A New Cadre of Nonprofit Board Members

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December 16, 2024

From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: A New Cadre of Nonprofit Board Members

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Boards

As Nonprofits Hunt for Better Board Members, Can MBA Philanthropy Help?

By George Anders

A New York financier’s $25 million of support helps create nonprofit boardroom placements for students learning the realities of foster care, immigration, health care for the elderly, and more.
New Leaders

Kara Inae Carlisle, Toya Fick, Romanita Hairston: Gen X Women of Color Leading Foundations

By Alex Daniels

The CEOs of the Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and Murdock Charitable Trust share a lot in common
Gifts Roundup

Mass. General Lands $100 Million for New Cancer Center

By Maria Di Mento

Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra received a $50 million windfall from board member Helen Zell, and aspiring librarians will benefit from a $25 million gift to the American Library Association for scholarships.

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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Tech billionaires are writing checks to fund Donald Trump’s second inauguration as they seek a friendlier relationship with the incoming administration. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to give $1 million. Trump has vowed to rescind a Biden-era rule that aims to minimize the risks of artificial intelligence. Facebook parent Meta has also given $1 million as, reportedly, has Amazon. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met recently with Trump after being a frequent target of the former president’s wrath. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said recently he wants to help Trump cut tech regulations. (Los Angeles Times)

More Billionaire News

Musk’s Charitable Foundation Sent Most of Its Millions to His Own Entities (Bloomberg)
Billionaire Jeff Yass Backed a Nonprofit That Took on DEI Policies (Bloomberg)
- Background from the Chronicle: Corporations and Higher Ed Are Backtracking on DEI. Will Foundations Fold?

More News

L.A. to Boost Pay for Nonprofits at Its Homeless Shelters (Los Angeles Times)
- Background from the Chronicle: Low Pay Is Driving Nonprofit Workers Away
Young Activists Take on a Government Agency in a Florida Climate Lawsuit (Associated Press)
A Nonprofit Leader, a Social Worker: Here Are the Stories of the People on Biden’s Clemency List (Associated Press)
‘Need Has Not Declined’: Chattanooga Nonprofits See Decline in Giving Since Pandemic (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
Financier and Philanthropist Mellody Hobson: ‘Most Parents Would Rather Talk About a Condom Than a Credit Card’ (Financial Times— subscription)

Opinion

Of Course Elon Musk’s Charity Is Skirting the Law (New Republic)
Notre-Dame Cathedral, an American Treasure in Paris: The U.S. Raised Some $62 Million To Help Reconstruct the Great Gothic Church. (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Why I Left My Job at an Anti-Racism Nonprofit After Oct. 7 (Jewish News of Northern California)
Giving Is Good for Everyone . . . And Not Just at Christmas (Financial Times— subscription)

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