U. of Arkansas System Gets $100 Million Grant
The windfall from the Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust will support a variety of civic, cultural, educational, and research programs and conferences.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Zuckerberg Tried to Revamp Education, but One Conn. Town Wasn’t Happy: Daily News Roundup
Some liked the program, some hated it, and some parents worried their kids’ data was being shared. Plus, the Lilly Endowment is giving $125 million to Indiana community foundations; an atheist nonprofit has sued the IRS, saying that its tax exemption was revoked unfairly; a University of Virginia affiliate that promotes civil dialogue is confronting incidents of sexism and cultural insensitivity within its ranks; and more about ideas and innovation, opinion, cultural groups, and leadership.
Podcast: Nonprofit StrongMinds Helps Uganda Tackle Mental Health
Since it was founded, StrongMinds has cost-effectively treated more than 40,000 people for mental-health problems throughout Uganda.
Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs
Also, New York University names a new vice president for development, and the Council on Foundations hires a CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Council on Foundations’ New CEO Is Advocate for Giving Nonprofits More Power
Kathleen Enright wants to pursue close relationships with other groups, such as Independent Sector and the Philanthropy Roundtable.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Half of Donors Would Give More if Charities Made Their Online Experience Easier, Study Says
Disaster relief is top of mind for donors ahead of the year-end giving season, according to a new survey by Classy, the online fundraising company. But the upcoming midterm elections could reset priorities for one in four donors.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Michelle Obama Starts Program to Help Adolescent Girls Through Education: Daily News Roundup
The Global Girls Alliance will be part of the Obama Foundation and will support 1,500 grassroots groups and form a network. In other articles, some of the girls that an American charity was supposed to save from sexual exploitation in Liberia were allegedly abused by a “co-founder” of the organization; a nonprofit whose mission is to help pay for veterans’ funerals is being investigated for alleged money laundering and wire fraud; plus other news, as well as articles on ideas and innovation.
Podcast: Using Philanthropy to Explore the World’s Oceans
Mark Abbott of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute talks about how a private research institute gets its funding and the value of entrepreneurial types of gifts, which allow risk-taking, versus contracts, which are more conservative in scope.
Judge Says Fired Executive Who Sued Gates Foundation Is Entitled to $4.9 Million: Daily News Roundup
The former chief digital officer said he had been terminated after clashing with officials who disagreed with his vision. In other articles, the Illinois governor’s foundation has invested in offshore holdings; an IRS report says the agency needs to be more vigilant in its monitoring of nonprofit political activities; a growing number of big grant makers are using competitions to decide what groups to support; and more about the environment, cultural groups, and ideas and innovation.
Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Grants $70 Million for Ministerial Support
Also, Duke University receives $20 million to strengthen the Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Weinberg Foundation gives $12 million to improve accessible design for disabled people at Jewish summer camps.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions