Google Critic Reportedly Linked to Gates- and Hewlett-Funded Nonprofit
Click here for a correction and update of this post based on new reporting by SiliconBeat. The Campaign for Accountability, a watchdog nonprofit that has issued harsh reports on Google’s ties to federal agencies and policy making, is affiliated with a charitable fund that receives significant financial backing from the two big grant makers, according to tech-news site SiliconBeat.
Grants Roundup: Facebook Awards $15 Million for Coding Education
Also, the Wyss Foundation gives $8 million for ocean health and Microsoft donates $3.4 million in software and services to aid autistic children.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Using Data to Deliver Better Outcomes for Needy New Yorkers
A consortium of foundations wants to make antipoverty programs more effective, and they are investing in data analysis to get it done.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: How Foundations Can Promote Equity and Help Quell the Violence
The head of the Heinz Endowments talks about the recent police shootings of black men and the violence against police — and philanthropy’s role in pushing for peace and equality.
Website Helps Nonprofits Use Movies and TV Shows to Promote Causes
A group called And ... Action links charities with the film industry on social issues.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Police Shootings Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test
Grant makers responding to the deaths of African-Americans at the hands of police don’t always agree on tactics or the role of philanthropy.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
$5 Billion in New Gates Funding to Address Causes in Africa
Health will be the major focus of the investment Bill Gates announced Sunday in a speech ahead of a major global AIDS conference in South Africa, the Associated Press writes.
Conn. Foundation Earmarks $1 Million to Counter Budget Cuts
The grants from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving aim to assist Connecticut nonprofits buffeted by deep cuts in state spending, writes the Hartford Courant.
Trump Running Mate Raised Hackles on Abortion, LGBT Issues
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s wife has nonprofit experience on children’s issues, but his conservative stances on social issues have alarmed some foundations and advocacy groups.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grant Makers Are Uncertain About Socially Responsible Investing, Study Finds
Few organizations have formal policies about investing their endowments in ways that generate social returns, according to the Commonfund/Council on Foundations survey.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
A Month After the Pulse Shootings, Where’s Philanthropy?
Foundations have given far too little to deal with controversial issues involving sexual identity, gun violence, and bias crimes. Let’s stop ignoring these needs.
By KEVIN JENNINGS
Contributor
Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments
The foundation, which helped pioneer impact investing, aims to seed or finance efforts to develop renewable-energy technologies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa, according to an interview in GreenBiz.
Central Park Nonprofit Launches $300 Million Drive
The Central Park Conservancy kicks off the public phase Thursday of a 10-year campaign to raise money for renovations and improvements of many of the park’s iconic but aging features, reports The New York Times.
In Interview, Eric Trump Unable to Name Personal Gifts by His Father
Donald Trump’s son, who last week asserted that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee had given “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to the Eric Trump Foundation, cited gifts from the his father’s own foundation and free rounds of golf when asked for details by The Washington Post.
Grants Roundup: DiCaprio Foundation Backs Conservation Groups, Bank of America Funds Career Training
Also, Salesforce.org quadruples its Force for Change grant making to $4 million this year and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards $3.5 million in arts support.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Two Foundations, Two Approaches to Consultants
Leaders at the Barr and Hewlett funds talk about how they have opted to use, or not use, outside strategic help.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor