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Jacobson Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Children's Hospital
The gift from the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital will create two endowed chairs and expand the hospital’s collaboration with the Blank Children’s Hospital....

Georgetown University Announces $20 Million Gift
The gift initially will support the Baker Trust for Transformational Learning, the Baker Catalyst Fund, and the Baker Programs….

Daniels Fund Awarded $57.4 Million in 2018
Awards announced by the Denver-based foundation include $39.1 million in grants and $18.2 million in scholarships to students in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming….

Community Foundation Update (02/23/19)
News and staff announcements from community foundations in California,Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C....

UNC School of Dentistry Receives $27.6 Million Bequest
The gift will create new merit scholarships and bolster existing scholarship funds, support professorships and staff awards, and extend the school's student service-learning program....

Nonprofits Missing Out on Social Media Connections, Study Finds
A report from consulting firm Dunham+Company found that many nonprofits still view social media as a tool for broadcasting announcements and/or raising awareness rather than as a way to deepen their connections with constituents....

Online Giving Increased 1.2 Percent in 2018, Report Finds
Based on overall giving data from more than nine thousand nonprofit organizations and online giving data from over fifty-five hundred nonprofits, a report from Blackbaud found that online donations accounted for a record 8.5 percent of overall fundraising revenue last year....

John Carroll University Receives $20 Million Pledge
The unrestricted pledge from an alumnus who prefers to remain anonymous will be used to bolster the Jesuit university's academic programs, improve the campus, and enhance the student experience....

Sloan Foundation Announces 2019 Research Fellowships
A hundred and twenty-six early-career scientists and scholars in eight scientific and technical fields will receive $70,000 over two years to pursue their research....

Many Institutions Rethinking Gifts From Sackler Family
Several prominent universities, museums, and nonprofits are reviewing their philanthropic relationship with members of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin....

Immigrant Justice Corps Announces 2019 Fellowships
Twenty-seven new law school graduates will serve for two years at top legal services agencies, where they will represent immigrants fighting deportation and seeking lawful status and citizenship....

St. Lawrence University Receives $15 Million Campaign Gift
The funds will be used to endow two new professorships in the area of public health....

Carroll University Receives $5.5 Million From Alumnus
The gift will provide support for the university's business program, an endowed faculty position, two new scholarship programs, and an existing scholarship fund....

Solutions Project to Invest in Climate Groups Led by Women, Minorities
The grantmaking charity, which works to accelerate the global transition to 100 percent clean energy, will invest 95 percent of its resources in leaders of color by 2020, with at least 80 percent directed to organizations led by women....

SFMOMA to Sell Rothko Painting
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will auction Mark Rothko's Untitled, 1960 and use the proceeds to diversify its collection, enhance its holdings of contemporary art, and address historical gaps in its collection....

NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation
The Life Story Grants program will support efforts to help girls and women avoid or leave the sex trade through system-focused interventions....

Knight Foundation Commits $300 Million to Rebuild Local News Ecosystem
Initial investments will support efforts to build new business models, strengthen investigative reporting, protect press freedom, promote news literacy, and connect with audiences....

Fund Launched to Catalyze Impact Investments in Developing Countries
The Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund will focus on generating private-sector investment in small and midsize enterprises, farmers' organizations, and smallholder farmers' groups, which have had limited access to finance because traditional institutions view them as too risky....

UCLA Receives $15 Million Gift for Student-Athlete Academic Facility
When completed, the 20,000-square-foot facility will be home to modern technology labs, spaces for individual and group study, tutorial areas, and office space for university staff....

Dartmouth Receives $13 Million to Assist First-Generation Students
Funding will be used to expand the First Year Student Enrichment Program, which provides resources and mentoring and resources to first-year students who are the first in their families to attend college....

National Philanthropic Trust Awarded $1 Billion in 2018
Donor-advised funds administered by the organization recommended 46,452 grants — up 28 percent from 2017 — totaling more than $1 billion, a year-over-year increase of 12 percent....

Jewish Youth Group Awarded $25 Million for Women's Empowerment Program
The gift from Ted and Harriette Perlman will launch the Anita M. Perlman Women's Leadership Initiative, which will work to mobilize young BBYO alumnae to assume leadership positions in the organization and create new leadership development opportunities....

Citizens in Only One State Can Pass U.S. Citizenship Exam, Study Finds
According to a nationwide survey of forty-one thousand adults, only a majority of adults in Vermont earned a passing grade on a multiple-choice test adapted from a U.S. citizenship exam....

UW Receives $5 Million Gift for Business Student Center, Scholarships
The gift from the estate of alumna Lois Mottonen will help support a new College of Business Student Success Center, scholarships, and the university's American Heritage Center....

Brown University Receives $5 Million Gift for Anthropology Museum
The gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support a detailed inventory of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology's holdings and the initial steps involved in moving the collection closer to the university's campus in Providence....

University of Georgia Law School Receives $3 Million for Scholarships
The gift from alumna Kathelen V. Amos ('82) and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation will fund partial-tuition scholarships as well as a professional development stipend for law school students who are the first in their families to graduate from college....

Aetna Announces Winners of Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge
The Mecklenburg County Health Department in North Carolina and the Coalition United to Reach Equity (CURE) in Bridgeport, Connecticut, were recognized for their efforts to make measurable, scalable progress on a local public health issue....

People in the News (02/17/19): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....