Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo and Sam’s Club Back Small-Business Development
Funding from the banking and retail companies is aimed in part at assisting firms led by minorities, women, and veterans.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
U.S. Park Service Eyes Naming Rights for Corporate Donors
The director of the National Park Service has proposed expanded rules on philanthropy that would make some facilities at the country’s 411 national parks available to be named for corporate contributors, writes The Washington Post.
Grants Roundup: Fundraising Firm Gives $1 Million for Research on Philanthropy
Other notable awards include $25 million from the Resnick Foundation for public-health programs.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Chobani Mogul Gives 2,000 Employees Stake in Yogurt Company
Philanthropist and Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya announced Tuesday that he is giving all of his full-time workers ownership stakes collectively worth 10 percent of the company, a move that could make some longtime employees millionaires, writes The New York Times.
Charity Galas Bloom in Ark. Due to Walmart’s Reach
Nonprofit groups and fundraising events have proliferated in northwest Arkansas with the influx of consumer-goods suppliers setting up shop close to Walmart’s Bentonville headquarters, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Amazon Teams With Charity to Open Seattle Homeless Shelter
The Internet giant is turning an unused building in the midst of its growing Seattle headquarters into a temporary 200-bed refuge for homeless families in a move city officials hailed as a harbinger of greater civic engagement by the company, writes The New York Times.
Uber Teams With Charity to Recruit Hearing-Impaired Drivers
The effort by the ride-hailing company and the nonprofit Communication Service for the Deaf aims to boost employment opportunities for the hard of hearing, 70 percent of whom are jobless or underemployed nationwide, writes The Washington Post.
Chinese Internet Mogul Pledges $2 Billion to Charity
Pony Ma, the founder of Chinese online giant Tencent Holdings, announced plans Monday to donate 100 million shares in the company to its foundation to support medical, educational, and environmental causes, Reuters reports.
Apple to Donate Proceeds From Sales of 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund
The campaign is part of the company’s increasing focus on the environment, according to Reuters.
5 Steps a Nonprofit Should Take When Entering a Partnership With a Company
Nonprofit leaders offer advice on how to draft an agreement with a company that sponsors a corporate-volunteer event or a cause-marketing campaign.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grants Roundup: MacArthur Gives $25 Million More for Justice Reform
Other notable awards include $5 million from the Knight Foundation for winning projects in its Knight Cities Challenge grant contest.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Google Gives $20 Million for Tech Efforts to Aid Disabled
The grants by Google.org, the Internet giant’s philanthropic arm, support organizations developing innovations to improve the lives of disabled people in areas such as mobility and communication, Wired writes.
Google Funds to Expand Nonprofit Pushing Renewable Energy
The Silicon Valley giant is putting an undisclosed amount of seed money into sustainability nonprofit the Center for Resource Solutions to help it launch operations in Asia, TechCrunch reports.
Oil Firms That Backed Clinton Foundation Lobbied State Dept.
Major fossil-fuel companies that lobbied Hillary Clinton’s State Department on developing resources from Canada’s oil sands have also donated millions to her family charity, according to International Business Times.
Quiet Giving Improves Snapchat’s Image in L.A. Community
The image-messaging service is building a philanthropic profile in the beach-side community of Venice, where some locals blame the tech firm for driving up rents and changing the neighborhood’s gritty character, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Baltimore Firms to Invest $69 Million to Juice Local Economy
Led by Johns Hopkins University, some two dozen businesses and institutions committed Monday to a three-year effort to build, hire, and buy locally as Baltimore rebuilds from rioting last April, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post write.