Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Hires Its First Director

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March 17, 2023

From: Philanthropy Today

Subject: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Hires Its First Director

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Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Names First Director

By M.J. Prest

Also, a pediatric hematologist oncologist will take the helm of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in May, and the Kalamazoo Community Foundation will install a new CEO this summer.
The Face of Philanthropy

The Home Depot Foundation Aims to Help Build Careers in Construction

By Emily Haynes

The grant maker is committing $50 million over 10 years to train more people for well-paying, secure jobs in the skilled trades — with a focus on women and people of color.

Webinars

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Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online

Opinion: Companies’ donations to a controversial police training campus outside Atlanta undermine public accountability and their own recent, loud commitments to racial justice. Atlanta-based corporations, including Coca-Cola ($1 million); Rollins, the exterminating conglomerate ($5 million); and United Parcel Service ($1 million), have given to an Atlanta Police Foundation fundraising campaign that appears to be for the training ground, which activists have dubbed Cop City. Opponents say the project will contribute to the militarization of the police, and nearby residents are protesting the felling of up to 400 acres of an ecologically important forest. The foundation aims to raise two-thirds of the $90 million price tag, outside of the public oversight that city and state contributions must undergo. Most major donors and the foundation did not respond to requests for comment, and the supportive mayor of Atlanta and governor of Georgia have dismissed the protesters as outsiders. (Forbes)

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The State’s Nonprofit Hospitals Are Failing New Yorkers (Buffalo News)
Should San Jose Require Nonprofits to Register as Lobbyists? (San Jose Spotlight)
No Single Organization Can Fix Racial Housing Inequity on Its Own. We Must Work Together. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Trust in Science Has Eroded Since the Pandemic Began. How Should Philanthropy Respond?

By Sam Gill and Elizabeth Christopherson

Both historical mistreatment of people of color and widespread misinformation have diminished confidence in medical science. Grant makers can foster a culture that acknowledges and addresses science’s imperfections.
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Thanks to the good ideas of local nonprofits — and to an influx of federal and state funds — projects such as turning West Virginia coal mines into greenhouses, launching training programs in sustainable trades on the Crow Reservation in Montana, and expanding West Virginians’ access to broadband have seen the light of day.
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