In Wake of MIT-Epstein News, ‘Whistleblower Aid’ Sees Uptick in Informants, Including Nonprofits
It’s unclear whether exposing a major controversy in the philanthropic world — whistle-blower Signe Swenson’s accusations against MIT — will pose a fundraising challenge.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
A Foundation Collapsed. Its Money Is Gone. What Happened Is Shrouded in Mystery.
Ford and other big grant makers that supported ZeroDivide have a lot of questions. So does California’s attorney general.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Grant Makers Should Tell Society How They’ll Use Their Wealth and Power, Report Says
Amid a rising tide of mistrust directed at all kinds of elite institutions, a new report calls on foundations and big individual donors to clearly articulate how they plan to use their wealth and power to make the world a better place.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $160 Million to Stop Teen Vaping (Grants Roundup)
Also, Co-Impact is giving $20 million to strengthen health systems in Liberia, and the Lowell Observatory receives $15 million to build a new astronomy center.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Major Gaps in Training and Coaching Hobble Nonprofit Success
Interviews with 25 nonprofit and philanthropic leaders representing more than 30,000 organizations helped us see that it is crucial for donors to boost the management and technological capabilities of organizations communities depend on.
By Catherine D’Amato
Contributor
Foundations’ Pledge to Pay Overhead: Some Say Yay, Some Say It’s About Time
This week, many in the charity world welcomed an announcement that five of the nation’s wealthiest foundations will help grantees pay for rent, decent wages, technology, and other overhead expenses.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
How Foundations Can Ensure Capitalism Serves Democracy
Make grants to groups led by people of color and those on the front lines. Build strong advocacy movements. And eliminate the structural bias and privilege that afflict philanthropic institutions whose financial assets are the product of inequality.
By STEPHEN HEINTZ
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Gates Foundation Team Up for $50 Million Math Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, North Carolina State U. receives $27 million for an international biomanufacturing training program, and Earth Alliance gave $5 million to protect wildfire-threatened habitats in the Amazon.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
In a loft space in downtown Seattle, Giving Tech Labs technologists who cut their teeth at Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo devise ways cloud computing and artificial intelligence can better serve charities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
How Philanthropy Can Help Hold Corporations Accountable to the Public Interest
Businesses contribute to many of America’s most challenging problems, including economic inequality, climate change, the opioid epidemic, and gun violence, to name just a few. That’s why foundation support for employee activism, investor pressure tactics, lawsuits, and much more is essential.
By Loren McArthur
Contributor
The Microsoft alums are major donors who are building a brain trust of the best minds in philanthropy to understand how race undergirds big problems like homelessness and educational disparities.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Five CEOs of Wealthy Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead
Leaders of the Ford, Hewlett, MacArthur, Open Society, and Packard foundations also called on all grant makers to recognize that stingy policies are making it hard for many nonprofits to operate efficiently and stay solvent.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Raise More Than $275 Million in Joint Campaign
The Cleveland institutions teamed up to raise money for a new health education campus to bring together students from many disciplines.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
MacArthur’s Julia Stasch Talks About Leadership, Big Bets, and Her New Role (Exit Interview)
After she leaves her post as president of the foundation, she will chair a new nonprofit that seeks philanthropic support for the ideas pitched in 100&Change contest.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Park Foundation Adds $25 Million to Ithaca College Scholarship Endowment (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Kendeda Fund commits $24 million to expand opportunities for employees to own shares of the companies where they work, and Google.org gives $3 million to make cash grants directly to low-income families affected by natural disasters.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy’s Helping Us Learn More About How to Stop Gun Deaths
Especially as the federal government has cut back on studying what works, grant makers are uncovering ways to understand what works to prevent suicide, domestic-violence killings, and so many other lethal attacks.
By NINA VINIK
Contributor