Nonprofits Work at Polls to Smooth Voting and Rebut ‘Rigged’ Claims
Researchers and grant makers working on electoral issues acknowledge the balloting process isn’t perfect but say their data shows it is clean.
By Alex Daniels
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Grants Roundup: Enterprise Rent-a-Car Foundation Gives $60 Million to Food Charities
Also, Furman University received $25 million from the Duke Endowment, and JPMorgan Chase provided $20 million to community-development groups in five major cities.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Atlantic Gives $60 Million for Antiracism Fellowships
Also, the Dalio Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies commit $55 million for the fight to end polio, and the Harold Alfond Foundation teams with Colby College to revitalize the latter’s Maine hometown.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Here’s a Grant Maker That Wants to Pay Your Indirect Costs. Really.
The Hewlett Foundation encourages nonprofits to present realistic overhead expenses when applying for grants.
By Drew Lindsay
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Grants Roundup: Wallace Foundation Gives $47 Million for School-Principal Prep
Other notable awards include $10 million from Amazon to boost computer-science and engineering studies at the University of Washington.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Building Healthy Communities Gets $12 Million for NYC Program
Other grants support housing, literacy, student field trips, a Jewish arts camp, and more.
By Rebecca Koenig
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NYC Responds to Charity’s Collapse With New Nonprofit Committee
The panel will explore ways to strengthen social-service charities in hopes of preventing another disaster like the collapse last year of a nonprofit provider that had $200 million in government contracts.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Ohio State U. Gets $39 Million to Boost Veterinary Program
Other notable awards included $10 million from the Walton Family Foundation to help low- and middle-income students attend the University of the Ozarks.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Report Lists Feeding America as No. 1 Target for Schwab Charitable Grants
Clients of the donor-advised-fund provider directed more than half of their grant making to causes in their home states in fiscal year 2016, according to new data on their giving.
By Timothy Sandoval
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Grants Roundup: Four Groups Commit $48 Million for Marine Protection
Also, the Walmart Foundation awards $33 million for youth-focused hunger relief and seven California grant makers fund a program to build trust between minority communities and police.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Foundations Embrace Evaluation but Not Transparency, Study Finds
A third of respondents said their organizations have dedicated evaluation departments, but researchers say many foundations don’t interpret benchmarking data correctly or share the results externally,
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Foundations’ $20-Million Commitment Targets Urban Spaces
Other notable awards include $5.8 million from the Marnier-Lapostolle Foundation for research on a rare neurological disorder.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Foundations Bet It All on Advancing Equity
Grant makers like the Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon are reworking internal policies and spending practices in an effort to close gaps in education and economic opportunity.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Kellogg Fund Backs Work to Combat Native American Stereotypes
Other notable awards include $28.8 million from two foundations to BBYO, a nonprofit serving Jewish teens, and $8.5 million from Salesforce to improve computer education in the Bay Area.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Grants Roundup: Bloomberg Fund Gives $32 Million to Support City Leaders
Other notable awards include $10.1 million from the Herb Alpert Foundation for music education and grants from the AARP Foundation and New York Life to aid Louisiana flood victims.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Building a $100 Million Proposal and Inviting the World to Listen In
A small Detroit charity going after the MacArthur Foundation’s big-idea 100&Change grant is tracking its progress in a weekly podcast.
By Megan O’Neil
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