Kettering Foundation Names Former Spelman College Provost as CEO

Plus, people who are homeless are not an investment opportunity (letter to the editor) ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. TRANSITIONS [Former Spelman College Provost Will Be Next CEO of Charles F. Kettering Foundation]( By M.J. Prest [STORY IMAGE]( Also, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has named its next president, and two women will lead the San Francisco Ballet for the first time. ADVERTISEMENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR [People Who Are Homeless Are Not an Investment Opportunity]( The head of a donor group aimed at tackling homelessness objects to a recent op-ed that proposes using endowment investments to solve the housing crisis. SPONSOR CONTENT | Funders for Real Cost, Real Change [Project Grants Need Not Be the Enemy]( NONPROFIT NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE Hiccups in Airbnb’s efforts to provide refugee housing have caused frustration for those seeking a place to stay after fleeing the war in Ukraine. Displaced Ukrainians cannot book directly, as the platform works through nonprofits as a fraud-prevention measure. But at least as late as March 8, the Help Ukraine website set up by Airbnb’s nonprofit arm had no list of aid-group partners. It now names the U.N.'s International Organization for Migration and HIAS, (formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society). Other concerns have been vetting would-be hosts as charities warn that human traffickers have targeted Ukrainian refugees. Airbnb.org was launched in 2020 with $6 million from the company’s co-founders, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nate Blecharczyk. Tax filings show it took in $10.5 million in cash contributions that year, plus $4.3 million in donated stock. In addition to contributions from the public and the company’s founders, the nonprofit accepts donations of space from Airbnb hosts, although it reimburses those who wish to be paid. ([MarketWatch]( One recent beneficiary of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s generosity has gone public with its ambivalence about accepting money from her Amazon fortune. FRIDA, the Young Feminist Fund, said it is “humbled and excited” to have the $10 million grant, but that it “vehemently reject[s] the oppressive, racial, capitalist, and exploitative systems that have enabled this wealth to grow.” The group’s concerns echo Scott’s almost apologetic blog posts on using her nearly $58 billion Amazon fortune to support people who are often-overlooked. In its statement, FRIDA said it would use the grant “as part of our larger reparative approach to wealth redistribution, shifting resources back to the hands of our communities, who Amazon and other governments as well as corporations have harmed and stolen from.” ([Devex]( Plus: Missouri’s sole abortion clinic gets millions from philanthropist’s Amazon fortune ([Kansas City Star]( More News - Donations to Clinics and Abortion Funds Are Helping Some Texans Get Abortions Despite a Devastating Law ([New York Times]( - She Starved and Nearly Died on Guardian’s Watch, Family Says ([New York Times]( - The Lack of Recognition for Women in the Nonprofit Industry ([Psychology Today]( Ukraine - Q&A: Bethenny Frankel Eyes $100 Million Goal for Ukraine Relief ([Associated Press]( - This Group Is Helping Museum Workers in Ukraine ([Hyperallergic]( Nonprofit Innovation - After 25 years, Brewster Kahle and the Internet Archive Are Still Working to Democratize Knowledge ([NiemanLab]( - How the Australian Wildfires Inspired an App That Makes Philanthropy Easy for Gen Z ([Orange County Register]( Arts and Culture - How Should Art Reckon With Climate Change? ([New York Times]( - In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return with it ([Los Angeles Times]( SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. EDITOR'S PICKS HIGHER EDUCATION [Why Philanthropy’s ‘Free College’ Programs Don’t Always Live Up to Their Promise]( By Drew Lindsay [STORY IMAGE]( New college scholarship programs aim to do what’s proved elusive so far: generate benefits for communities as well as students. FOUNDATION GIVING [Rockefeller Foundation Launches Ambitious $105 Million Effort to Produce Healthy, Climate-Friendly Food]( By Kristen Griffith [STORY IMAGE]( The new effort aims to send healthier food to schools, prisons, and people at risk of poor health, as well as adding greater diversity to the mix of the world’s food suppliers. BIG PHILANTHROPY [The Latest of MacKenzie Scott’s $12.3 Billion in Giving Shows Strong Support for Equity]( By Dan Parks [STORY IMAGE]( Some of the recipients of her philanthropy have included Habitat for Humanity, Planned Parenthood, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. GRANT MAKING [Lego Foundation’s New Grants Competition to Help Children Displaced by Covid, War, and Other Crises]( By Kristen Griffith [STORY IMAGE]( The corporate foundation is building on its other big grants that have helped Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee improve learning for the world’s youngest. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION [How One Organization Is Prioritizing Racial Equity and What It’s Learned]( By Henry A. J. Ramos and Trella R. Walker [STORY IMAGE]( The historically white-led Nonprofit Finance Fund shares its stumbles and successes as it has diversified its staff and board, sought more diverse vendors, become more transparent, and more. 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