Author: Catherine Hollander
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Maximum Impact Fund update: We estimate GiveWell donors’ $15.3 million to the Against Malaria Foundation will save over 3,000 lives
Thanks to our donors, we have disbursed $23.3 million in flexible funding to our top charities this year. This generous, flexible support is worthy of celebration! This post focuses on our decision to grant $15.3 million to the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF), which includes the $11.7 million that donors gave to “Grants to recommended charities…
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WKKF launches $90 million challenge to address systemic inequities
To be managed by Lever for Change, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity 2030 challenge will seek solutions aimed at creating transformative change in the systems and institutions that perpetuate inequity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Combating COVID-19 Together: China’s Collaborative Response and the Role of Business Associations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Drawing on data from Zhejiang Province, this study explores China’s collaborative response to COVID-19 in which business associations played a critical role. Consistent with existing literature on cross-sector collaboration and nonprofit contributions in extreme events, the preliminary findings of this study carry significant implications for future research…
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Open Society commits additional $70 million for COVID relief
The funding will support work by foundation partners in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa and is in addition to the more than $130 million Open Society pledged in April to address the impacts of the coronavirus…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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USA Track & Field receives $8 million from Stephen A. Schwarzman
The gift will provide annual awards of $30,000 to sixty-five athletes over the next Olympic cycle…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Barr Foundation awards $18.5 million in third-quarter grants
Grants were awarded to organizations working in the areas of climate change, education, and the arts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Smith College receives $50 million from alumna
The largest gift in the college’s history includes $40 million for student financial aid and $10 million aimed at re-envisioning career development programs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofits led by people of color face growing challenges, study finds
A report from the Building Movement Project found that nonprofits led by people of color were responding to COVID-19 and calls to end structural racism while struggling to secure adequate funding and ensure their long-term sustainability…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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2020 MacArthur Fellows announced
Twenty-one fellows working in fields ranging from evolutionary genetics and developmental biology, to environmental health and experimental physics, to jazz composition, documentary filmmaking, poetry, and speculative fiction will each receive unrestricted awards of $625,000 over five years…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Mellon Foundation commits $250 million to reimagine monuments
With the aim of transforming the way U.S. histories are told in public spaces, the Monuments Project will focus on three areas: funding new monuments, memorials, and storytelling spaces; contextualizing existing monuments and memorials through installations, research, and education; and relocating existing monuments and memorials…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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No Global Crisis of Trust: A Longitudinal and Multinational Examination of Public Trust in Nonprofits
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Recent high-profile scandals suggest the potential for a crisis of trust in charities, which could have negative consequences for the nonprofit sector as a whole. Although widespread, this crisis narrative has not yet been subjected to empirical examination. To assess the extent to which public trust has…
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Cleveland Foundation awards $27.5 million in third-quarter grants
Grants were awarded to organizations serving residents of Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties in the areas of economic and workforce development, education, the environment, leadership development, neighborhood revitalization, and youth, health, and social services…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards $10.3 million in grants
Young Investigator Grants were awarded to a hundred and fifty early-career scientists engaged in groundbreaking neurobiological research on the causes of and treatments and prevention strategies for psychiatric disorders…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Oregon rebuilding fund receives $5 million for wildfire recovery
Established in September by Oregon Governor Kate Brown to assist communities impacted by a devastating wildfire season, the fund was seeded with contributions totaling $3 million from the Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and Oregon Community Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lilly Endowment awards nearly $93 million for congregations
Awarded through the endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, the grants will support the work of individual congregations as well as colleges and universities, theological schools, denominational agencies, and other faith-based organizations working to strengthen ministries across the United States…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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SoCal grantmakers make changes to address COVID-19 crisis
Based on a survey of leaders and staff at grantmaking institutions, as well as individual donors, donor-advised fund account holders, and wealth advisors, the report from Community Works Consulting found that nearly two-thirds of institutional grantmakers said they planned to redirect some, most, or all of their grant dollars to COVID-19 response efforts…. Philanthropy News Digest…
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Panasonic Donates Equipment to Aid E-Learning
Easily cleaned, semi-rugged devices to benefit several families: Panasonic donated 100 refurbished laptops and handhelds to charities in the UK, France and Germany. CARDIFF, UK. 30th September 2020 – Panasonic has today announced partnerships with three major charities in Europe to provide refurbished laptops and tablets to socially disadvantaged families. The programme is focused on…