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National Philanthropic Trust Will Install New Leader in July
Also, the Huntsman Mental Health Foundation has named a new leader, and Maurice Jones will be the first CEO of the Center for First-Generation Student Success. -
Journalism
After Shaky Start, Philanthropy Coalition’s $500 Million Local News Effort Takes Shape
The long-awaited Press Forward initiative, led by the MacArthur and Knight foundations, focuses on small newsrooms that have been reeling from financial pressures. -
Research & Data
Foundations Use So Many Confusing Words That Few People Can Figure Out What They’re Doing
Researchers recommend that foundations tell better stories about how they decide which projects to fund, and explain their goals using simpler language. -
Research
Recurring Gifts, Texting Are Bright Spots Amid Flat Online Giving
Email campaigns are raising less money, while TikTok has grown in use, a new report finds. -
Grants Roundup
Packard Foundation Pledges $480 Million for Ocean Health
Also, the Bezos Earth Fund will award up to $100 million through the AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge, and Davidson College has received $60 million from the Duke Endowment to expand its library. -
Conversation
‘Young People are Better at Leading Revolutions’
Celebrated social scientist and ‘Bowling Alone’ author Robert Putnam talks with Citizen University’s Eric Liu about how to address America’s civic malaise. -
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Are Race-Conscious Scholarships on Their Way Out?
Are scholarships that use race as part of their criteria a thing of the past? The short answer is “no.” But based on a review of the 2023 Supreme Court decision and other precedent, such programs will have to pass a tough judicial test. Even then, race can’t be the only factor. -
Government and Regulation
Inconsistent Regulations, Crackdown on Civil Liberties Hinder Nonprofits, Experts Say
Conservatives are pushing laws to block services to immigrants and limit activities of racial justice and environment groups, said lawyers and scholars at a meeting last week. Meanwhile, federal and state efforts need more resources and new approaches. -
Maui Wildfire
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson Pledged $10 Million for Maui Wildfire Survivors. They Gave Much More.
The celebrities, along with 20,000 other donors, raised $60 million, funding cash payments to more than 8,000 affected by the disaster. -
Gifts Roundup
Elementary School Teacher Leaves Goucher College $55 Million
Plus, the financier Ken Griffin gave big to provide math tutors to Miami-Dade public school students, and Cornell University’s Ornithology lab received a donation to expand an app that scientists and enthusiasts use to identify bird species.