Luz Vega-Marquis, who announced this week she will retire in 2020, has faced turnover from employees who say they felt mistreated, diminished, and even traumatized.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Map Human Cells (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Broad Foundation gave $30 million for stem-cell research, and 4-H will use $6 million from Google.org to offer computer-science programs in rural areas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Art for Justice Creates New Program to Bring Artists and Criminal-Justice Advocates Together
Banking heiress Agnes Gund created Art for Justice two years ago using proceeds from her sale of a Roy Lichtenstein painting. The new project will feature 11 projects involving 28 grantees in states with some of the highest prison populations.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
The Smartest Way to Promote Diversity: Pay for Overhead at Charities Led by People of Color
Many grant makers that are supporting ambitious efforts to curb the racial bias that perpetuates disparities in housing, employment, education, and beyond fail to realize that they could make a real difference simply by paying charities for the full cost of their work.
By Claire Knowlton and Trella R. Walker
Gates Foundation Awards $24 Million to Fight Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Cummings Foundation distributes $10 million to Boston-area charities, and a Philadelphia science museum receives $6 million for its trains exhibit.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Make the Most of ‘Giving USA’ Findings With These Tools
How to boost giving in a down year.
Calif. Creates New Position to Connect Nonprofits With State Government
Kathleen Kelly Janus will serve as senior adviser on social innovation to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Nonprofit experts across the country are sure to watch whether she can steer the wealth of Silicon Valley to where it will help residents the most.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Assets at Small Foundations Declined 3.5% Last Year, Study Shows
Donor contributions were not enough to make up for a sour stock market, according to a Foundation Source study of grant makers with assets of less than $50 million.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Mayo Clinic Gets $32 Million, and the NFL Pledges $20 Million for Social Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation gave Emory University $180 million to reduce child mortality in developing countries.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Why Foundations Should Connect Policy Groups to the People They Seek to Help
Without that connection, grant makers and policy groups risk focusing on the wrong priorities, building weaker or misguided arguments and making gains harder to achieve and wins less secure.
By BETSY KREBS
Contributor
Venezuelan Refugee Crisis Draws Foundation Interest but Few Dollars, Speakers Say
Hispanics in Philanthropy conference holds packed meeting on Venezuelan migrants, and Candid announces new site on giving to Hispanic nonprofits.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Nonprofits Have the Power to Produce Big Gains in Voter Turnout, Study Says
A study of voting patterns in seven states by Nonprofit Vote found an 11 percentage point boost in turnout among people who were contacted by get-out-the-vote efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Craig Newmark Gives $6 Million to Consumer Reports for Tech Research and Privacy
The money from the Craigslist founder will go toward research into small products, apps, and digital services and will help consumers stand up to big tech and privacy breaches.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Chicago Botanic Garden Collects $10 Million for Conservation Science (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grants $7.5 million to offer leadership development for Catholic nuns in Africa, and early-childhood education in Detroit gets a $2.5 million boost from three foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Wells Fargo Pledges $1 Billion for Affordable Housing
The financial-services giant’s Wednesday announcement means a shift away from narrowly targeted efforts to improve diversity to address “systemic” issues that hurt minorities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Billionaire Jeff Skoll Sings the Praises of the Giving Pledge
The first president of eBay, who signed the pledge in 2010, says it has had a profound impact on his life and his philanthropy.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor