legal-aid organizations that help immigrants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Trump Is Shutting Down His Charity: Daily News Roundup
The decision has been made amid allegations that he used it for personal and political gain. Plus, Northwestern University got $50 million for artificial-intelligence study; small gifts are down since the new tax law took effect, but big gifts more than compensate; five ways giving is likely to change in 2019; an aid worker in Yemen discusses conditions there; seven considerations donors should keep in mind for year-end giving; and more.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Hires Its First Investment Chief: Daily News Roundup
David Lee, managing director of Princeton University’s endowment, will oversee $10 billion. Plus, in the midst of her sold-out book tour, Michelle Obama attended a small workshop at a community group where she once worked; the Wall Street Journal reviews apps that teach children about giving; Ken Griffin talks about the $700 million he has given away and what attracts him to particular nonprofits; judging nonprofits by how much they spend on administrative expenses is flawed; and much more.
$125 Million From Paul Allen Announced; Spelman College Lands $30 Million: Gifts Roundup
Plus University of Kentucky and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a public high school, received large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
CBS Selects 18 Groups to Receive $20 Million to Fight Sexual Harassment
The recipients included Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Rainn, and New York Women’s Foundation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Spelman College Gets $30 Million Gift: Daily News Roundup
The contribution will go toward the Center for Innovation and the Arts. Also, giving to historically black colleges and universities has been up the past two years as the institutions have focused more on cultivating big donors. Plus, Save the Children was fooled by a sophisticated email scam into sending $1 million to a fraudulent account in Japan; as the Boy Scouts has tried to modernize, some of its efforts have backfired; and much more news and articles about big gifts and innovation.
National Gallery of Art Appoints First Woman Director (Transitions)
Also, a top official of Omidyar Network’s Tech and Society Solutions Lab leaves for a job as ethics officer at Salesforce, and Grantmakers for Effective Organization has a new interim president.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofit Boosts Hope for Girls in Poverty (Podcast)
Girls Inc. focuses on programs like financial literacy and mentorship and addresses sexual harassment and violence.
Smaller Foundations Follow Through on Plans to Change Grant Making After Trump Election
However, a survey by Exponent Philanthropy also indicated that pessimism about the influence of philanthropy has grown during the past two years.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Boy Scouts Considering Bankruptcy Filing; Google Donation Tool; Daily News Roundup
The potential chapter 11 filing would halt lawsuits against the organization for alleged inappropriate behavior by employees. In other articles, Google has added a donate feature for users of Android phones; the Senate voted to overturn a Treasury Department rule on donor disclosure; an Australian businessman who died last month left $4 billion to his charitable foundation; the Glide Foundation has been sued by its parent organization, the United Methodist Church; and much more.