Other awards include $3.4 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to expand the focus of the Knight International Journalism Fellows Program.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Inside MacArthur’s Rapid Strategic Shift to ‘Big Bets’
The foundation’s president explains how the Paris climate pact, the Chan-Zuckerberg pledge, and other factors are influencing America’s 10th-biggest grant maker.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Joyce Foundation Awards $14.4 Million to Wide-Ranging Causes
Other awards include $6.7 million from the John A. Hartford Foundation to five organizations working to improve the care of older adults.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Reader’s Choice: This Year’s Top Resources
Topping the list are articles to help you measure results, seek grants, and appeal to millennials.
Chan Responds to Questions About Plans for Facebook Fortune
In an email to The Chronicle, the wife of the social-media pioneer Mark Zuckerberg describes the couple’s ideas on how they will distribute billions of dollars to philanthropic efforts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofits Set to Get $20 Million in U.S. Funds for Security
The omnibus spending bill set for congressional approval in the coming days includes the largest allocation in eight years for grants to nonprofits to beef up their security measures, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency writes.
Minn. Grants Aim to Stem Radicalization in Somali Community
A Somali-American nonprofit in Minneapolis will divvy up some $400,000 in federal and private funds as part of a pilot project to counter jihadist recruitment among youths in immigrant communities, the Star Tribune writes.
A Road Map of the Foundation Landscape for Grant Seekers
A professional grant writer outlines the most common types of foundations and forms of grant proposals.
By Principal Consultant At Grants Northwest
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $8 Million Pledged to Improve Climate-Resilience Planning in 12 Communities
Other awards include $5 million from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration in support of diversity and inclusion programs.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Online Site to Function as a ‘Yelp’ for Grant Makers
GrantAdvisors will provide a forum for those in the grant community to share their experiences working with various foundations.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Knight Foundation Sows Success — and Confusion, Study Says
Innovative grant-making approach benefits overlooked social-change groups, but organization comes up short on diversity and explicit goals.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $20 Million for Transgender Issues, $4.2 Million for Senior Care
Other recent grants include $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the University of Texas at Austin and $1.5 million from the Teagle Foundation to several universities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
$45 Billion Zuckerberg-Chan Pledge Has Charities Excited — and Wary
Grant-seeking nonprofits say the unusual legal structure of the philanthropic effort may offer benefits like those enjoyed by businesses, but some worry about the Facebook co-founder’s priorities.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Gets $75 Million
Other awards include $4 million from the Wyss Foundation to the Andes Amazon Fund to support the protection of the headwaters of the Amazon River in Peru.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Smart Strategies for Seeking Grants From Small Private Foundations
A report by Foundation Source offers tips, tactics, and strategies for building relationships with family foundations to win grants.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Silicon Valley Flexes Its Muscles — Again
The announcement by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, that they will dedicate nearly all of their Facebook stock to doing good marks another milestone in the rise of technology titans as major forces in philanthropy.