MacArthur Selects Winner of 100&Change Contest
Also, the California Endowment is giving $100 million to Asian American groups; the Rockefeller Foundation committed $20 million for its Equity-First Vaccination Initiative, and Intel is giving $20 million toward the global recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Union of Concerned Scientists Appoints Next President
Also, the Evelyn and Walter Hass Jr. Fund has named two new leaders for its democracy and immigrant-rights programs, and Lorie Slutsky, the longtime president of the New York Community Trust, will retire next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Raytheon Technologies, Open Society Foundations Each Commit $500 Million Grants for Education
Also, the John Deere Foundation has pledged $200 million in grants to nonprofit groups over the next 10 years, and the Lennar Foundation gave $50 million to establish a new cancer center at City of Hope Orange County.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Cloudera Foundation CEO to Lead Data Programs at Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Also, the Kansas Health Foundation picks a Pennsylvania health official as its next CEO, and the Sesame Workshop has named its first chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
2 Commitments of $100 Million Address Racial Wealth Gaps and Accelerate Covid Research
Plus, see below for more about the gift to address the wealth gap. Also, the Conrad Prebys Foundation awards $78 million in its first round of grant making.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Collins Foundation Picks Carol Cheney as Next CEO
Also, the International African American Museum has named its new leader, and the president of the Heritage Foundation is stepping down.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates and Others Give to Malaria-Free Zambia Program
Also, the Hospital for Special Surgery is getting $35 million to expand, Howard University is receiving $10 million to prepare students for careers in finance, and the Ford Foundation awarded $4.5 million to amplify stories about communities that live along the U.S.-Mexico border.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller Foundation Hires Trump Whistle-Blower to Lead Pandemic Prevention
Also, a lawyer from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is joining the Obama Foundation, and the leader of the Seattle Foundation is stepping down.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Goldman Sachs Commits $100 Million for One Million Black Women Program
Also, the J.P. Fletcher Foundation has given $25.5 million to Boston Children’s Hospital for a neuroscience center, and Google.org has pledged $25 million to its new Impact Challenge for Women and Girls.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Hewlett Foundation Promotes Program Officer to Chief of Equity and Culture
Also, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has picked an artists’ advocate to be a program officer for arts and culture, and Unicef USA has announced three new senior leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions