Save the Children U.S. Has a New President

Plus, Philanthropy has a crucial role to play in curbing the mortality rates of black and brown mothers (opinion) [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. [Save the Children U.S. Brings in New President (Transitions)]( By M.J. Prest Also, the Marshall Project and the Center for Public Integrity both hire veteran news editors as their leaders, and the longtime CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will retire next winter. ADVERTISEMENT [Curbing the Mortality Rates of Black and Brown Mothers Is Crucial Role for Philanthropy (Opinion)]( By Toni Hill and Tikvah Wadley NE Mississippi Birthing Project and HealthConnect One Serena Williams and Beyoncé called national attention to the problem women of color face in childbirth. We volunteer to help prevent deaths of such women, but more investment in paid workers would save lives. PREMIUM Podcast [Aspen Institute’s CEO on Running a Nonprofit Focused on the Exchange of Ideas]( Dan Porterfield discusses the range of programs the institute runs on education, leadership, and policy studies — and its convening of leaders to discuss important issues of the day. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere PNC Financial Services Group has invested $150 million more for early-childhood education. Since 2004, it has given $500 million to Grow Up Great. ([Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]( See a Chronicle article for more about PNC and other corporate grant makers. The Starr Foundation has contributed $50 million for stem-cell research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medicine. The money will fund efforts to better understand Parkinson's disease, seizure disorders, and cancer. ([Crain's New York Business]( Top officials at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center repeatedly violated conflict-of-interest policies, according to a review. The report found that officials created a culture in which profits took precedence over research and patient care. The findings followed months of turmoil over executives' ties to drug and health-care companies. ([New York Times]( More News and Analysis - MacKenzie Bezos, Now Divorced From Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Will Oversee $36 Billion in Assets and Continue to Work With Her Ex-Husband on Philanthropic Projects ([Recode]( - Lawmakers Advance Changes at U. of Maryland Medical System as Trustee Scandal Widens ([Washington Post]( - Drugmakers Jazz, Alexion, Lundbeck to Pay $123 Million to Resolve U.S. Charity Kickback Inquiry ([Reuters]( - Gates Foundation Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths ([New York Times]( About Nonprofit Innovation - The Process of Recycling Is Broken, but Nonprofits and Others Are Finding Ways to Fix It ([Fast Company]( - This Food Incubator Supporting Refugees Is One of Denver's Best Restaurants ([Food and Wine]( - Rockefeller Foundation-Funded 'Hamilton' Program Puts Students on the Stage ([Forbes]( Weekend Reading Abigail Disney, Walt Disney's granddaughter, talks about philanthropy. She says she has donated $70 million in 30 years and plans to continue giving for the rest of her life. ([Cut]( Slain musician and California philanthropist Nipsey Hussle leaves behind a legacy of revitalizing his community. He was celebrated for establishing businesses in poor areas and funding STEM research. ([NPR]( Rep. Karen Bass plans to enter his contributions to South Los Angeles into the Congressional Record. ([Page Six]( A 82-year-old Florida lawyer has donated $35 million so far in his lifetime and plans to keep giving. Fred Levin, who has been treated for lung cancer, says he feels lucky to be alive after being told in 2016 he had eight months to live. His favorite groups include the YMCA of Northwest Florida, Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, and Habitat for Humanity. ([Pensacola News Journal]( Join Next Week’s Webinar How Can You Prove to Donors What Would Happen If Your Nonprofit Didn’t Exist? Donors increasingly want to support work they know is making a difference. But it’s often hard for nonprofits to figure out how to measure their impact in a meaningful way. Join us on April 11 for a one-hour online session that will help program managers and executives set and measure goals they can use to demonstrate results over time ― and make their case for support to grant makers and individuals. Plus, you'll learn how to show donors quantitatively what would happen if your nonprofit wasn't doing its vital work. [Sign up now]( to save 20 percent when you join us on April 11. Price rises tomorrow. New Grant Opportunities Your Chronicle subscription includes free access to [GrantStation's]( database of grant opportunities. Among the latest listings: - [Mental illness.]( Department of Health and Human Services makes grants for employment programs for youths and young adults with serious emotional problems and for adults with serious mental illnesses, including those who also have a substance-use disorder. The application deadline is May 17. - [Landscape conservation.]( Network for Landscape Conservation supports groups that work on key building blocks of conserving land. One set of grants will go to any eligible groups; another set will go to partnerships that are led by indigenous people and that serve indigenous communities. One- or two-year grants of $10,000 to $25,000 will be provided. The pre-proposal deadline is April 26; full proposals are due July 1. What Everyone Else Is Reading [Education, Housing, and a Hawaiian Island Are Top Chan Zuckerberg Priorities]( The Chronicle takes a closer look at the grant-making information disclosed earlier this week by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative. PREMIUM ADVERTISEMENT [No Equity Without Everyone: Philanthropy Must Fully Include People With Disabilities (Opinion)]( Fifteen grant makers are providing $10 million in a push to make sure foundations are hiring and getting advice from people with physical, mental, and other disabilities. [Why One College Placed Its Fundraising and Technology Efforts Under One Leader]( An executive with sales and information technology experience wears two hats at a small liberal-arts institution. PREMIUM [Billionaire Len Blavatnik Pours Money Into Education, Medical Research, and History]( With an estimated net worth of $17.8 billion, the Russian American investor wants to tell the stories of ordinary people, especially Jews, who lived through the World Wars. PREMIUM [Rebecca Rimel to Step Down as CEO of Pew Charitable Trusts]( She oversaw one of the most stunning changes in the philanthropy world, shifting a wealthy family fund to charity status so it could do more advocacy and political work. That change paved the way a generation later for donors like Mark Zuckerberg, Pricilla Chan, and Laurene Powell Jobs to eschew the typical foundation structure of their philanthropic work. PREMIUM Job Opportunities Find your next job in the Chronicle's jobs section, where employers have posted hundreds of the best career opportunities in the nonprofit world. Here are a few: [Chief Advancement Officer]( The Atlanta Opera [Assistant Director of Campaign and Major Gift Operations]( Columbia University [Associate Director, Reunion Class Giving]( Columbia University [Search the Chronicle's jobs database](. Subscribe Today [Get unlimited access]( to expert insight, tools, and practical advice. [The Chronicle of Philanthropy]( [Stop receiving]( this email. [Sign up]( for other newsletters. [View]( our privacy policy. © 2019 [The Chronicle of Philanthropy]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037