Grants Roundup: Batten Foundation Endows Business-School Scholarships
Also, an Australian hearing-aid company gives $10 million to Johns Hopkins for hearing research, and the Koret Foundation supports research on “smart cities” in two countries.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: Home Depot Pledges $50 Million for Skilled-Labor Training
Also, the Lilly Endowment gives $10 million for a new center on community development in rural Indiana, and the Moody Foundation helps the YMCA of Austin open a summer camp.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Impress a Grant Maker With Your Proposal Budget
A program officer tells how a proposal’s budget shapes his perspective on the applicant and offers tips on what to put in, what to take out, how to disclose financial problems, and more.
By TYLER NICKERSON
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Wilson Foundation Commits $10 Million for Skate Parks
Also, Disney bestows $1 million on the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to celebrate the success of its comic-book blockbuster Black Panther, and other grant news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation Pours Another $170 Million Into Helping Women
The money targeted for India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda is driven largely by Melinda Gates’s longstanding commitment to achieving gender equity.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Cornell Gets $35 Million for Cassava Crops in Africa
Also, the Charles Koch Foundation, Omidyar Group, and Knight Foundation combine forces to support the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and other grant-making news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donor-Advised-Fund Giving Favors Education but Not Religion, Study Shows
The study by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy may be another ominous sign in a pattern of shrinking giving to faith groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Promoting Diversity Goes Hand in Hand With the Push for Effectiveness
While some experts have suggested that groups promoting social justice are hurt by grant-making efforts that focus on results, it doesn’t need to be that way. Fay Twersky and Lissette Rodriguez, two grant makers, offer ideas on how to tackle the challenge.
By FAY TWERSKY and Hewlett Foundations</
Grants Roundup: $16 Million for Marygrove College and $6 Million for a Buffalo Children’s Museum
Plus, Bloomberg Philanthropies is accepting applications for grants of up to $1 million for public art installations that address civic issues in U.S. cities with at least 30,000 residents.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
$10 Million From 9 Foundations Will Call Attention the Lack of Low-Cost Housing
Grant makers say it’s no longer enough to provide money to build homes, but they need instead to rally Americans behind ambitious new policies.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Dos and Don’ts for Building Ties With Donors at Family Foundations
15 ways to improve your odds of gaining support from small grant makers
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Dropbox’s $20 Million Foundation Kicks Off With Unrestricted Grants
The tech company announced its corporate-philanthropy efforts as it reportedly pursues an initial public offering that could put its value as high as $10 billion.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Indiana U. Gets $14 Million; a gift of $2.3 Million Aims to Help Nurses
Plus, Strong Start to Finish grants $2.1 million to the City University of New York, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company gives $1.3 million to Make-a-Wish America.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Pay Gap Shows No Signs of Closing at Small Foundations, Survey Shows
The survey, by Exponent Philanthropy, also found that nearly 40 percent of respondents said they had nonwhite representation on their boards.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Allison Fine Answers Readers’ Questions on Careers, Management, Leadership, and More
Get advice on how not to lose ground in your career while you raise your kids, what to do when your boss isn’t listening to you, how to figure out when it’s time to seek a leadership job, and much more.
Grants Roundup: $25 Million for Cystic Fibrosis Drugs
Other recent grants include $11 million to the American Heart Association in collaboration with the American Stroke Association, and $14.5 million to two medical institutions at Stanford, plus other grant-making news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions