Established with a gift from an alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous, the Student Emergency Fund will include funding to assist students immediately and resources for an endowment to provide funding in perpetuity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from Mary and Rich Templeton includes $2.5 million to endow four doctoral Fellowships and another $2.5 million to endow ten undergraduate scholarships…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift includes $10 million toward construction of a new Neurological Institute building and $5.5 million in support of research to investigate the link between stress and epileptic seizures…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

A report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy found that giving by corporations and corporate foundations, including in-kind gifts, accounted for about 44 percent of total dollars awarded, followed by high-net-worth individuals (27 percent) and independent foundations (22 percent)…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift will create an unrestricted endowment to help the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management navigate challenges that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Awarded through Amazon Future Engineer, the online retailer’s computer science education program, the funding will support initiatives designed to increase students’ awareness of academic and career pathways in computer science and prepare them for success in college-level CS courses and beyond, with a focus on students from underrepresented groups…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post…

The gift from David M. Rubenstein, the largest in the 240-year history of the institution, will support efforts to strengthen and advance democracy and justice in the United States…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from alumni Lois (’85) and Darryl Goss (’83) will establish the Austin and Arutha Goss Presidential Chair in African American and African Studies, which is named for Darryl Goss’s parents, whom the couple credit with teaching them the value of education and lifelong learning…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Part of a $150 million commitment to advance diversity, inclusion, and health equity announced by the company in August, the grants were awarded in support of efforts to boost diversity among clinical researchers, improve access to high-quality care, and increase disease awareness and education in racially diverse and medically underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto…

The gift will create the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership in honor of Marriott International president and CEO Arne Sorenson, who passed away earlier this month after battling pancreatic cancer…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The five-year commitment includes support for efforts to advance economic mobility, educational opportunity, health and well-being, and diversity and inclusion…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from the Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation will support a new medical education consortium focused on increasing the number of third- and fourth-year medical school students who come to the Pee Dee region to complete their education…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The new signatories include Bongjin Kim and Bomi Sul, Ben and Divya Silbermann, and Byron and Tina Trott…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift will establish the Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development and support global health and development research and initiatives…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>