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Virtua Health Commits $85 Million to Rowan University for Regional Health-Innovation Hub

Also, the Jim Joseph Foundation has pledged $12 million to help Jewish summer camps recover from the pandemic, the CDC Foundation has given $2.5 million for campaigns to increase vaccine confidence in rural populations and communities of color.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

ClimateWorks Foundation Selects New CEO; Ford Foundation Promotes Sarita Gupta to Lead U.S. Programs

Also, People for the American Way named the mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., as its executive director, and the Pew Charitable Trusts has chosen its next vice president for partnerships.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

St. David’s Foundation Awards $51 Million to Boost Health Equity in Tex.

Also, Continental Resources gave $25 million to Oklahoma State University to establish an energy institute named for its founder and chairman, and the natural-gas company Tellurian pledged $25 million to the National Forest Foundation.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Open Society Foundations Appoints First Director for Climate Justice

Also, the CEO of March of Dimes has created a new foundation for girl athletes, and the Brooklyn Museum has hired its next president.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Merck Commits Additional $150 Million to Improve Health Equity for Mothers

Also, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has committed $103 million for Gulf Coast restoration projects, and the Open Society Foundations awarded $42.5 million to 15 organizations that serve Asian American and Muslim communities.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Local Initiatives Support Corporation Names First Woman President

Also, the John R. Oishei Foundation has appointed its first woman president, and Anne Wallestad will step down as president and CEO of BoardSource in June.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation Commits $200 Million for Nonprofit Arts Scene in Detroit and Buffalo

Also, Trinity Church Wall Street gave $20.1 million to charities that aid vulnerable communities in New York City.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Asian American Foundation Taps New CEO; Grant Oliphant Will Head to Conrad Prebys Foundation

Also, the American Ballet Theater names its next leader, and Janet Topolsky is retiring after 28 years at the Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Richard King Mellon Foundation Gives Another $100 Million for Pittsburgh Tech Hub

Also, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund has awarded $96 million to 32 nonprofit groups to prevent homelessness in the United States, and Bayer AG and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation together gave $71 million to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health in Africa and Asia.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Taps New Leader to Succeed Sherrilyn Ifill

Also, the National Audubon Society has named its first woman CEO in its 116-year history, and a new grant maker, the Regional Foundation, has tapped its first executive director.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions