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 >>

The gift from the Kavli Foundation will establish the Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery in a new building at the center of the university’s Science Area site…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Established at the Arkansas Community Foundation, the endowment is expected to generate $400,000 annually and will enable the school to continue providing free and subsidized programming for families, military veterans, and local residents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The gift from alumnus Mike Hennessy (’82) will support an expansion of the university’s Science and Technology Center…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Thirty-seven arts institutions facing significant revenue losses — and  the possibility of permanent closure — as a result of the pandemic received one-year grants ranging from $50,000 to $400,000…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

The funding will support a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of inhaled murepavadin, an antibiotic that targets multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

According to a report from the Peace and Security Funders Group and Candid, the largest share of grant dollars in 2018 was awarded for work broadly focused on supporting stable, resilient societies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Based on discussions with a working group of fifteen ICU directors convened virtually in October, the report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security found that healthcare workers in the city were deeply affected by their experiences dealing with the surge of COVID patients from April to June…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Awards include $3 million in support of seventeen biomedical open source software projects and $1.7 million to three organizations working to advance reproducibility practices and open research infrastructure…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

With a $5 million commitment from Walmart, the Equity in Education Initiative will work to increase the number of African-American college graduates who build successful careers in fields that are critical to the nation’s economic future…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Grants were awarded in support of efforts to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other urgent issues, including climate change,  growing inequality, systemic racism, and the continuing erosion of democratic norms and institutions…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>