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Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas receives $25 million gift

Oct 16, 2020

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The gift from Warner and Debbie Lusardi, the largest in the hospital’s history, will fund construction of a three-story, 224,000-square-foot facility and support a broad range of patient care services…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Leadership and Governance in Times of Crisis: A Balancing Act for Nonprofit Boards

Oct 15, 2020

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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…

Ford, Mellon foundations announce Disability Futures Fellows

Oct 15, 2020

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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 >>

What Will It Take for Philanthropy to Trust?

Oct 14, 2020

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Missouri University of Science & Technology receives $300 million gift

Oct 14, 2020

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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 >>

Maximum Impact Fund update: We estimate GiveWell donors’ $15.3 million to the Against Malaria Foundation will save over 3,000 lives

Oct 13, 2020

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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…

WKKF launches $90 million challenge to address systemic inequities

Oct 13, 2020

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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 >>

Combating COVID-19 Together: China’s Collaborative Response and the Role of Business Associations

Oct 13, 2020

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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…

Open Society commits additional $70 million for COVID relief

Oct 12, 2020

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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 >>

USA Track & Field receives $8 million from Stephen A. Schwarzman

Oct 11, 2020

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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 >>

Barr Foundation awards $18.5 million in third-quarter grants

Oct 10, 2020

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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 >>

Smith College receives $50 million from alumna

Oct 9, 2020

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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 >>

The Curse of Line-Item Budgets: Tracking Pennies Instead of Outcomes

Oct 8, 2020

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Nonprofits led by people of color face growing challenges, study finds

Oct 8, 2020

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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 >>

2020 MacArthur Fellows announced

Oct 7, 2020

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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 >>

Centering Relationships During Transition

Oct 6, 2020

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Mellon Foundation commits $250 million to reimagine monuments

Oct 6, 2020

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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 >>

No Global Crisis of Trust: A Longitudinal and Multinational Examination of Public Trust in Nonprofits

Oct 5, 2020

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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…

Cleveland Foundation awards $27.5 million in third-quarter grants

Oct 5, 2020

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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 >>

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation awards $10.3 million in grants

Oct 4, 2020

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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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