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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
‘Start With Culture Change': The Work Boards Must Do Before Launching Diversity Efforts
Nonprofit leaders, trustees, and consultants discuss what can go wrong when organizations focus on board diversity without first creating an inclusive board culture. -
Agriculture
Men Behind the Doomsday Seed Vault in the Arctic Win World Food Prize
The awardees said they hope the prize will enable them to push for hundreds of millions of dollars in additional funding for seed bank endowments. -
Peace and Cooperation
New Builders Initiative Looks to Fight Polarization by Encouraging Collaboration and Alliances
Among the coalition members: entrepreneur Daniel Lubetzky, actor Liev Schreiber, journalist Katie Couric, and Lonnie Ali, director of the Muhammad Ali Center,. -
Grants Roundup
Kataly Foundation and Bank of America Commit $84 Million for Community-Development Fund
Also, Robin Hood gave $35 million to almost 100 nonprofit groups to increase financial stability for low-income residents of New York City, and $22 million will launch the GE Aerospace Foundation, which will develop a pipeline of engineers from a variety of backgrounds. -
Philanthropists
Marc Benioff Lunch Auction Raises $1.5M for Charity. Not Bad for First Year Without Warren Buffett
This is the first year that a meal with Benioff, Salesforce’s chairman and CEO, was the prize of the auction, which benefits the Glide Foundation in San Francisco. -
Philanthropists
Melinda Gates’s $12.5 Billion Separation Agreement Is a Windfall for Women’s Causes
While she is widely expected to devote billions to women’s causes, she has been undertaking other efforts that could be just as consequential for philanthropy. Plus, read about Monday’s announcement. -
Philanthropists
Melinda French Gates Resigns as Gates Foundation Co-Chair, 3 Years After Her Divorce From Bill Gates
She will receive $12.5 billion as part of her agreement with Gates, which she said would commit to future work focused on women and families. -
Gifts Roundup
Bitcoin Charity Lands $21 Million From Twitter Co-Founder
Plus, UC Davis and MD Anderson Cancer Center are among other nonprofits that received big sums. -
Obituary
Megaphilanthropist and Science Champion Jim Simons Is Dead at 86
The billionaire philanthropist and math genius gave heavily to STEM after pioneering “quant” trading at his investment management firm Renaissance Technologies. -
Transitions
Middleton Place Foundation Taps New CEO
Plus, Legal Services NYC has named its next executive director, and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools will install a new leader in August.