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20 Foundations Ally to Commit $223 Million to Curb Worldwide Methane Emissions

Also, Strada Education Network gave $25 million for leadership-development programs at 28 historically Black colleges and universities, and the Ford Foundation awarded $16 million to expand Covid-19 vaccine distribution across developing countries.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Fidelity Charitable Selects Its Next President

Also, the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice has a new executive director, and Vanessa Daniel of the Groundswell Fund is stepping down in February.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mandel Foundation Awards $50 Million to Cleveland Orchestra

Also, Amazon Web Services is committing $40 million to improve health equity and outcomes in marginalized communities, and Google.org gave $3 million to develop technology to identify service lines that deliver lead-contaminated water to poor households.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Walton Family Foundation Selects Leader of Its Oceans Initiative

Also, the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation has promoted its next chief program officer from within, and the Ballmer Group hired a school administrator as its national director of elementary and secondary education.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Gates Foundation Commits $922 Million to Fight Hunger; BlackRock Gives $100 Million to Advance Clean Energy

Also, the BlackRock Foundation pledged $100 million over five years for climate technology that can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and the Moody Foundation gave $100 million to build a new student center at Rice University.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

John Templeton Foundation Hires New Vice President of Programs

Also, the Pew Charitable Trusts names its first vice president of inclusion, diversity, and equity.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

$123 Million in Surprise, Unsolicited Grants Go to 71 Ariz. Charities

Also, GM has pledged $50 million to strengthen economic development in Detroit, and the Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $47.5 million to MIT and Harvard to analyze genetic data for links to common diseases.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Mass.-Based Cummings Foundation Appoints Its First Woman Executive Director; Calif. Supreme Court Justice Will Lead Carnegie Endowment

Also, the PAN Foundation names Kevin Hagan as its next CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

Bezos Earth Fund Awards $73.7 Million, Pledges Additional $130 Million by Year End

Also, Edward Jones has committed $150 million to charities in the United States and Canada, and Open Philanthropy gave $42 million to Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

United Way Worldwide Picks Easterseals CEO as Next Leader

Also, Greenpeace USA is promoting its chief operating officer to co-executive director, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation has selected its next president and CEO.

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions