Grants Roundup: College-Financing Group Awards 33 Colleges $12 Million to Create Paid Internships
Other awards include $11 million from Vulcan’s Paul G. Allen Ebola Program to support seven groups developing solutions to gaps in confronting global health crises.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
American Jewish World Service’s Leader to Step Aside
Ruth Messinger built the organization into a fundraising powerhouse and a successful advocate for hot-button causes globally.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Chicago Grant Maker Promises More General Operating Support
Head of the Chicago Community Trust takes aim at burdensome grant-reporting requirements and announces a focus on inequality in the city.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Calif. Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to L.A.-Area Nonprofits
Marking its 100th anniversary, the California Community Foundation announced a 10-year, $1-billion commitment Thursday to provide grants, loans, and scholarships to organizations in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Grants Roundup: Lilly Endowment Awards $50 Million to United Negro College Fund
Other awards include a total of $3.28 million from the John A. Hartford Foundation to three groups to improve health care for older adults.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
What Women (Donors) Want: Cultivation and Stewardship Advice for Fundraisers
Experts share their tips for inspiring women to give money and time to your cause.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: GE Foundation Gives $25 Million for Safe-Surgery Effort
Other awards include $3 million from the Mary Kay Foundation to 150 domestic-violence shelters around the country.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
5 Steps to Take When Your Grant Proposal Fails
A program officer gives advice on what to do when a grant maker declines your proposal.
By Tobi Printz Platnick
Contributor
New Leader at Cummings Brings Experience With Family Boards
Sharon Alpert takes over the New York foundation as it seeks stability after the previous president was ousted by heirs.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Grant Seeker’s Guide to Understanding Foundations
A primer with definitions of different types of foundations from Daniel N. Belin, author of Charitable Foundations: the Essential Guide to Giving and Compliance.
By Daniel N. Belin
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $75-Million Commitment From Microsoft to Expand Youth Computer-Science Education
Other awards include a total of $20 million from the Warren Alpert Foundation to Harvard Medical School to establish a health-care policy professorship, a research fund, and a fund for current needs at the school.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $30 Million From Bloomberg Philanthropies for Arts Nonprofits in 6 Cities
Other awards include $16 million from the Jim Joseph Foundation supporting Hillel International.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
A Measurement Tool to Track Fundraising Costs and Returns
How to track your organization’s fundraising costs and returns and compare your performance to other organizations.
By Debra E. Blum and Holly Hall
Grants Roundup: $50 Million From Tyson Foods for Hunger-Relief Groups
Other awards include $20 million from AT&T for education organizations using mobile-earning technology, developing career-readiness skills and work experience, and connecting students with mentors.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $13.5 Million for the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Calif.
Also included is a $10 million pledge to the University of Wisconsin at Madison for need-based scholarships and endowed professorships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Other awards include a total of $3 million from the Citi Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance to expand college opportunities for urban youths.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor