The addition of Jackson, Mississippi, and Baltimore to the Rockefeller Opportunity Collective (ROC) boosts the number of locations participating in the initiative to twelve…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The latest round of pandemic relief grants awarded by the Pittsburgh-based foundation will support food banks in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, restaurant workers feeding the food insecure, and local arts and cultural groups…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

General operating support grants were awarded to Los Angeles-area nonprofits working to advance mentorship opportunities, educational enrichment, and intergenerational connection and collaboration in the region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from alumnus Lance Uggla and his family — the largest of its kind ever to a Canadian university — will support students who may not otherwise be able to afford a university education and will also address issues of social mobility, equity, diversity, and inclusion…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The commitment from the Twitter and Square CEO will support Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of mayors piloting universal basic income pilot programs in more than twenty-five U.S. cities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants were awarded in support of exhibitions and education programs focused on the role the role of religion in the United States and around the world…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The five-year commitment will support nonprofit organizations across the country working to support underserved Black communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Funded in part by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, which matched a one-to-one challenge grant from an anonymous donor to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the state’s first environmental impact bond will support three nature-based flood-resilience projects…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Donovan Mitchell attended Greenwich Country Day — where his mother taught in the Lower Elementary School — from third grade through ninth grade…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

A report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that nearly 90 percent of foundations had increased funding for organizations serving people who have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and that nearly 90 percent of foundation leaders interviewed said they planned to focus more on racial equity in the future…. Philanthropy News Digest…

The latest gift from WRI board member Stephen M. Ross boosts his total support for the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities to $100 million…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Awarded through the Schwab Charitable Fund in consultation with the Schmidt Family Foundation, the gift will establish the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Professor of Indigenous Studies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The largest single gift in support of the university’s Institute of Leadership Advancement will underwrite an expansion of its Leadership Fellows program and the launch of an annual professional development symposium…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>