Open Society Foundations, Salesforce Pledge Major Grants for Racial Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation is giving $27 million for a maternal-health program in Washington, and the University of Notre Dame will receive $20 million for the new Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hellman Fellows Program Endows $125 Million Fellowship in U. of California System (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Open Society Foundations has promised $100 million to Bard College, and LeMoyne-Own College has received an unrestricted grant of $40 million from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Philanthropy Is Facing an Existential Crisis (Podcast)
Carmen Rojas, who helms the Marguerite Casey Foundation, says resources can only be effective if the system in which they operate changes.
Record Giving From Donor-Advised Funds (Podcast)
Eileen Heisman, who leads the National Philanthropic Trust, says there is an increase in the amount of grants made but not all go toward Covid-19-related efforts.
Nonprofits That Rely on Foundation Grants Fare Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same.
By dan.parks
Contributor
The Many Dimensions of the Covid-19 Crisis
Patricia McIlreavy, who leads the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, also talks about managing other disasters during the pandemic.
Ford Foundation Creates $50 Million Social-Justice Fellowship Program (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $50 million to support Bay Area colleges and universities, and JPMorgan Chase is giving $35 million for financial-health programs during the pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundation Requests for Proposals for Covid-19 Relief (June 2)
A compilation of requests for proposals from nonprofit groups focused on the environment, health care technology, people with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and more
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How Grant Makers’ Practices Have Changed Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic (Podcast)
Giving Evidence founder Caroline Fiennes also talks about the short-term and long-term impact of the pandemic.
Two foundation leaders answer reader questions about how to be candid about financial struggles and how to approach grant makers about repurposing money that was earmarked for programs that a group can’t carry out in the social-distancing era.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Other new grants focus on food security and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nine in 10 Foundations Say They Provide Aid for Advocacy Efforts
However, the report by the Center for Effective Philanthropy also found that many foundation leaders run into internal resistance to their policy work from legal counsel and board members.
By Alex Daniels and dan.parks
The Next Step in Promoting Equity
More grant makers are appointing senior-level people to focus exclusively on ways to help share power and promote diversity and inclusion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
National Science Foundation Leader Joins the Science Philanthropy Alliance (Transitions)
Also, a Seattle Foundation executive will now lead the Scan Design Foundation, and the U. of Southern California names an interim head of institutional advancement.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How 25 Big Grant Makers Are Responding to the Covid Crisis
The Chronicle examined whether foundations plan to give more this year, how much they have committed in emergency funds, and more.
By Michael Theis and Alex Daniels
How One Social-Justice Organization Diversified Its Revenue
When its views clashed with those held by grant makers, leaders focused on fundraising events, individual giving, and more to keep growing.
By Michael Anft
Contributor