Rep. Dan Kildee Will Become CEO of Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Plus, the American Alliance of Museums has named its first Black woman leader, and Tanuja Dehne is departing after five years at the helm of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.
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Iconiq Impact Awards $56 Million Through Its Education and Economic Mobility Co-Lab
Also, the DeVos Family Foundation has split $50 million among three pediatric-health organizations in Michigan, and Pfizer gave $15 million to the American Cancer Society to address racial disparities in cancer care.
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Press Forward Taps First Director to Guide $500 Million in Local-News Grant Making
Also, Schmidt Sciences has named its first president as it spins off from Schmidt Futures, and the charity Nontraditional Employment for Women has appointed its first Black woman leader.
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TD Bank Commits $70 Million for Community and Economic Development
Plus, Lilly Endowment has given $45.5 million to the American Camp Association for character-development programs, and the LEGO Foundation awarded $7.8 million to enhance creative learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 worldwide.
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Center for Nonprofit Excellence Taps New Executive Director
Plus, interim leaders have stepped up at the New Hanover Community Endowment and the Princeton Area Community Foundation.
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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $80 Million to Continue Its Food Is Medicine Programs
Also, two real-estate development companies donated $20 million worth of land in Utah to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Ballmer Group has given $15 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions owing to food waste.
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National Public Radio Picks Katherine Maher as Next CEO
Also, the Wallace Global Fund has a new executive director, and the Newman’s Own Foundation hired three new senior leaders.
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St. George Corporation Gives $51 Million to Northwestern Medicine for a New Cancer Institute
Also, the Kansas Health Foundation will award $30 million to 30 grassroots organizations that advance racial health equity throughout the state, and Citi Foundation will give $25 million to develop and promote solutions to address homelessness.
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South Korea’s Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Will Lead Asia Society
Also, the gun-safety group Giffords has named a new executive director, and the Orange County Community Foundation has promoted its next president from within.
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Duke Endowment Awards $75 Million to 3 Universities in North and South Carolina
Also, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gave $17.6 million to back programs for homeless New Yorkers with serious health needs, and the new Adobe Film & TV Fund will award $6 million to help filmmakers from underrepresented backgrounds find careers in entertainment.
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