Twenty-eight American scholars will pursue graduate studies at the University of Cambridge in England in fields such as clinical neuroscience, conservation, geography, medieval and Renaissance literature, and technology policy....

A report from the Intentional Endowments Network finds that college and university endowment fiduciaries can pursue mission-aligned strategies focused on sustainable investments without sacrificing financial returns....

The online platform showcases the hundred top-rated proposals in the second round of the 100&Change competition, through which a $100 million grant will be awarded to an organization or collaboration working to solve a critical global challenge....

The school will use the latest gift from the foundation to recruit renowned faculty members, enhance academic programs, and launch student careers....

The gifts from the Austin-based Still Water Foundation will support the Blanton Museum of Art and the university's Landmarks Public Art Program....

The funds will support frontline responder efforts spearheaded by Peking University First Hospital, Union Hospital for Clinical Care, and three medical teams in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak....

Launched in 2007, the initiative works to change laws or policies to reduce road safety risk factors in low- and middle-income countries around the world in order to prevent traffic-related injuries and deaths....

In filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the national organization plans to create a Victims Compensation Trust to compensate victims of child sexual abuse....

The founder and CEO of Amazon has announced that he will commit $10 billion to the Bezos Earth Fund in support of "any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world...."

With the latest eight-figure gift from David and Dana Dornsife, the organization will work to create a new water, sanitation, and hygiene business plan and advance its goal of ensuring clean water for everyone, everywhere it works by 2030....

The second annual report from Robin Hood and Columbia University's Poverty Tracker found that 50 percent and 53 percent of survey respondents lived below the poverty line or experienced material hardship, respectively, at some point between 2015 and 2018....

The gift from insurance broker Acrisure will be used to establish a virtual center in support of caregivers, physicians, and physician-scientists working to deliver leading-edge care and lifesaving therapies....

The gift from Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation will support creation of the Transform Health Research In the Valley and Elsewhere (THRIVE) hub on the university's campus....

The gift will fund construction of an 84,000-square-foot complex that includes a new stadium, clubhouse, and indoor training facility....

The gift from the co-executive chair of the Carlyle Group will help fund a project to enhance the visitor experience at the library's Thomas Jefferson Building on Capitol Hill....

To fight child labor in Côte d'Ivoire and provide children in that country with access to a quality education, the foundation and its partners will mobilize investments totaling 150 million Swiss francs ($153.2 million) from the cocoa and chocolate industry, the Ivorian government, and international donors....

Buffett-funded efforts in Tibu, Colombia, will include support for security forces and local law enforcement, as well as subsidies, training, and technical assistance for local farmers willing to substitute legal crops such as cacao for coca....

The grants will support nonprofits working to provide entrepreneurship education and support and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Northeast Ohio....

The instruments include violins made by eighteenth-century masters Antonio Stradivarius and Sanctus Seraphin, as well as bows made by Nikolai Kittel, Francois Tourte, and W.E. Hill & Sons....

The deferred gift from donors who prefer to remain anonymous is the single largest for student scholarships in the university's history....

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

The A. James Clark Scholars Program in the Penn State College of Engineering will support ten scholars annually based on academic merit, extracurricular leadership, and commitment to civic engagement....

The gift from trustee Stacey Nicholas will endow the UCI Office of Access & Inclusion, which works with the schools of engineering and information and computer sciences to recruit, retain, and graduate students from underrepresented communities and groups....

The gift, along with an additional $1 million in gifts made since 2014, will create a $2 million endowment for the Thomas W. Palmer '69 and Susan Palmer Global Scholars Program....

News and staff announcements from community foundations in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, and Rhode Island....

The initiative is part of the firm's $350 million New Skills at Work, a commitment to prepare adults and youth for the future of work….

Fellowships were awarded to a hundred and twenty-six early-career scientists and scholars in the fields of chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, neuroscience, ocean sciences, and physics....

Total grant dollars awarded by the donor-advised fund sponsor in 2019 jumped 62 percent on a year-over-year basis, while the number of grants awarded increased 35 percent....