Rockefeller COO Defends Decision to End Support for ‘100 Resilient Cities’ Program
Steven VanRoekel said the change marks the next phase of the grant maker’s work on climate change.
By Maria Di Mento
Contributor
Education, Housing, and a Hawaiian Island Are Top Chan Zuckerberg Priorities
The Chronicle takes a closer look at the grant-making information disclosed earlier this week by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative.
By MICHAEL THEIS
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Mount Sinai Will Develop Digital Health Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, Ohio State will use $7 million to expand its agricultural laboratory, and the Knight Foundation gives $6 million to three journalism groups to strengthen local newsrooms.
By M.J. Prest
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Justice Funders wants to weaken top-down decision-making at foundations and expand the scope of grantee influence. The group already has a big footprint in California and hopes its ideas catch fire nationwide.
Fundraising drives are proliferating and going on even longer than before. Here’s why that’s happening — and what’s next.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Launch New Database of Grant Making and Investments
The move by the Facebook co-founder and his wife is aimed at helping potential grantees get a better sense of what their philanthropy supports.
By Maria Di Mento
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Purdue Pharma Will Pay $103 Million to Create Addiction Institute: Grants Roundup
Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $31 million to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, and the John Pritzker Family Fund will spend $25 million to expand a San Francisco park system.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Campaign Urges DAF Providers Not to Give to Hate Groups
A drive called Hate Is Not Charitable is the brainchild of the Amalgamated Foundation, More than two dozen grant makers and other groups have joined the effort.
By Maria Di Mento
Contributor
Arnold Ventures Promises $39 Million for Pretrial Justice Reform: Grants Roundup
Also, the Petco Foundation awards $14 million to pet shelters, and Bloomberg Philanthropies puts up $10 million to reduce opioid overdoses in Michigan.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
5 Ways to Make the Case for Operating Support
When seeking unrestricted grants, use data to highlight unmet needs, explain how unrestricted support helps meet emergency needs, and fully flesh out the details of your budget request, say nonprofit leaders.
By Emily Haynes
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New Effort Seeks to Help Fundraisers Understand Muslim Giving
The program will also help Muslim-American nonprofits expand their fundraising and other capabilities and seek to demystify how Islamic charities operate.
By Maria Di Mento
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JPMorgan Chase Invests $350 Million to Help Workers Improve Technical Skills and Find High-Wage Jobs
The money will pilot education and training programs, boost existing training programs, and support labor-market research studies.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Duke Endowment and Lyda Hill Philanthropies Give Millions for STEM: Grants Roundup
Also, the Citi Foundation donates $10 million to help unemployed workers find jobs in growth industries, and the Open Philanthropy Project gives $1.8 million to change the way we vote.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
CARE Gets $18 Million From PepsiCo Foundation for Poor Farm Women: Grants Roundup
Also, AbbVie awards $40 million to build a new public middle school in North Chicago, and Chevron gives $5 million to train male executives to advance gender equity in the workplace.
By M.J. Prest
Contributor
Grant Makers Move Money Toward Early-Childhood Learning and Work-Force Training
The survey by Grantmakers for Education also found that three-quarters of foundations said their grants go toward helping low-income people, LGBTQ students, immigrants and refugees, women and girls, or people with disabilities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
MacArthur Doubles Its 100&Change Program to $200 Million
The grant maker’s first $100 million went to Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee to help children affected by the Syrian conflict and had spinoff benefits for other nonprofits including Catholic Relief Services.
By Alex Daniels
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