Grants Roundup: U. of St. Thomas Receives $50 Million for Business Scholarships
Plus, the Ford Foundation backs the new African-American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation acts to preserve the Alabama coastline, and other major grants.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Grants Roundup: $150 Million for New Democracy Institute at Johns Hopkins
Plus, the Helmsley Charitable Trust gives $52 million for Type I diabetes treatment, and Bloomberg Philanthropies gives $50 million to reduce world demand for coal.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
For Big Philanthropists, Advice From Family and Peers Is Still Key to Giving, Study Finds
Most big donors also don’t hire staff or advisers to guide their contributions, nor do many seek evaluations of the impact of their donations.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
New Report Zeros In on What Grantees Say Makes Program Officers Great
Transparency and understanding the context of nonprofits’ work are among the most important factors cited in the study from the Center for Effective Philanthropy
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $48 Million From Neilsen Foundation for New Hospital at University of Utah
Plus, the Lilly Endowment devotes $30 million to hurricane-recovery efforts, and the William Davidson Foundation gives $15 million to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Arnold Foundation Leader Vows Risk-Taking Grants and Steady Focus
Kelli Rhee moves into the top spot promising that the Houston grant maker will continue its efforts on criminal justice, schools, and scientific research.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grants Roundup: $12 Million From Moody Foundation for Children’s Medical Research
Other notable recent grants include $5 million from the Helmsley Charitable Trust for diabetes research and $3.5 million from the Mellon Foundation for the Seattle Asian Art Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Authors Offer Advice on How to Connect With Wealthy Gen X and Millennial Donors
Young donors are giving now, but they don’t go for big fundraising campaigns, say the authors of a new book.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Houston Charities Still Waiting on $76 Million in Disaster Relief Pledges
Two months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the nonprofits are still waiting for companies, foundations, and individuals to make good on their promises. In other news, celebrity chef José Andrés promises a long-term focus on feeding victims of natural disasters, and nonprofits are hit unevenly by federal efforts to roll back the Affordable Care Act.
Grants Roundup: MathWorks Gives Science Museum $10 Million for New Exhibit
The money will pay for a new technology and engineering exhibit set to open in 2020. Other notable grants include $5 million each from General Motors and the Wegman Family Charitable Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $64 Million From Bloomberg for Clean-Energy Programs
Other notable grants include $25 million from the Schmidt Family Foundation for a science-fellows program and $11 million from the MacArthur Foundation to reduce incarceration.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$18 Billion Vaults George Soros Into Stratosphere of Grant Makers
Social-justice groups like the ACLU and wide array of liberal-leaning nonprofits stand to benefit from the windfall.
By Alex Daniels and Maria Di Mento
Daily News Roundup: ‘MacArthur Genius’ Grants Announced
Winners of the $625,000 awards include the founder of United We Dream and the leader of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network. In other news, a key GOP representative wants to expand the number of people who can claim a tax break for charitable giving; Yale’s endowment posts disappointing returns; Harvey Weinstein steps down from the Robin Hood Foundation board; and Michael Jordan gives $7 million to health clinics in Charlotte, N.C.
Grants Roundup: $30 Million From Hillman Foundation for Cancer Research
The W.M. Keck Foundation gave $21 million to Chapman University, and the Cleveland Foundation gave $9.9 million to seven nonprofits for education and other programs.
Fundraisers Must Adapt to New Breed of Wealthy Young Donors, Authors say.
Unlike earlier generations, rich millennials and members of Generation X want to be deeply engaged with the charities they support.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $3.4 Million From Charles Koch Foundation to Texas A&M U.
The money will go toward the Private Enterprise Research Center. Plus, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, the Omidyar Network, and the MacArthur Foundation together awarded $8.6 million to DoSomething.org for advocacy work.