In response to a Facebook post by donor Ed Meek suggesting that African-American students were responsible for declining enrollment and falling property values around the university's campus, chancellor Jeffery Vitter said he planned to expedite a process leading to the removal of Meek's name from the journalism school....

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

The funds will be used to directly subsidize smallholder farmers in Central America who have been impacted by sharply lower coffee prices....

According to the report, more than 80 percent of the Twitter accounts that spread misinformation during the 2016 presidential campaign are still active....

A report from Indiaspora found that fifty Indian Americans have made sixty-eight gifts of at least $1 million to thirty-seven U.S. colleges and universities since 2000....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas....

The grant to the New England Conservatory of Music will support a collaborative effort to provide advanced preparation to Boston-area middle and high school instrumental musicians from historically underrepresented communities....

The September grants include support for organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, youth and social services, education, and health....

Opportunity Insights, a partnership between economists from Harvard and Brown University, will conduct research on economic mobility and harness the power of big data to develop scalable policy solutions that empower families to achieve better life outcomes....

The report from the Institute for Nonprofit News found that its member organizations are generating combined annual revenue of nearly $350 million....

Twenty-five fellows working in fields ranging from the performing arts, to law and engineering, to computer science will each receive $625,000 over five years to follow their unique creative vision....

The Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative is a six-year effort to strengthen the health and capacity of arts organizations across the state....

The gift from Marc and Carolyn Rowan will support faculty recruitment and retention at the business management school as well as an innovative economic policy analysis program....

The gift from Lester and Sue Smith will support Legacy Tower, the hospital's new home for cardiac care and surgery, as well as patient care and research at Texas Children’s Cancer Center....

This year's list includes a philanthropy score for each individual based on an estimate of total lifetime giving as a percentage of net worth and other factors....

In addition to the foundation’s offices, the newly renovated and renamed Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice will be the new home of Philanthropy New York, the United Nations Foundation, and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York....

The report from GrantCraft illustrates why and how funders globally are engaging in the practice of ceding decision-making power to the communities they aim to serve....

The gift from Mike and Cindy Watts will fund scholarships and professorships, support hands-on learning programs, and launch an initiative to revitalize the Maryvale community where the couple grew up....

The grants will help pastors build relationships with experienced clergy who can guide them through key leadership challenges in their ministry....

Third-quarter grants were awarded to organizations working in the areas of arts and creativity, climate, education, and sector effectiveness....

Three-year grants will support cutting-edge biomedical research conducted by teams from the University of California, San Francisco, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University....

The culmination of a yearlong process, the changes reflect the foundation's belief that racial justice must underpin social justice....

The lion's share of the investment will support an initiative aimed at advancing the development and manufacture of a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Mers-CoV)....

The $1 million challenge recognizes ideas that address urgent global concerns at the intersection of peace, prosperity, and the planet in radically new ways....

The gift from the Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation will advance collaborative efforts between UVA's McIntire School of Commerce and School of Medicine to create educational offerings that integrate business concepts into biomedical science and healthcare leadership studies....

The grants include $15.5 million to the San Francisco and Oakland school districts, $2 million to address homelessness and hunger, and $500,000 to renovate city playgrounds....

A report from the Salvation Army and Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University found that in states where residents are less trusting of government, individuals are more likely to turn to a nonprofit such as the Salvation Army for assistance....

The partnership between the Islamic Development Bank and Education Above All will enable low-income countries to access loan funding that can be used to invest in enrolling out-of-school children in primary education....