Social Innovation Fund Names 7 New Grantees
Efforts to fight childhood hunger and help poor women over 50 gain financial security won money from the federal program.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Leader of ‘Genius Grant’ Program Spreads the Word to Inspire Creativity
Data collection will be used to seek clues on the roots of human innovation and how to cultivate it.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Slow Fundraising Start Hobbled Response to Ebola Crisis
Global giving to tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa amounted to a trickle in the initial months of the crisis, helping to create the circumstances that now require a rapid infusion of hundreds of millions of dollars, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Harvard on Track to Raise $2-Billion in 12 Months
Harvard University is on a pace to collect more than $2-billion in donations since the public launch last September of an ambitious $6.5-billion campaign, writes student newspaper The Harvard Crimson.
Chan Brothers to Follow Harvard Gift with Donation to USC
The multibillionaire Hong Kong family that last week donated $350-million to Harvard University’s School of Public Health now plans to make a sizable gift to the University of Southern California, the Financial Times and the South China Morning Post report.
Wash. Hospitals’ Charity Costs Plunge as Obamacare Kicks In
Hospitals in Washington state provided nearly $154-million less in charity treatment in the first half of 2014 than during the same time last year, a 30 percent savings medical centers attributed to the reduction in uninsured patients under the Affordable Care Act, The Seattle Times reports.
N.Y. Charity’s Troubles Raise Eviction Threat for Clients
Hundreds of mentally disabled New Yorkers are at risk of losing their subsidized housing because Pathways to Housing N.Y., the nonprofit responsible for their rent, has fallen far behind in the payments, according to the New York Daily News.
Kresge Funds to Support Expansion of NPR Stage Productions
The nonprofit radio network is expanding its slate of live theatrical events, with nearly two dozen shows planned across the country in the coming months, funded in part by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, writes The New York Times.
United Way Worldwide Now Accepting Bitcoin Donations
The organization is the largest yet to accept gifts in the digital currency.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
New Book Tells How to Inspire People to Make a Difference
Nicholas Kristof, whose book A Path Appears will be released next week, talks about why more people don’t give to relieve poverty and the importance of marketing for nonprofits.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor