Evan Marwell started a charity with a specific goal and an inflexible eight-year deadline. Here’s what other charities can learn from him.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
The people on the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual list of the biggest U.S. donors, collectively gave more than $7.8 billion last year. Artificial intelligence and privacy were among their top concerns.
By Maria Di Mento and Ben Gose
Stand Together Commits $30 Million for Anti-Poverty Groups: Grants Roundup
Also, the Crow Family Foundation has donated thousands of Asian artworks and $23 million to create a new museum in Dallas. Plus, Americares will use a grant to offer mental-health support to aid workers in Puerto Rico.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller, Mastercard Team Up for $50 Million Data-Sharing Program: Grants Roundup
Also, the University of Central Arkansas gets $20 million for its performing-arts center, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards $2.2 million for poetry fellowships.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Say No to Grant Seekers
Grant makers who have to turn down requests on a regular basis say it’s an art form — you need to be sensitive but also firm. Here are their tips.
By PAGE SNOW
Contributor
Huntsman Cancer Institute Gets $30 Million Boost for Patient Care
Also, USAA gives $15 million to make no-interest loans to Coast Guard members affected by the federal government shutdown, and Google.org awards $2 million to the Wikimedia Foundation’s endowment.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
CVS Health Commits $100 Million for Community Wellness: Grants Roundup
Also, the Lilly Endowment awards $48 million for human-service charities in Indiana, and Arizona State University receives $25 million for its business school.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Social-Media Etiquette for Grant Makers and Grantees
A donor cautions against impulsive actions on social media and offers advice on how to use its power to strengthen relationships.
By ISA CATTO
Contributor
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $23 Million to Promote Greek Opera: Grants Roundup
Also, the Starr Foundation awarded $10 million for a secret-operations museum, and Boeing granted $2 million to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 space mission to the moon.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Disruption Ahead: What to Know About Donor-Advised Funds in 2019
With Fidelity Charitable poised to become the country’s biggest grant maker, can charity fundraisers — or Congress — ignore the stockpiles of money in donor-advised funds?
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $52 Million to Study Neurodegenerative Disease: Grants Roundup
Also, Arizona State University received $15 million to help people cope with natural and manmade disasters, and the MacArthur Foundation awarded $2 million to assist legal-aid organizations that help immigrants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
CBS Selects 18 Groups to Receive $20 Million to Fight Sexual Harassment
The recipients included Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, Rainn, and New York Women’s Foundation.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Spelman College Gets $30 Million Gift: Daily News Roundup
The contribution will go toward the Center for Innovation and the Arts. Also, giving to historically black colleges and universities has been up the past two years as the institutions have focused more on cultivating big donors. Plus, Save the Children was fooled by a sophisticated email scam into sending $1 million to a fraudulent account in Japan; as the Boy Scouts has tried to modernize, some of its efforts have backfired; and much more news and articles about big gifts and innovation.
After Rolling Out New Programs, Gates Foundation Plans Year of Status Quo
After the debut of several new programs in education, poverty reduction, and international development, the grant maker doesn’t plan any new strategies in 2019, its CEO said in an interview with the Chronicle.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Lego Foundation Awards $100 Million to Sesame Workshop: Grants Roundup
Also, the Bezos Day One Fund disburses $97.5 million to 24 homelessness charities, and Virginia Tech receives $50 million for biomedical research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
LeanIn.org May Have a Sheryl Sandberg Problem: Daily News Roundup
Women in Lean In movement see disconnect with Sandberg’s message; gay Christian issue roils churches, nonprofits in Seattle; concerns over new tax plan implications on alumni giving; and more.