The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 16, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press Open Society Foundations made its first new commitment after a years-long internal reorganization, pledging $400 million over eight years to support green economic development.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press AP Photo/Francois Mori, File George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, now led by his son Alex, is being restructured.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2024

By Alex Daniels Sarah Jones for The Chronicle The Fearless Fund, an Atlanta-based venture-capital firm, and its associated foundation face a lawsuit arguing that its grants targeted to Black women entrepreneurs violate civil-rights laws.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Markus Schreiber/AP The Gates Foundation recently announced it would spend $8.6 Feeney, who died in October having given away $8 billion during his life, was an inspiration to Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

By Evelyne Musambi, the Associated Press Nairobi, Kenya. Evan Vucci/AP Bill Gates's new pledge will be spent over the next four years and is in addition to existing Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding to strengthen health systems across the continent.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Thalia Beaty Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, NEB. city administrator, jumped at an opportunity funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the development of a bus system to meet the town’s transportation needs. John Peterson/AP Laura McAloon, the Grand Island, Neb.,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

programs at Waverley Street Foundation. Also, the Associated Press Foundation for Journalism has named its inaugural executive director, and Georgetown U.’s Prest Courtesy of Joya Banerjee Joya Banerjee will be head of U.S. s Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership will install a new director in January.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 6, 2024

In a new model of crisis response, permanent funds allow foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters. By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press Marta Lavandier, AP Photo House of Hope, which provides food, as well as other essential services in Marin County, Fla.,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 Climate Summit.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 10, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK George Soros’s Open Society Foundations is undergoing changes as his son, Alex, takes over the leadership. The organization employs about 800 staff members and maintains offices in more than 20 countries.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Ronald Zak/AP Billionaire investor George Soros founded Open Society Foundations. The money will support nonprofits working on a wide range of issues impacting these groups, including reproductive justice, climate change, voting, and gun safety.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 20, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Ronald Zak, AP The Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, plans to limit new grant making until February as it transitions to a new operating model run by his son, Alex. A spokesperson for the foundations said that the pause will not affect current grantees.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The Arthritis Foundation has announced the appointment of its new President and CEO, Steven Taylor. He succeeds Ann M. Palmer, who retired from the organization on Jan. 31, 2022, after leading it for the past eight years.

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Ann Green

MARCH 10, 2025

Building the foundation your employees need to thrive begins with onboarding. Debbie Willis is the VP of Global Marketing at ASI, with over 20 years of marketing experience in the association and non-profit technology space. Debbie loves creating meaningful content to engage and empower association and non-profit audiences.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Prest Plus, Northwell Health has pledged $350 million to expand access to behavioral-health services for children in New York, and the Alzheimer's Association has awarded $100 million to organizations that are conducting research on dementia science.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Gene J. Puskar, AP Some 86 women, BIPOC, and first-generation college students in master's and doctoral programs will receive scholarships or stipends.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 13, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Christophe Ena/AP “The time is right for me to move forward into the next chapter of my philanthropy,” Melinda French Gates wrote in a statement. 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.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 11, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK Ronald Zak/AP George Soros, the billionaire investor, said in a statement that the appointment of Binaifer Nowrojee as president fulfills his global ambition for the organization.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 1, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK John D. MacArthur Foundation, AP Jason Reynolds, a writer for children and young adults, and former National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is among the 2024 honorees. and Catherine T.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Im standing in the Kenyan Parliament shoulder-to-shoulder with 62 other community health workers (CHWs) from our Kenyan advocacy association, speaking to decision-makers in one unified voice with a clear demand: Pay us for our labor. After all, I still had to care for my own family: my wife and three girls. Fast-forward to 2022.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 28, 2024

Prest Kresge Foundation Shamar Bibbins will succeed Lois DeBacker as managing director of Kresge’s environment program. Also, the Getty Foundation tapped a new associate director, and the Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie has died.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 25, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The strategic change coincides with Alex Soros, George's son, announcing a shift to a new operating model the board adopted at the end of June, its first major move since he took over as head of OSF's Board of Directors in December.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Mission Driven Bank Fund partnered with the National Bankers Association Foundation and UpMetrics to close racial income and wealth gaps.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 22, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press AP Photo The bulk of $60 million raised by the Entertainment Industry Foundation appears to have come from the Rock and Oprah. The celebrities, along with 20,000 other donors, raised $60 million, funding cash payments to thousands affected by the disaster.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press Women learn to use a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence developed by Myna Mahila Foundation at the local women’s organization’s office in Mumbai, India. The pilot project represents a hope many have for A.I. delivering accurate medical information.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

By Thalia Beaty and Josh Funk, Associated Press OMAHA, NEB. Nati Harnik/AP The Gates Foundation has an endowment of $75.2 Warren Buffett's fortune, now valued at $144 billion, will go to a charitable trust managed by his three children when he dies, and the money must be given away within 10 years.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For many associations, the end of the year is characterized by holiday-themed events and year-in-review recaps. The eLearning landscape evolves constantly, and associations must stay ahead of the curve to maximize the value they deliver in the new year. However, this is also the time to look toward the upcoming year.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million to the American Camp Association for character-development programs, and the LEGO Foundation awarded $7.8 Prest Plus, Lilly Endowment has given $45.5 million to enhance creative learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 worldwide.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press John D. MacArthur Foundation Patrick Makuakāne’s choreography and dance have blended hula with contemporary influences while uplifting Hawaiian languages and histories. The 20 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend as they see fit. and Catherine T.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Several low-cost and low-tech interventions could increase the chances of survival, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Gates Foundation. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file Melinda French Gates says more people should get involved in the fight for improved maternal health care.

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 4, 2021

The Ford Foundation recently announced an initial $250 million investment into the Justice and Mobility Fund, which supports organizations striving to boost economic mobility and strengthen the life paths of those associated with the criminal justice system since, oftentimes, they are denied economic opportunities decades after an original offense. (..)

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here’s Why Tennessee Needs a Statewide Nonprofit Association. In most states, a statewide nonprofit association provides holistic services to nonprofits, including services such as statewide public policy and advocacy support, training and technical assistance, and research. Source: Independent Sector.

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Selfish Giving

MARCH 5, 2025

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Brody is the chief strategy officer for the Foundation for a Healthy St. She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. Brody, Esq., Brody, Esq.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Instead of marketing resources being devoted to an annual golf tournament, Nicole Williams, associate director of foundation relations and communications, pivoted the organization’s strategy and resources. That campaign earned her NonProfit PRO’s Marketer of the Year.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 15, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The Campus Call for Free Expression, funded by the Knight Foundation, is committed to five principles of free expression along with new on-campus programs such as training at freshman orientations and faculty seminars.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 24, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Thalia Beaty/AP Anil Soni, CEO of the WHO Foundation, says the foundation’s board knows the donors’ identities and that the foundation will not accept a gift if there is a conflict of interest.

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