Weingart Foundation Promotes Joanna Jackson to President and CEO
Plus, Sandy Ho will be the next executive director of the Disability and Philanthropy Forum, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation has named a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Cummings Foundation Awards $30 Million to Boston-Area Nonprofits
Also, the Marin Community Foundation committed $30 million for multiyear general operating support, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation gave $10 million to enable Catholic nuns in Africa to pursue higher education.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
IllumiNative Appoints Next Executive Director
Plus, the Waverley Street Foundation appointed its first head of global programs, and two interim co-CEOs have taken the helm of Americans for the Arts.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Cox Enterprises Gives $100 Million to Ducks Unlimited for Wetlands Conservation
Also, the North Carolina State University has received $30 million to build the first Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein; and the Rotary Foundation, World Vision, and the Gates Foundation jointly pledged $30 million to improve child health in Africa.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mozilla Foundation Names Executive Director to Guide Advocacy and Philanthropy
Also, a new vice president of programs will join the Houston Endowment in July, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute has named its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
California Endowment Awards $85 Million to Bolster Community Organizing
Also, the Nationwide Foundation commits $100 million to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and the ArtsFund and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation jointly give $10 million in unrestricted grants to 811 arts organizations in Washington state.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Also, Junior Achievement USA has tapped its next leader, and Mike Geiger will step down this year as CEO of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Cal Poly Receives $60 Million to Establish Noyce School of Applied Computing
Also, the Citi Foundation awarded $50 million in unrestricted grants to bolster low-income communities, and the City U. of New York Graduate Center will receive up to $15 million to endow the Leon Levy Center for Biography.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Coca-Cola Foundation Promotes New President From Within
Also, the Smithsonian Institution has named a new inspector general, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences has chosen the president of Middlebury College as its next leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Kataly Foundation and Bank of America Commit $84 Million for Community-Development Fund
Also, Robin Hood gave $35 million to almost 100 nonprofit groups to increase financial stability for low-income residents of New York City, and $22 million will launch the GE Aerospace Foundation, which will develop a pipeline of engineers from a variety of backgrounds.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions