HHMI-Feature-Image-2.jpgHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), whose goal is to support “people, not projects,” and it has yielded some dramatic results. Headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, HMMI has more than 3,000 employees across the US – most of whom are scientists...
12.26.17 International Nonprofit News
News about grants, gifts In the wake of Mexico's recent earthquakes, UBM Mexico will donate £150k to the Carlos Slim Foundation, who in turn has agreed to match 5 to 1 all donations to reconstruction efforts in Mexico. The Foundation will utilize this...
12.26.17 NC Nonprofit News
News about grants, gifts The member-funded State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation is supporting a new healthcare and human services initiative in Davidson County, providing a $1.5 million grant for the construction of the SECU Autism Clinic at ABC of...
12.26.17 US Nonprofit News
News about grants, gifts The Rice Family Foundation, founded in early 2017 by Mike and Jane Rice of Utz® Quality Foods, LLC, has awarded $150,000 in grant funds to benefit twenty-three local nonprofit organizations in the greater Hanover, Pennsylvania and surrounding...
The Intersection of Profit and Purpose
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Keefe Harrison While society has historically relied on government and nonprofits to create solutions for our largest challenges like hunger, social injustice, and climate change, our current administration appears to have...
12.18.17 US Nonprofit News
News about grants, giftsGRID Alternatives received a $500,000 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support its SolarCorps Fellowship Program.The Chick-fil-A Foundation has granted 23 nonprofits the 2018 True Inspiration Award. The organizations...
12.18.17 NC Nonprofit News
News about grants, gifts The Barnabas Network received a $6,145 grant from Women Impacting Greensboro (WIG). The gift was made during WIG's quarterly awards dinner in November. Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines (GS-NCCP) received a $300,000...
Give with Heart, and Give Smart: 9 Things Donors Should Consider in 2018
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Christopher Purdy, President and CEO, DKT International According to the 2017 World Giving Index, the global decrease in giving is at its lowest point in the last three years and every Western country on the list has lowered its...
Impact Measurement (Part 1)
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Michelle DiSabato This is the first in a four-part series from Blackbaud's Impact Advisory Services on the value of impact measurement for both donors and nonprofits. Over the past 50 years, the philanthropic sector has continued...
Gift Guide for the Nonprofit Pro – Gifts that Give Back
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Vanessa Donohue This article is part of an ongoing series with FleishmanHillard, a full-service global public relations agency. The firm specializes in multiple channels and industries including nonprofit, consumer, healthcare...