Hess Corporation Commits $50 Million to Bolster Plants’ Role in Mitigating Climate Change
Also, a $40 million grant to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California will support a new partnership in biomedical research, and 31 nonprofit groups with Muslim leaders will share $2 million from the Pillars Catalyze Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
James Irvine Foundation Commits $186.5 Million to Continue Its Fair-Work Program
Also, the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism will spend $25 million on its #StandUpToJewishHate media campaign, and the Hewlett Foundation has granted $20 million to back interdisciplinary cyber-policy programs at two historically Black and two Hispanic-serving institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
4 Ways Foundations Can Help Strengthen Nonprofits
Here’s how one grant maker helps nonprofits build organizational capacity — and how your foundation can, too.
By RICK MOYERS
Contributor
Grant makers are hiring historians and taking other steps to learn whether their founders harmed people or the environment to get rich and then deciding how best to make up for what has caused the problems of today.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
15 Grant Makers Pool $102.5 Million for Indigenous-Led Conservation Efforts
Plus, the Bezos Earth Fund gave $34.5 million to four nonprofit groups to improve greenhouse-gas accounting and develop sustainable food systems, and the Helmsley Charitable Trust granted $26.4 million to expand access to ultrasound imaging services throughout Minnesota.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ford’s Darren Walker Urges Philanthropy to Do More to Fight Injustices
In an interview with the Chronicle, Walker talks about the broad array of approaches grant makers can take to achieve real change in society — and fends off the criticism that has surrounded big philanthropy in recent years.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Knight Foundation Leader to Retire, Leaving a Powerful Legacy
Alberto Ibargüen made an indelible mark by helping to save Detroit, boost the arts in Miami, and keep journalism alive and well in the internet age.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Knight Foundation Leader to Retire, Leaving a Powerful Legacy
Alberto Ibargüen made an indelible mark by helping to save Detroit, boost the arts in Miami, and keep journalism alive and well in the internet age.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color
Plus, CalOptima Health has given nearly $30 million to bolster services for chronically homeless people in Southern California, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network received $25 million for research, early detection, and the development of new treatments for the disease.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
As Threats to Abortion Access Grow, Emergency Philanthropic Funding Isn’t Nearly Enough
A new collaborative effort in New Mexico among nonprofits, philanthropy, and government is showing what effective responses to the reproductive health care crisis can look like.
By Judy Wright and Charlene Bencomo
Trust in Science Has Eroded Since the Pandemic Began. How Should Philanthropy Respond?
Both historical mistreatment of people of color and widespread misinformation have diminished confidence in medical science. Grant makers can foster a culture that acknowledges and addresses science’s imperfections.
By Elizabeth Christopherson and Sam Gill
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $250 Million to Establish Chicago Biohub
Also, the Lowe’s Foundation will give $50 million to develop a pipeline of contractors and tradespeople over the next five years, and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has received $38 million in grants from companies and foundations.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Want to Help Communities Thrive? Invest in Residents Eager to Disrupt the Status Quo.
A Wisconsin area known as the Fox Cities is showing what’s possible when individuals are given the support needed to bridge divides and work together to create healthy and hopeful communities.
By Bobby Milstein
Contributor
Growth of Organizations That Advance the Work of All Nonprofits Poses Challenges, Research Finds
Lack of funding stymies innovation for these groups, and the lack of any way to evaluate the quality of services provided means nonprofits often face tough choices when seeking help for training, advocacy, and other needs, according to scholars at the Urban Institute.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Opinion|Grassroots Organizing Makes Government Work Better
A grant maker praises a recent op-ed that encourages more donors to give to grassroots movements and says his foundation’s investments in local Latina organizers demonstrate why it matters.
NeighborWorks America Awards $79 Million for Safe, Low-Cost Housing
Also, the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation gave $78 million for a new center in Delaware to improve clinical care for children with cancer or blood disorders, and 31 grantees will share $17 million from Genentech’s Health Equity and Diversity in STEM Innovation Fund.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions