Fighting Global Climate Change Requires Foundations to Give Local
Grant makers can make a big difference on an immense planetary problem by fostering collaborative solutions in their home regions.
By James Canales and kate wolford
Atlantic Philanthropies Pledges $197 Million for Fellowship and Institute
The move comes as the foundation started by Irish-American businessman Chuck Feeney pushes to spend all of its money by the end of 2016.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Trump Blasts Media for Scrutiny of Giving to Veterans
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee offered details Tuesday on the disbursement of millions of dollars he raised for veterans charities at a campaign-trail event in January, while railing against the press for raising questions about the truth and timing of his philanthropic claims, The Washington Post reports.
Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to 92nd Street Y to Boost Social Innovation
Other notable gifts include $35 million to the University of Chicago’s center for entrepreneurship and $15 million for a new University of Southern California residence hall.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Grant Makers Can Help Charities Beyond Giving Money
Foundation representatives can sit on committees, write letters of support, and more.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
$34 Million, 3 Months, and a Chance for Change
In early 2015, an anonymous donor tapped the San Francisco Foundation to quickly find Oakland charities that could help shrink economic and health disparities in the city. Here’s how they did it.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Jeb Bush Returns to School-Reform Charity He Founded
The Foundation for Excellence in Education announced Tuesday that Mr. Bush, who left the group last year to run for president, has returned as its chairman and president, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Grants Roundup: Taube Fund Gives $15 Million for Jerusalem Seminary
The grant will fund improvements at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion’s campus in Israel. Other notable awards include $35.5 million for Harvard research on preschool education.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Teresa Heinz to Turn Over Reins of $1.6 Billion Family Fund
Ms. Heinz’s three sons will take successive four-year terms leading the Heinz Endowments after she steps down in October after 25 years chairing the Pittsburgh-based foundation, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Gates Foundation CEO Marks Anniversary With Media Blitz
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke to The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, and other media outlets about the group’s health programs and what she sees as biggest challenges facing the world’s largest philanthropy.
Opinion: Bloomberg’s Giving Offers Lessons on Partnership
The billionaire media mogul’s philanthropy also reflects a willingness to give to organizations that have a local focus but serve a larger purpose, a New York Times columnist writes.
Gates CEO Pledges to Listen More and Share Fund’s Failures Along With Successes
In an interview, Sue Desmond-Hellmann said she recognized that many people consider the foundation’s work “fuzzy or not so clear,” and she vowed to seek out complaints from grantees and others.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grant Makers’ Simplistic Overhead Rates Shortchange Nonprofits, Report Says
Indirect costs ranged up to 89 percent of direct expenses, according to the Bridgespan Group study, yet foundations typically cover only about 15 percent.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How to Appeal to Gay and Lesbian Donors
Here is a collection of Chronicle resources to help nonprofits better understand gay and lesbian causes and challenges.
Foundations Show Signs of Moving Beyond ‘Overhead Myth’
New efforts aim to identify charity’s “true costs” and invest in the financial health of nonprofits.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
$35 Million Gift Establishes Harvard Early-Childhood Program
The university’s Graduate School of Education will use the donation from the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation to launch an intensive effort to research and support early-childhood learning, Harvard Magazine writes.