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Bloomberg Philanthropies awards $3 million to Medford Public Library
In recognition of the gift, the new library will be named the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, in honor of Bloomberg’s parents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Fresno State receives $5.5 million for scholarships
The gifts from the Perenchio Foundation include $500,000 to the Good Samaritan Fund to help students in need during the 2020-21 academic year and $5 million to establish the Perenchio Family Endowed Scholarship Fund for Fresno State students from all backgrounds and majors…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Obama Foundation to resume fundraising with a focus on racial justice
After pausing its fundraising during the early months of the pandemic to avoid siphoning off support for immediate basic needs, the foundation is re-engaging donors in support of the fight for racial justice…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Transacting Business and Transforming Communities: The Mission Statements of Community Foundations Around the Globe
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Analyzing mission statements from 1,420 community foundations, this research aims to determine whether community foundations portray themselves as primarily transactional or transformational in their leadership style. Results indicate that approximately half of the community foundations present themselves as transformational dominant although about a third demonstrate transactional dominance.…
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#HalfMyDAF Movement Spurs $4.7 Million in Grants So Far, Co-Founder Says
The effort to spur more giving fast from donor-advised-fund accounts has helped 389 charities, according to data provided by one of the founders of the effort. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Coopetition Among Social Enterprises: A Three-Level Dynamic Motivated by Social and Economic Goals
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. While scholars have analyzed the emergence and characteristics of social enterprises, and their internal tensions between conflicting logics, we have little understanding of the dynamics at the interorganizational level between social enterprises. Based on an in-depth, qualitative study with work integration social enterprises in the secondhand clothes…
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Michigan Health Endowment Fund awards grants totaling $14.6 million
The awards include seventeen grants totaling $6.6 million in support of efforts to strengthen behavioral health services and twenty grants totaling $7.3 million to address food insecurity and expand access to healthy lifestyles in underserved communities in the state…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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San Francisco Ballet Asks Audiences for a ‘Leap of Faith’
The companyâs 2021 season has designed to allow for the greatest flexibility, hoping the audience will commit to buying tickets whether the performances are live in the opera house or streaming online. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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UT Knoxville receives $40 million gift for Haslam College of Business
The gift from the Haslam family will support faculty hiring and enhanced research, initiatives designed to increase student diversity, expansion of undergraduate honors programs, and an increase in graduate student fellowships…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Howard G. Buffett commits $8 million to Decatur revitalization project
The funding, which follows $1.2 million Buffett’s foundation awarded in April for the demolition phase of the Johns Hill neighborhood revitalization project, will support the infrastructure-rebuilding phase…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Philanthropy Won’t Make Headway on Racial Justice Without Tackling Housing Justice (Opinion)
Black Americans have long suffered under policies that denied and devalued their right to housing, and systemic racism has exacerbated the problems that lead to homelessness. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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U. of Notre Dame Lands $15 Million for International Business Course (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, three universities received bequests for scholarships, music, and career programs. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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U.S. cities could face years of fiscal challenges due to COVID-19
The report from the National League of Cities found that 87 percent of city financial officers surveyed said their cities would be less able to meet their fiscal obligations in FY21 than in FY19 — the highest percentage registered by the annual survey since the Great Recession…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Langeloth Foundation awards $1.35 million for civic participation
The final distributions in a $10 million civic participation commitment announced in June were made with funds intentionally held back so the foundation could be responsive to evolving needs as election season draws closer…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Hoffberger Foundation announces new giving priorities, director
The foundation’s new priorities include economic mobility and childhood mental health in the greater Baltimore region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Akonadi Foundation Chooses New Chief Strategy Officer (Transitions)
Also, Northern California Grantmakers names its next president and CEO, and the United Way of Anchorageâs new leader previously led the statewide response to the coronavirus in Washington State. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Bridgespan Group receives $4 million for nonprofit leadership program
Commitments of $2 million each from Harris Philanthropies and the Pew Charitable Trusts will help fifty nonprofits participate in Bridgespan’s Leading for Impact program and another fifty enroll in its Leadership Accelerator programs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nearly Two-Thirds of America’s 100 Biggest Charities Are Led by White Men
In the past year, seven new CEO’s were appointed to top jobs at the nation’s biggest charities. Only one was not white and three were female. Still, top nonprofits have more diverse leadership than the nation’s largest companies. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Bristol Myers Squibb, Foundation commit $300 million for health equity
The commitment will fund initiatives to address health disparities, increase clinical trial diversity, grow the company’s spend with diverse suppliers, and expand Black/African American and Latinx representation at all levels of the company…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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3 Big Donors Talk About Giving in the Time of Covid, Racial Unrest, and Recession
They are contributing more, with no strings attached, and finding new ways to help charities raise more from others. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>