AARP Hires Myechia Minter-Jordan as Next CEO
Also, the Hearst Foundations tapped a new co-executive director, and the Women Donors Network has appointed a managing director of politics and advocacy.
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Veterans Groups Receive Grants for Housing, Oral Health, and Arts Programs
Also, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded $79 million for affordable housing in five southern states, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $12.5 million to expand access to family planning and reproductive health care worldwide.
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W.K. Kellogg Foundation Appoints Four New Vice Presidents
Also, the embattled CEO of PEN America will now lead Freedom House, and the CEO of the Clinton Foundation has departed.
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U. of Chicago Receives $75 Million for the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion
Also, the MassMutual Foundation committed $25 million to expand the reach of nonprofit community development financial institutions, and the Moody Foundation gave $25 million for neuroscience research.
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National Council of Nonprofits Will Install New CEO in January
Also, Independent Sector has appointed three new vice presidents, and Nicole Sherard-Freeman will be promoted to CEO of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in the new year.
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Bezos Earth Fund Grants $60 Million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Plus, the Smithsonian Institution received $40 million for its sesquicentennial programs in 2026, and the Mellon Foundation committed $25 million to support artists along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Rep. Derek Kilmer Will Lead Rockefeller Foundation’s U.S. Program and Policy Team
Also, Keisha Browder will be the first Black CEO of United Way Bay Area, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation has named the inaugural president of LISC Green.
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Audacious Project Commits $60 Million to Repurpose Drugs for Rare Diseases
Also, Colorado State U. received $50 million to help build a new engineering facility, and the Stuart Foundation pledged $30 million to the California Thriving Youth Initiative.
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Grindr for Equality Names New Managing Director
Also, the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation will install its next president on January 1.
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How to Boost Planned Giving — and Build a Healthy Future for Your Nonprofit
Bequests and other legacy gifts are “the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,” one expert says. Here are six ways to create a thriving planned-giving program or bolster your existing strategy.
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