Dream of Using Drones for Good Takes Flight in Rwanda
With help from UPS and other partners, the African nation hopes to make blood and vaccines quickly available to all of its 11 million residents.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Tied to N.Y. Mayor Won’t Comply With Subpoena
An ethics panel is investigating the Campaign for One New York over whether it should have registered with the state as a lobbyist last year, according to The New York Times.
Gifts Roundup: Investor Berggruen Puts $500 Million Into His Think Tank
Other notable donations include a $5.8 million bequest to the University of Nebraska from the nephew of author Willa Cather and a $15 million gift to Belmont University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Robin Hood Expands Largest Charity Gala to Full-Day Event
The New York antipoverty group known for hosting the country’s most lucrative benefit will make its presence known throughout the city Monday, from the Nasdaq opening bell until late in the evening.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Ford Foundation Appointment Aims to Support Social Movements
Kathy Reich will run a Ford program providing general operating support to nonprofits rather than program grants. Other recent personnel changes include new chief executives at Foundation Source and the National YoungArts Foundation.
By anais.strickland and Rebecca Koenig
Buffetts Call Philanthropy a ‘Product of Power’
In an essay published by Time, Jennifer and Peter Buffett promise to work to ensure that their charitable dollars “don’t recreate the very systems that keep women from accessing their power in the first place.”
New Nonprofit Promotes Gender Diversity in Silicon Valley
Created by prominent Silicon Valley women who’ve held posts at firms such as Google, Pinterest, and Reddit, Project Include aims to diversify technology companies, reports The New York Times.
Group Pledges $50 Million to Mitigate Gentrification in D.C.
The commitment by a national community-development nonprofit aims to protect low-income residents from displacement and other effects of gentrifications in the Washington neighborhood of Anacostia, The Washington Post reports.
How 2 Tennis Pals Helped Save Detroit, and Other Untold Stories
A new book by USA Today’s Nathan Bomey adds to the account of how foundations put up hundreds of millions to pull the city from bankruptcy.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Livestrong Shifts to Lower Gear Without Armstrong
The charity serving cancer patients has seen revenue fall since distancing itself from its founder, disgraced cycling star Lance Armstrong, USA Today writes.