‘Project 2025,’ a Conservative Plan, Would Overhaul U.S. Public Policy and Government
It would prioritize energy production over environmental and climate-change concerns, reject the idea of abortion as health care, criminalize pornography, and eliminate or restructure countless government agencies.
By Zachary Albert
Contributor
The $260 Million Pivot: A Top Animal-Care Funder Recasts Its Mission
A strategy switch at Maddie’s Fund isn’t just about finding better ways to help pets and their owners. It provides lessons about funders’ hopes — and hurdles — when trying to fix the root causes of long-standing problems.
By George Anders
Contributor
UC Irvine Lands $50 million to Launch Population and Public Health School
Plus, the billionaire novelist Mackenzie Scott gave $20 million to Opportunity@Work to improve pay for people who gained skills on-the-job through military service, community college, workforce training programs, and other routes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Affordable Housing in God’s Backyard
Some religious congregations are finding a new use for their property.
By Nadia A. Mian
Contributor
Julie Morita Will Be Next CEO of the Joyce Foundation; GLAD Chooses New Leader
Plus, the former longtime CEO of the Weingart Foundation will now lead Covenant House California, and LISC has named its new executive vice president of programs.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Born of Political Violence, This Group Helps Nonprofit Causes Find ‘Surprising’ Allies
Tim Dixon talks about the work of More in Common, which he co-founded after the murder of British politician Jo Cox, a close friend.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
J.D. Vance and His Many Philanthropy Grievances: What’s at Stake
The tax treatment of private foundations, long relegated to the wastelands of Washington policy debate, is poised to gain visibility with the selection of J.D. Vance as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Awards $61.8 Million for Affordable Housing
Also, the Open Society Foundations committed $400 million through its new Economic and Climate Prosperity program, and the George Gund Foundation gave $12.5 million to strengthen democracy through nonpartisan groups.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Soros’s Open Society Foundations Says Restructuring Is Complete, Pledges $400 Million for Green Jobs
The goal of the investment is to produce sustainable jobs and a shift toward clean energy and away from carbon intensive industries in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Senegal, Malaysia and Indonesia.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Houston Community Groups Strain to Keep Feeding and Cooling a City Battered by Repeat Storms
While nonprofit and mutual aid organizations have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by severe weather, some now find themselves drained by repeat deadly events.
By James Pollard
Philanthropy Reporter, Associated Press