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John Deere Foundation Awards $19 Million to Reduce World Hunger

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions. Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.

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Clarios Foundation Pledges $20 Million to Unicef to Improve Environmental Health for Children

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Also, the Kislak Family Foundation gave $10 million to the Library of Congress for a new gallery about Indigenous societies, and several major grants have been announced at the U.N.

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FedEx Founder Gives $65 Million to Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Fred Smith’s gift to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will increase the number of scholarships the charity provides to the children of those who served in the U.S. By Maria Di Mento. Marine Corps and the U.S.

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A Former Executive at the Starr Foundation Returns as Its President

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Daniel Yee Courtney O’Malley was vice president of the Starr Foundation for 10 years. Also, Save the Children U.S. More recently, she served as executive director of the Theodore J. Forstmann Charitable Trust. has tapped a new chief operating officer, and NPR CEO John Lansing will retire at the end of the year.

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How inflation affects foundation grantmaking decisions

Candid

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. We added 8% to each grant award.”

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Ep185: The Story Behind Big Lots' $50 Million Gift to Nationwide Children's Hospital

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. But this was just the tip of the iceberg.

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CauseTalk Radio Ep60: Investment in Employees Pays Dividends for Children Cancer Nonprofits

Selfish Giving

On today’s episode of CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to John Kordsmeier , President of the Northwest Mutual Foundation , about the first year results of their fundraising efforts for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Starlight Children’s Foundation. The results have been impressive: $1.5

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