Black Lives Matter Groups Push Grant Makers to Step Outside Their Comfort Zones
Foundations should back efforts to create “deep, systemic, and structural change” rather than supporting programs that just tweak existing power structures, says one leader of the racial-justice movement.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Joyce Awards Back Great Lakes Ecology and Gun-Safety Work
Also, the Fund II Foundation commits $48 million over five years to the United Negro College Fund to support STEM scholarships.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Mothers Help Each Other Prevent HIV in Newborns
Mothers2mothers employs HIV-positive women as mentors to coach others on how to give birth to healthy babies. The transmission rate for program participants has dropped to less than 5 percent.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: $5.3 Million for Equity in Bay Area, $1 Million for National Park Trails
Also, the New York Women’s Foundation awards $2.9 million for projects to boost the economic security of women and families.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Nonprofit Opens a Financial Pipeline for Women-Led Social Ventures
Seeded with a $1 million challenge gift, the effort by RSF Social Finance will mix loans, grants, and investment to help create “a more inclusive economy.”
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Grants Roundup: Facebook Awards $15 Million for Coding Education
Also, the Wyss Foundation gives $8 million for ocean health and Microsoft donates $3.4 million in software and services to aid autistic children.
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Grants Roundup: DiCaprio Foundation Backs Conservation Groups, Bank of America Funds Career Training
Also, Salesforce.org quadruples its Force for Change grant making to $4 million this year and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards $3.5 million in arts support.
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Overtime Rule Divides Nonprofit Leaders
Some charity leaders say changes will make it more difficult to fulfill their missions. But others welcome the new rule, saying it will protect nonprofit workers from exploitation.
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Bill Would Force Red Cross to Open Its Books to Greater Scrutiny
Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, a longtime critic of the charity, is pushing legislation he says would make its activities more transparent.
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Grants Roundup: $10 Million From the NFL Creates New Group Combating Sexual Violence
Other notable awards include $40 million from Target for wellness programs and $25 million from the St. David’s Foundation to support health care in Texas.
By Rebecca Koenig
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