News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina….

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According to a survey of jurisdictions participating in the foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, admissions to detention of youth fell 52 percent between February and April…. 

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Grants were awarded to a hundred and thirty nonprofits in Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex counties, with a focus on organizations working in the areas of social justice, human services, education and health care….

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U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Weingart Foundation….

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U.S.-based corporate funders announcing commitments in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include AstraZeneca, Google.org, Verizon, and several professional sports teams…. 

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The grants will support the development of open source tools used in bioinformatics, genomics, imaging, single cell biology, and neuroscience….

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The gift from the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation will establish an endowed chair of Hawaiian studies named for local poet and activist Dana Naone Hall….

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The grant from the Right Now Climate Fund will support climate-mitigation and biodiversity efforts through TNC’s Urban Greening program in three German cities….

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Launched in 2016 by the Knight, JPB, Kresge, and Rockefeller foundations, the Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative is adding five cities — Lexington, Kentucky; Macon, Georgia; Miami; Minneapolis; and San Jose, California — to its network….

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The funding will support efforts to address the immediate financial needs of individuals impacted by COVID-19, provide small businesses with capital, support affordable housing and neighborhood development initiatives, and strengthen nonprofits serving underserved communities….

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The grant will support construction of the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Faculty of Life and Health Sciences building, which will house one of the largest nursing programs in Israel….

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The single largest gift in the institution’s history includes $15 million to establish need-based scholarships for undergraduate students in any major and $10 million in support of a Student Success Endowment Fund….

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An analysis by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies found that between March 18 and May 19, American billionaires’ total wealth grew from $2.948 trillion to $3.382 trillion, a 15 percent increase….

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Founding president Magui Rubalcava is transitioning out of the organization while board chair Kayva Yang will assume the role of interim president….

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News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas….

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Through the twenty-fourth round of the foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, eleven researchers were awarded grants of $100,000 each in support of novel approaches, innovations, or tools that dramatically improve the planning, implementation, and/or monitoring and evaluation of efforts that lead to effective public health campaigns….

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The new commitment doubles the company’s support of the Truist Cares initiative, which is focused on providing resources for small businesses and essential technology services in underserved communities….

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Collins’s research groups have been responsible for the discovery of gene mutations responsible for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, neurofibromatosis, and Hutchinson-Guilford progeria syndrome, a rare form of premature aging….

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An analysis by the Bay Area Equity Atlas found that African-American, Latinx, women, and immigrant workers are overrepresented among essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic and that they are more likely than other workers to live in poverty and lack health insurance….

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The fourth round of grants awarded from the CDP COVID-19 Response Fund will help build the capacity of NGOs working to meet needs among vulnerable communities, including the Action Aid/Feminist Humanitarian Network, BRAC, and World Central Kitchen….

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