PND spoke with Barrett about Intel's decision to discontinue its support for the Intel Science Talent Search, the transformation of science and engineering education more broadly, and the continued value, for students and society, of basic science....

PND spoke with Gates about his new role at the council and what he — and it — can do to help its members prepare for the next four years....

Preston spoke with PND about the problem of fake news, the role of social media in the recent presidential election, and the matching campaign, which is open through January 19....

PND contributing editor Michael Wiener spoke with Taylor about transparency and the changing corporate social responsibility environment....

PND spoke with Cecilia Clarke, the foundation's president and CEO, about the foundation's focus on racial justice, its decision to divest its portfolio of industries that disproportionately harm people of color, and the post-election role of philanthropy in advancing racial equity....

Ahead of Veterans Day, PND spoke with Fisher — whose foundation provides lodging for military families near VA hospitals and military medical centers — about the role of philanthropy in addressing the needs of service members and veterans....

PND chatted via email with Abbott about the 2017 Knight Cities Challenge, the kinds of ideas the foundation is looking for, and Knight’s unique approach to grantmaking....

PND's Matt Sinclair spoke with Baird about a recent Workforce of the Future Survey, the Markle Foundation's Skillful initiative, and how the job market in the U.S. is changing....

PND spoke with the president of Schwab Charitable about her fund's results for the fiscal year just ended and what she makes of the persistent criticism of commercially sponsored donor-advised fund providers....

PND spoke with June Wilson about diversity in environmental organizations and across the nonprofit sector and about the foundation's "spend-up" process....

PND asked Foreman about the role of philanthropy in the fight for marriage equality, the challenges that remain for the LGBT community a year after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and the implications of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando....

PND spoke with Mesch about her research and what it tells us about the differences in the way men and women give and how those differences translate into philanthropic practice....

PND spoke with Fineberg via email about the foundation's approach to grantmaking in the areas of  environmental conservation, scientific research, and patient care....

PND spoke with García about Ours to Share: How Worker Ownership Can Change the American Economy (50 pages, PDF), a new report that examines the potential of worker-owned firms to create a more productive, stable, and equitable economy....

PND spoke with Brunner, founding director of the Media Democracy Fund and an advisor to the Quixote Foundation, about the role of philanthropy in the ongoing debates over freedom of expression, data privacy, and the impact of social media on civic discourse....

PND asked Shifman, executive director of the New York City-based NoVo Foundation, about the foundation's recently announced $90 million commitment to strengthen and deepen the movement for girls and young women of color in the United States....

Philanthropy News Digest spoke recently with Katherine Lorenz about the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation's ongoing strategic planning process and its ambitions going forward....