Social-Media Etiquette for Grant Makers and Grantees
A donor cautions against impulsive actions on social media and offers advice on how to use its power to strengthen relationships.
By ISA CATTO
Contributor
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $23 Million to Promote Greek Opera: Grants Roundup
Also, the Starr Foundation awarded $10 million for a secret-operations museum, and Boeing granted $2 million to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 space mission to the moon.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Disruption Ahead: What to Know About Donor-Advised Funds in 2019
With Fidelity Charitable poised to become the country’s biggest grant maker, can charity fundraisers — or Congress — ignore the stockpiles of money in donor-advised funds?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $52 Million to Study Neurodegenerative Disease: Grants Roundup
Also, Arizona State University received $15 million to help people cope with natural and manmade disasters, and the MacArthur Foundation awarded $2 million to assist legal-aid organizations that help immigrants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
CBS Selects 18 Groups to Receive $20 Million to Fight Sexual Harassment
The recipients included Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Rainn, and New York Women’s Foundation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Spelman College Gets $30 Million Gift: Daily News Roundup
The contribution will go toward the Center for Innovation and the Arts. Also, giving to historically black colleges and universities has been up the past two years as the institutions have focused more on cultivating big donors. Plus, Save the Children was fooled by a sophisticated email scam into sending $1 million to a fraudulent account in Japan; as the Boy Scouts has tried to modernize, some of its efforts have backfired; and much more news and articles about big gifts and innovation.
After Rolling Out New Programs, Gates Foundation Plans Year of Status Quo
After the debut of several new programs in education, poverty reduction, and international development, the grant maker doesn’t plan any new strategies in 2019, its CEO said in an interview with the Chronicle.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Lego Foundation Awards $100 Million to Sesame Workshop: Grants Roundup
Also, the Bezos Day One Fund disburses $97.5 million to 24 homelessness charities, and Virginia Tech receives $50 million for biomedical research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
LeanIn.org May Have a Sheryl Sandberg Problem: Daily News Roundup
Women in Lean In movement see disconnect with Sandberg’s message; gay Christian issue roils churches, nonprofits in Seattle; concerns over new tax plan implications on alumni giving; and more.
Opioid-Abuse and Pediatric-Patient Care Programs Each Receive $50 Million: Grants Roundup
Also, the Knight Foundation gives $37 million to bolster arts organizations in Miami, and Patagonia pledges its $10 million tax windfall to environmental groups.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NFL Gives $15 Million to Study Concussions: Grants Roundup
Also, the Gates Foundation donates $18 million for family-planning efforts throughout Africa, and Direct Relief commits $2 million for wildfire recovery in California.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
AbbVie Gives $55 Million Boost to Students in Poor Communities: Grants Roundup
Also, the American Heart Association’s Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment grants $19.2 million to the Salk Institute, and the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens will use $7.5 million to attract new visitors.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Amgen Foundation Commits $21 Million for Scholarships: Grants Roundup
Also, Hewlett Packard Enterprise gives $10 million for data-science research at the University of Houston, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester is using $1 million to examine the roots of hate crimes.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Value of Donor-Advised Funds Soars Above $110 Billion
Grants made from funds to charity totaled more than $19 billion in 2017, an increase of nearly 20 percent over the previous year, according to the National Philanthropic Trust.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Home Depot Foundation Commits Additional $250 Million to Aid Veterans
The foundation has already spent $250 million since 2011 to help veterans facing homelessness, fund efforts to build and improve ex-warrior’s houses, and other programs.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts Over Name Change: Daily News Roundup
A trademark lawsuit says that changing the name just to “Scouts” would marginalize the female organization. In other articles, the head of the American Cancer Society has resigned, in part over concerns about commercial partnerships; philanthropist J.B. Pritzker won the race to be Illinois governor; voters approved a tax to benefit the homeless in San Francisco despite opposition by many billionaires; a billionaire’s estate will award prizes for research in brain diseases; and more.