Tag: Philanthropy
How Southern Power Fund upends traditional grantmaking
Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September.
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Ousted Grammys CEO, Recording Academy reach settlement
NEW YORK — Ousted Grammys CEO Deborah Dugan and the Recording Academy have reached a confidential settlement over why the former leader was let...
NJ residents flock outside as vaccine earns free state parks
ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK, N.J. — As New Jersey residents prepare to head outdoors for the Fourth of July, the state's parks are already...
Alabama teenager donates his hair for children with cancer
Kieran Moïse’s afro was a splendid 19 inches, a huge part of his personality. But after six years of growth, the 17-year-old Alabamian knew...
Brazil scrambles to help the poor, while they barely hang on
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has asked supermarkets to lower prices of staple foods and his economy minister suggested homeless people...
Nicaraguan government pursues NGO in widening crackdown
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities ordered the capture of a former education minister and a businessman Thursday as the government's crackdown continued to expand...
Biden signals equity focus with new AmeriCorps leader choice
President Biden plans to nominate Michael Smith to lead AmeriCorps, sending a strong signal of an intent to focus on racial equity at the...
Black scholar Earl Lewis on the Floyd murder and reparations
Reparations, Earl Lewis says, are not about the past.
Rather, they...
Charitable giving in the U.S. reaches all-time high in 2020
Galvanized by the racial justice protests and the coronavirus pandemic, charitable giving in the United States reached a record $471 billion in 2020, according...
Browns WR Landry says OBJ looks “amazing” after knee surgery
EASTLAKE, Ohio — Odell Beckham Jr.'s knee looks fine for football. His softball swing needs work.
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