Podcast: Mending a Rocky Relationship With a Major Donor
Two experts discuss how to work through disagreements and deliver bad news in this episode of Fundraising Fundamentals.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $10 Million for Minority Girls, Young Women, and Transgender Youths
Other awards include a total of $5 million over three years from the biopharmaceutical company Shire to two groups working to improve the lives of children born with rare diseases.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Arnold Foundation Gives $7 Million More to Drug-Price Fight
The Laura and John Arnold Foundation is giving $7.2 million to four groups for research and pilot projects aimed at reining in prescription-drug prices, their second significant contribution to that cause in seven months, reports The Wall Street Journal.
$25 Million From Oberndorf Fund Boosts Psychiatry Research
The University of California at San Francisco announced a $25 million commitment from the Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation to support research aimed at uncovering the bases of autism, schizophrenia, depression, and other psychiatric conditions.
Want Our Expertise? Pay Us, Grass-Roots Groups Say
Community organizers take a stand against requests to work for free.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Appreciation: Judy Miller’s Leadership Made Hilton Prize Rigorous and Rewarding
The tireless and insatiably curious director of the Hilton Humanitarian Prize logged thousands of miles visiting nonprofits around the world but stayed mostly out of the spotlight.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
Jean Case to Chair National Geographic Board
The philanthropist and former tech executive, a leader in the emerging field of impact investing, is the first woman to lead the 128-year-old National Geographic Society’s governing body, Fortune writes.
Beverage-Firm Clan Gives $61 Million to Rochester Foundation
The donation from the Sands family, which operates one of the country’s biggest producers of wine, beer, and spirits, establishes a fund to support the arts, education, and health within the Rochester Area Community Foundation in upstate New York, the Democrat & Chronicle reports.
Grants Roundup: Kern Family Foundation Awards $6 Million to Olin College of Engineering
Other awards include $1.5 million from the Kresge Foundation for programs at EmcArts that address complex social challenges.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Obituary: Longtime Director of Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Judy Miller, who was vice president of the $2 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, has died, the foundation said in a post on its website.
It’s Not Foundation Money but Culture and Talent That Can Change the World
Studies of social change show that transformational results depend on shared values and expectations among the people doing the work.
By SARA BRENNER and Amy Celep
Largely forgotten in the fuss over Silicon Valley’s new wealth, New York philanthropy roars back from the recession.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
6 Graphics to Tell You More About the 2016 Philanthropy 50
Learn where the money went, which states have the most big donors, which got the most in contributions in 2015, and more.
By Maria Di Mento and Nidhi Singh
Gates Fund Makes Foray Into Fighting Poverty in the U.S.
The philanthropy, which focuses most of its U.S. grants on education, is providing $3.7 million to learn what makes the most difference in promoting social mobility in America.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The $1.6 Billion Barr Foundation Expands Its Reach
The Boston fund will now start making grants nationally to support efforts in arts, education, and climate change.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Presidents of Small Colleges Bank on Fundraising to Survive
Big gifts are critical, but with concerns about the future of the liberal-arts institutions, some would-be donors are asking tougher questions before giving.
By LAWRENCE BIEMILLER
Contributor