Journalists of Color Worry a $500 Million Effort to Boost Local News Outlets Will Leave Them Behind
Several organizations are urging the Press Forward Initiative, a group of 20 funders led by the Knight and MacArthur foundations, to commit more explicitly to supporting diverse news outlets.
By David Bauder
AP Media Writer
Ballmer Group Commits $175 Million to StriveTogether for Youth Economic-Mobility Programs
Also, Blue Meridian Partners awarded $124 million to the HBCU Transformation Project, and Virginia Tech received $50 million to bolster health-sciences research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Turn $75,000 Into $25 Million for Nonprofits
The Invest in Our Future fund will award $180 million to help organizations and communities win money from the Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction acts.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
It’s Halftime for the Sustainable Development Goals. Are They Achievable?
Danish author Bjorn Lomborg argues the United Nations promised too much — and recommends 12 priorities.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Pope Francis and Bill Clinton Will Discuss Climate Change at Clinton Global Initiative
The pontiff will discuss broad issues — including the refugee crisis and the welfare of children — during an onstage videoconference.
By Glenn Gamboa
AP Business Writer
The Philanthropy That Jump-Started a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Since 2008, the Doris Duke Foundation has awarded $35 million to research scientists focused on the disease. Now several of them are bringing their gene therapy cure to clinical trial for FDA approval.
By Kay Dervishi
Contributor
HBCU Coalition Receives $124 Million Gift From Blue Meridian Partners
The money will go toward increasing enrollment, graduation rates and employment rates for graduates.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
A Housing Group’s Coup: Support From Jeff Bezos’s Amazon and MacKenzie Scott
The National Housing Trust just received an infusion of funds to help tackle the housing crisis.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Salesforce Awards $20 Million to U.S. Education Groups
Also, Press Forward will give $500 million to strengthen local news organizations, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its 2023 Humanitarian Prize to the One Acre Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Helping Mothers and Babies Survive Childbirth Is a Personal Goal, Says Melinda French Gates
Several low-cost and low-tech interventions could increase the chances of survival, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Gates Foundation that tracks progress toward the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Financier Len Blavatnik Gives Yale $40 Million to Develop New Health Technologies
Plus, Dan and Jennifer Gilbert have pledged $375 million for two new medical facilities, and MacKenzie Scott is giving $20 million for affordable housing in San Francisco.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Have Productive Site Visits: Advice for Grant Makers and Nonprofit Leaders
They are a huge investment of time and energy, and the goal of building authentic relationships is forgotten.
By JOAN GARRY
Contributor
Opinion | Giving USA’s Critics Are Wrong: Not All Forms of Giving Are Equal
While individual acts of generosity are essential to communities, measuring charitable contributions is the best way to understand giving.
After a Family Loss, Billionaires Dan and Jennifer Gilbert Seek a Cure
Their $375 million gift will build two medical centers, one named for their son, who died at age 26 of neurofibromatosis.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Can Local News Heal a Divided Country? 22 Foundations Are Betting $500 Million It Can Help
Press Forward aims to repopulate and diversify newsrooms and advocate for policies like making subscriptions tax deductible.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Southern Methodist U. Gets $30 Million for Data Science and Engineering
Also, the Open Society Foundations is giving $107 million to establish the Roma Foundation for Europe, and Unicef received $10 million from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to strengthen maternal and infant health care in the Central African Republic, Haiti, Mali, and Mozambique.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions