Girl Scouts of the USA Names New Chief Development and Operating Officers
Also, the Weingart Foundation hired its next COO, and the longtime leader of the Apollo Theater will depart next summer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Salvation Army and American Red Cross Share $80 Million for Climate-Driven Disaster Planning
Also, Breakthrough Energy has awarded $50 million to develop jet fuel with lower emissions, and four Pittsburgh foundations gave $4 million to rebuild the synagogue where an antisemitic mass shooting killed 11 people in 2018.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Alzheimer’s Association Elevates Next CEO From Within
Also, the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust has chosen its next leader, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation tapped a new chief program officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ballmer Group Commits $217 Million Through Its New Climate-Change Effort
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $1.2 billion to end polio worldwide by 2026, and Bank of America gave $24 million for economic development in communities of color.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Mertz Gilmore Foundation Selects New President
Also, GoFundMe appointed the next president of its Classy platform, and the philanthropist Lorry Lokey has died at age 95.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Native American Agriculture Fund Commits $100 Million for Health and Nutrition in Tribal Communities
Also, the Mayo Clinic received $100 million to expand access to its proton-beam facility for cancer patients, and more grant makers have donated for hurricane relief in Florida.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Sandra Breka Tapped as COO at Open Society Foundations
Also, Enterprise Community Partners named two interim co-CEOs to replace Priscilla Almodovar, and the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles has appointed a new CEO to succeed its longtime leader in January.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Foundations and Companies Pledge Millions for Hurricane Ian Recovery Efforts
Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $127.5 million to Pfizer to develop maternal vaccines for two common deadly viruses, and the Open Society Foundations donated $25 million for the Center for Indigenous Studies at Bard College.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Lumina Foundation Names First Vice President of Equity, Culture, and Talent
Also, the Wege Foundation has hired a new CEO, and Year Up promoted its next president from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Bloomberg Philanthropies Will Give $204 Million for Ocean and Marine-Habitat Protections
Also, Rotary International, the LEGO Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and others committed to large grants during the Global Citizen Festival and the U.N. General Assembly.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions