The program annually selects twelve charitable sector leaders age 40 and under to engage in professional development training aimed at honing their leadership skills and growing their influence....

With the goal of providing flexible, lower-cost financing to women- and minority-led businesses, Kaiser Permanente and LISC are each committing $30 million in capital for inclusive economic development in low-wealth communities....

Launched with the aim of getting  the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals back on track, the campaign generated commitments of more than $1.5 billion in grants and $5.4 billion in loans and guarantees in support of efforts to provide equitable access to COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines as they become available....

The commitment includes $10 million over three years to launch a racial justice initiative that builds on the fund's work with justice, governance, and civic culture organizations to identify solutions for dismantling structural racism in America....

A survey by Independent Sector found that while a majority of Americans have confidence in the ability of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy to strengthen society, levels of trust were lower among underserved and rural respondents....

A survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals found that 57 percent of respondents expected giving in the second quarter to be down on a year-over-year basis, while 56 percent anticipated fundraising totals for the year to decline and 72 percent expected to raise less in 2021 than they would in a typical year....

The Indy Arts and Culture Restart & Resilience Fund will award one-time grants ranging from $5,000 to $500,000 to help Marion County arts nonprofits cover the costs of restarting operations in accordance with public health guidelines....

Investments made under the commitment will focus on equity and inclusion, education, and entrepreneurship....

U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Paul G. Allen Family, Golisano, and Bob Woodruff foundations....

An initial group of ten institutions, foundations, and individuals has made a three-year commitment to catalyze impact investments in the arts and culture-related industries....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The gift will establish the Hellman Fellows Endowed Fund and the Society of Hellman Fellows and will permanently support the fellowship program on the ten campuses of the UC system....

Nicholas S. Zeppos, who served as Vanderbilt's chancellor from 2008 to 2019, will work with university leadership to determine the best use of the gift....

Resources have been focused on providing solutions for frontline health workers and first responders working to assist communities and individuals impacted by COVID-19....

Supported by the funders of the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, the International COVID-19 Data Research Alliance will help researchers access global clinical data from previous studies and trials to conduct integrated analyses....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island....

A report from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that $28.5 billion in funding will be needed over the next twelve months to address the impacts of COVID-19 and protect the progress made to date in reducing deaths from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria....

A report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society estimates that 13 percent of all nonprofit-sector jobs were lost, accounting for 8.8 percent of all non-public-sector job losses....

Grants were awarded to fifty-seven organizations in support of projects aimed at ending systemic racism, including efforts to reimagine the city's approach to affordable housing and end cash bail....

The organization has committed $50 million in support of new and ongoing research to explore questions faced by COVID-19 patients, health providers, and healthcare systems and awarded $25 million in support of other health-related research....

Content will include articles, podcasts, long- and short-form blogs, and videos that capture multiple perspectives and are rooted in Girl Scouts values....

The grant will support a ten-year community investment plan in Fresno, California, with a focus on addressing racial and systemic barriers to economic opportunity, community engagement and neighborhood leadership, and workforce and small business development, business recruitment, and wealth creation in low-income neighborhoods....

The commitment is focused on increasing representation of people of color and a culture of inclusion at the company; extending a vision for social change throughout its business ecosystem; and using data, technology, and partnerships to improve the lives of black and African American citizens....

The Student Freedom Initiative will offer African-American juniors and seniors majoring in STEM fields at historically black colleges and universities a flexible, lower-risk alternative to private high-interest student loans....

A report from the Center on Poverty & Social Policy at Columbia University finds that administrative barriers to accessing stimulus checks and an end to expanded unemployment benefits after July could reduce the efficacy of the CARES Act in terms of mitigating rising poverty rates....

U.S.-based corporate funders announcing commitments in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include Clif Bar & Company, MetLife Foundation, and the New Balance Foundation....

An analysis of sample data by the Association of Fundraising Professionals' Fundraising Effectiveness Project found that even as overall giving in the first three months of the year declined 6 percent on a year-over-year basis, donations of under $250 increased 5.8 percent....

Seeded by Morgan Stanley and the Ford Foundation, and managed by TruFund Financial Services, the Impact Developers Fund will provide individualized capital solutions, including debt and equity, to emerging women- and minority-owned real estate developers....