Author: Caitlin McMullin
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Leadership and Governance in Times of Crisis: A Balancing Act for Nonprofit Boards
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the roles of nonprofit boards? We reflect critically on the leadership and management activities of boards to understand the implications of the current crisis on governance. Employing a contingency approach to governance, we present a model of boards of directors’ leadership…
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Ford, Mellon foundations announce Disability Futures Fellows
Administered by United States Artists, the only national multidisciplinary award program honoring disabled artists and creative practitioners will support twenty fellows with grants of $50,000 to advance their practice…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Missouri University of Science & Technology receives $300 million gift
The gift — the largest in the history of Missouri higher education — will establish a new not-for-profit foundation, the Kummer Institute Foundation, and support several new initiatives, including the Kummer School of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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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 >>