Grants Roundup: Wallace Foundation Gives $47 Million for School-Principal Prep
Other notable awards include $10 million from Amazon to boost computer-science and engineering studies at the University of Washington.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
How Foundations Can Stay Relevant in the Age of Networks
The chief executive of the Noyes fund explains how it can better use its endowment to work hand in hand with the organizations in the communities it serves.
By GENARO LOPEZ-RENDON
Contributor
Clinton Foundation Chief Lays Out Changes in Letter to Peers
With Hillary Clinton increasingly likely to win the presidency, the missive from foundation President Donna Shalala makes clear the breadth of changes that lie ahead for hundreds of nonprofits.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Building Healthy Communities Gets $12 Million for NYC Program
Other grants support housing, literacy, student field trips, a Jewish arts camp, and more.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Tech Wonders and Dilemmas Explored at Innovation Conference
Donors explore the implications of technology aimed at creating a better world at a conference organized by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Great Tweet Will Win $10,000 Each for 10 Small Nonprofits
Deluxe Corporation Foundation, a check-printing company, is offering groups with budgets of less than $3 million the option of applying for a grant in fewer than 140 characters.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How One College Quelled Controversy Over a Koch-Financed Center
Western Carolina University faced a faculty rebellion over plans to use funds from the conservative Charles Koch Foundation to create a new research center on free enterprise. It found ways to render the gift agreement much easier for critics to swallow.
By The Chronicle Of Higher Education
Contributor
New Partnership Makes $401 Million in Loans Available to Rural Areas
The Department of Agriculture, seven foundations, and Bank of America join forces to make it easier for capital to reach distressed communities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: 32-Year Juilliard Leader Stepping Down
Also, Doctors Without Borders re-creates the refugee experience in Washington, and Michelle Obama gets corporate support to maintain the White House vegetable garden.
Grants Roundup: Ohio State U. Gets $39 Million to Boost Veterinary Program
Other notable awards included $10 million from the Walton Family Foundation to help low- and middle-income students attend the University of the Ozarks.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Charity Gave to Right-Wing Groups in Run-Up to Race
Also, the Clinton Foundation belatedly fills gaps in its filings with New York State regulators, and the vice-presidential candidates spar over their running mates’ charity work.
Daily News Roundup: Wilson Foundation Starts 20-Year, $1.2 Billion Giveaway
Also, Louisiana government documents show strong criticism of the Red Cross’s response to August’s catastrophic floods, and 74 Clinton Foundation employees are getting pink slips.
New ideas about philanthropy are springing up from all sorts of places. Meet some of the innovators who are helping nonprofits break the mold.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
New Venture Connects Socially Minded Artists With Cash
Laura Callanan worries that “new philanthropy,” which tends to focus on creative investments in education and social-service nonprofits, will leave cultural causes behind.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Small Firm Cuts Big Deals to Fight Global Problems
Tiny Geneva Global attracts Wall Street types to neglected international causes by focusing on results and sharing data with donors.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
$53 Million Fund Blends Philanthropy and Investing for a Big Bet in Education
Reach Capital pools dollars from Silicon Valley moguls and traditional grant makers to back ed-tech companies.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects