California Endowment to Channel $25 Million to Aid Those Hurt by Trump Policies
The wide-ranging effort aims to help people who lose health care and food stamps and to stem hate crimes and deportation of immigrants.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Foundation CEOs Must Muster Their Money, Voice, and Courage to Fight Trump
At a time of profound challenges to our democracy, grant makers must spend generously and be strong advocates for the vulnerable, writes Gara LaMarche, former leader of the Atlantic Philanthropies and the Open Society Institute.
By Gara LaMarche
Contributor
Progressive Foundations Brace for Trump Administration
Some are taking immediate measures, such as holding money in reserve in case grantees need to shift their tactics. But many foundations aren’t planning sweeping changes.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trumps Drop Charity Auction of Coffee With Ivanka
Also, Catholic Charities of Cleveland uncovers a $1.9 million theft, and the Austrian government plans to give Hitler’s first home to a nonprofit.
Fake News Prompts Knight Foundation to Offer $1.5 Million Matching Gift
Many nonprofit journalism groups have already seen fundraising spikes in response to the phenomenon.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Looming Health-Care Crisis Calls for Foundation Help Now
What Congress and the Trump administration are proposing for Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid would be nothing short of catastrophic, philanthropy consultants Stephen Isaacs and Paul Jellinek write.
By PAUL JELLINEK
Contributor
Sloan Foundation Leader Paul Joskow to Retire Next Year
As head of one of the nation’s biggest philanthropies, Mr. Joskow drove more money to basic science and enlisted other donors to support research.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: W. Va. Reviews Ties With Nonprofit in Flap Over Racist Post
Also, the University of California at San Francisco gets a $50 million gift to pursue unconventional medical research, and a foundation official predicts a wave of grant making in support of journalism.
Grants Roundup: $75 Million From Mulva Fund Boosts U. of Texas Medicine
Other notable awards include $6 million from the Lilly Endowment for job programs at three historically black colleges and $5.5 million from the John A. Hartford Foundation to advance health care for seniors.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation to Spend Down $1 Billion Endowment
The youth-focused grant maker said the decision was made to address the pressing challenges children face today and because larger, pooled grants tend to have greater impact than smaller, piecemeal ones.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg Looks to Boost Working-Class College Enrollment
Also, how maverick tech investor Peter Thiel’s fellowship program for young entrepreneurs has evolved, and how philanthropist and Education Secretary-designate Betsy Devos fought regulation of charter schools.
Big Foundations Paved the Way for Trump’s Assault on Public Schools
Donald Trump’s appointment of billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos as education secretary caps years of donor-driven undermining of a key democratic institution.
By Diane Ravitch
Contributor
Reaching Out to America’s Emerging Donors
Collections of articles and other resources to help you engage supporters across age, gender, and ethnic lines.
Daily News Roundup: Google Parent Gives Staff Holiday Bonus to Charity
Also, San Francisco teams with tech leaders to fund a $30 million program to aid homeless families, and looming tax changes fuel a year-end burst of stock donations.
Daily News Roundup: Gun-Control Groups Find Advocates in ‘Big Law’
Also, a Chinese couple donates $115 million to Caltech to establish a neuroscience center and a look at how Judith Rodin reshaped the Rockefeller Foundation.
Grants Roundup: Group for Jewish Students Gets $48 Million
Among the three donations to Hillel International was a $38 million grant from the Marcus Foundation to recruit, train, and hold on to skilled employees for its branches at college campuses
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor