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Awarded to 56 organizations through @BorealisPhil's Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, $4.33 million in grants are aimed at building and nourishing the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and journalism ecosystem partners.
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Awarded to 56 organizations through the organization’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, the grants are aimed at building and nourishing the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and...
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“I got lucky with my stuff, but I don’t need the money, so I’m giving it away." @craignewmark
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The online marketplace entrepreneur, who awards grants through Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes....
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“Some of our family’s fondest and most bonding memories revolve around @MSU_Athletics, so these funds are well placed in supporting an institution that contributed so meaningfully to our lives.” #highered #MI
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The gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, the largest single commitment in the history of MSU, includes $290 million in support of athletics, a $100 million investment in an entity to be formed by the...
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Job of the day: Texas Ballet Theater - Director of Development
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Director of Development.
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“The fight to end polio shows what is possible when the world invests together in a shared goal.” Health funders commit $1.9 billion—@gatesfoundation $1.2 billion—to @EndPolioNow for polio vaccines to 370 million children. @Rotary @BloombergDotOrg
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Commitments to the underfunded Global Polio Eradication Initiative include $1.2 billion from the Gates Foundation, $450 million from Rotary International, and $100 million from Bloomberg Philanthro...
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RFP of the day: Vanguard Charitable invites applications for Sustainable Disaster-Relief Fund; Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded to help communities rebuild and establish necessary infrastructure to better handle the impact of a repeat disaster
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Grants of up to $30,000 will be awarded in support of communities as they rebuild and establish necessary infrastructure to better handle the impact of a repeat disaster....
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The gift from the Daily’s Foundation will support the Jacksonville #FL hospital’s efforts to revitalize and redevelop the first floor of the Daily’s Foundation Pavilion into a multipurpose conference center #health
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The gift from the Daily’s Foundation will support the Jacksonville, Florida, hospital’s efforts to revitalize and redevelop the first floor of the Daily’s Foundation Pavilion into a multipurpose...
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. @nypl has announced a $50 million gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano to endow the library’s adult education programs.
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The gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano will help maintain and expand the library’s adult education programs, including English language learning, workforce development, and digital tech literacy...
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. @UCIrvine has announced a $50 million gift to its Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (MIND) from alumni couple Charles (M.A. ’06, Ph.D. ’10) and Ann Quilter (M.S. ’79).
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The gift from alumni couple Charles and Ann Quilter is in addition to nearly $30 million in other commitments in support of a dedicated center for advancing the mission of the university’s Institute...
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Top story: @SMU receives $60 million from the Dallas-based O’Donnell Foundation for new interdisciplinary energy-sector program to fuel sector growth across the northern Texas region.
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The award from the Dallas-based O’Donnell Foundation will help launch Southern Methodist University’s Energy Science, Innovation, and Enterprise program designed to fuel the current energy boom...
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“The ECAC is thrilled to be partnering with the New York Jets and the Betty Wold Johnson Foundation to provide a premium intercollegiate flag football league for hundreds of young #women athletes interested in pursuing their athletics dreams.”@ECACSports
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The grant to the Eastern College Athletic Conference aims to create the largest collegiate women’s flag football league in the nation, launching in spring 2026....
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“We designed the 2025 Innovation Fund to advance new solutions to unmet #mentalhealth challenges faced by young people. These 10 organizations stood out for their creativity, credibility, and commitment to young people.” @TowFdn
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Awarded through its Innovation Fund, the grants serve youth in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, or Pennsylvania....
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“This field represents opportunity, resilience, and community—values that shaped me growing up and continue to inspire me today. New York has become my second home, and I’m honored to help build brighter futures right here.”
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The plan to renovate the Brigadier General Charles Young Playground in Harlem into a state-of-the-art 150,000 square foot athletic field includes approximately $7.5 million in law enforcement asset...
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Job of the day: Heal the Bay - Chief Philanthropy Officer
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Chief Philanthropy Officer.
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“This gift will realize a vision to create an #arts district on the western edge of our campus [where] we can integrate art into an area...that is an increasingly vibrant and vital intersection of campus and city, town, and gown.” @universityofky #KY
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The $150 million gift from the Bill Gatton Foundation will support the construction of a new arts district in Lexington....
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RFP of the day: Herb Block Foundation invites applications for Pathways Out of Poverty Program; grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to organizations working to help young people and adults in need in the greater #DC region obtain a quality #education
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Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations working to help young people and adults in need in the greater Washington, D.C., region obtain a quality education....
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. @BorealisPhil announced grants totaling $4.33 million to 56 organizations to help ensure that Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian people have access to the news and information they need to navigate geographies and social systems.
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Awarded to 56 organizations through the organization’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, the grants are aimed at building and nourishing the capacity and sustainability of news organizations and...
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. @craignewmark is the latest Giving Pledge signatory.
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The online marketplace entrepreneur, who awards grants through Craig Newmark Philanthropies, has a net worth of $1.3 billion, according to Forbes....
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The gift from Greg and Dawn Williams includes $290 million in support of @MSU_Athletics, a $100 million investment in an entity to be formed by the affiliated organization Spartan Ventures, and $11 million toward academic and extracurricular initiatives
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The gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, the largest single commitment in the history of MSU, includes $290 million in support of athletics, a $100 million investment in an entity to be formed by the...
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