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Subject: What Will Buffett’s Children Do With Billions More?
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Caught between growing demand and declining donations, food charities in Kansas City are expanding the traditional food-bank model to feed hungry people in the region. Harvesters Community Food Network, for example, reported rescuing about 6.6 million pounds of food last year that was to be thrown out by grocery stores, and it is working with farmers to make sure no food is left rotting in the fields. Kansas City Community Gardens provides food from its volunteer-run sites and teaches people how to grow their own. According to one estimate, one in eight adults and one in six children in the region live with food insecurity. (KCUR)
Background from the Chronicle: The Teen Climate Activist Who Turned Her Food-Waste Science Project Into a Foundation
Advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs are gearing up to fight the incoming Trump administration, even as conservatives have already cowed many institutions on the issue. State legislation and pressure from lawmakers have led some universities to roll back their policies. And last year’s congressional drubbing of university professors over anti-Israel protests and campus DEI efforts “got everyone terrified, including private university presidents who previously had been pretty brave about these things,” said Jeremy Young, an executive with PEN America. Further, Donald Trump is likely to reinstate a directive, which Joe Biden had rescinded, banning DEI programs among federal agencies and contractors. “Federal policies do have a domino effect on other states, on foundations, on individual donors,” a lawyer for American for the Arts said. (Guardian)
Background from the Chronicle: Nonprofits, Legal Experts React to the Fearless Fund Decision to Shutter Grant Program to Black Entrepreneurs
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Music: The Music Man Foundation seeks to empower organizations using music to catalyze enduring change. The Foundation is currently accepting applications for the National Meredith Willson Awards, which provide multi-year, general operating support to national programs and organizations using music to achieve systemic change. Grants range from $100,000 to $1,000,000 over a two-year period; application deadline January 24.
Education: The Longview Foundation supports K-12 education projects in the U.S. that build global perspectives in teachers and students. The Foundation provides one-year grants focused on increasing global dimensions within K-12 education in the U.S. in the following strategy areas: Internationalizing Teacher Preparation grants support efforts to expand preservice teachers’ global knowledge and skills. Grants range from $15,000 to $25,000; application deadline January 16.
