People in the News (02/28/2021): appointments, promotions, obituaries
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector.
This week's roundup includes announcements from the Joyce Foundation, McKnight Foundation, George Gund Foundation, Eugene and Agnes Meyer Foundation, Barnes Foundation, Solomon K. Guggenheim Foundation, Sheri and Less Biller Family Foundation, Ballmer Group, and Creative Capital....
February 28, 2021
Recent news
- Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awards $115 million in grants February 28, 2021
- UC Davis receives $1.5 million for African American, African studies February 28, 2021
- Green Finance Institute, Laudes Foundation partner on decarbonization February 28, 2021
- Bristol Myers Squibb awards $11 million for health equity February 27, 2021
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Off the shelf
- Five Days: The Fiery Reckoning of an American City
- The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
- The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America
- The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry
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A blog of opinion and commentary
- 5 Questions for...Helene Gayle, President and CEO, Chicago Community Trust
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- Charter schools have contributed to education equality and saved lives
- Climate philanthropy beyond the check: holding banks accountable
- Business must do more to restore our democracy — and philanthropy must help
- [Review] 'It's A Helluva Town: Joan K. Davidson, the J.M. Kaplan Fund and the Fight for a Better New York'
- Charitable gifts may not actually be gifts...yet
- If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that local organizations are our best bet in fighting hunger
Most read
- Three couples sign on to Giving Pledge February 23, 2021
- Billionaire philanthropy is a PR scam, wealth tax proponent argues February 24, 2021
- Warner Music, Blavatnik Foundation announce social justice grants February 23, 2021
- Cognizant announces $250 million global CSR initiative February 25, 2021
- Gates Foundation Awards $20 Million to BBC World Service Trust March 7, 2011
- Gates Foundation Sells Off Most of Its Healthcare, Pharmaceutical Holdings August 18, 2009
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