Mastercard Commits $26 Million to Keep People From Being Left Behind in the Tech-Driven Economy
An additional $7.5 million from Mastercard and the Rockefeller Foundation will help people secure public benefits they are entitled to.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Group Serving Migrants in Greece Wins Hilton Humanitarian Award
METAdrasi has more than 350 interpreters working in 43 languages to help displaced people, including unaccompanied children.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Speakers at an Urban Institute event said that to be successful, foundations need to take a broad approach.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Wisc. Pediatric Cancer Groups Collect $25 Million for Research (Grants Roundup)
Also, the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has received $20 million for a new engineering facility, and Google.org pledges $10 million to help small businesses.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Family Foundations Shift Focus Toward Economic Equality
The shift is most notable for newer family-run grant makers, while older ones tend to focus on education.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
We Need Big Ideas. Philanthropy Has Them.
In many ways, foundations — which have helped launch Head Start, Pell Grants, and the 911 emergency call system — can do more than government. The Carnegie Corporation’s Medal of Philanthropy awards, being given Wednesday, highlight continuing nonprofit innovation.
By Thomas H. Kean
Contributor
Nonprofits Urge More Attention in Presidential Race to National Service and Other Causes
Ahead of the debate Tuesday night, an alliance of nonprofits is trying to get candidates to commit to a national service agenda. Meanwhile, causes of all kinds are seeking to influence the Democratic campaigns.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Shakes Up Staff for New Focus
The group laid off three staff members and created three new positions, including COO, with goal of focusing the organization more on building relationships with movement groups.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The Netflix documentary Inside Bill’s Brain examines the persona, eccentricities, and philanthropy of a leader of the world’s largest foundation.
3 Ways Foundation Heads Can Lead on Racial Equity
Support projects that alleviate economic and social inequality by addressing their root causes, educate staff members, and change organization culture.
By BEN HECHT
Contributor
Putting a Stop to America’s Downward Spiral
Foundations have stepped into the breach before to reduce tobacco’s grip, to advance LGBTQ rights, and to speak out against hatred toward Muslims. They must not let impeachment keep them from doing the same to stop the United States from its dangerous path toward fascism.
By Tamara Copeland
Contributor
Data for Health Receives $120 Million Expansion Grant From Bloomberg Philanthropies (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation commits $200 million to alleviate poverty in Pakistan, and the Western Union Foundation gives $15 million to provide education for displaced young people.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A Bright Star in Chicago’s Racial Divide: More Than 20 Women of Color Lead the City’s Foundations
A rise in gun violence and a history of segregation are top of mind for grant making boards, leading to a new push on diversity that has brought about big changes in CEOs’ offices.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Network of Community Foundations Hopes to Attract ‘Big Bet’ Money From Foundations
The big winners, if the movement gains traction, would be small nonprofits with a history of working successfully with community foundations to close the “opportunity gap.”
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How Grant Makers Can Give Organizers and Activists What They Need to Succeed
The Campaign for Southern Equality lets applicants set the agenda and understands not everybody who has a great idea necessarily has all the tools to write a complicated proposal.
By Britney Nesbit
Contributor
Gates Foundation Commits $310 Million to Help Farmers Prepare for Climate Change (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Lilly Endowment is giving $40 million to build an engineering complex at Purdue U., and four Alaskan grant makers are pooling $40 million to reduce homelessness in the state.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions