Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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Nonprofit News Summary
Bill & Melinda Gates File For Divorce
After 27 years of marriage, Bill and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce, rocking one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the process. The Gates Foundation, which began working with providing internet to libraries, now manages nearly $5 billion in annual grants and employs nearly 1,600 people, tackling problems all over the world. The organization has recently given nearly $1.6 billion to fight COVID-19 globally. The New York Times quotes Megan Tompkins-Stange, a public policy professor at the University of Michigan, who notes that “the foundation’s $50 billion endowment is in a charitable trust that is irrevocable” that “cannot be removed or divided up as a marital asset.” She says that while change may come, she doesn’t see this “as a big asteroid landing on the field of philanthropy as some of the hyperbole around this has indicated.”
Read more ➝The United States is more and more finding that decreasing demand, not limited supply, is limiting vaccine intake among the general population. Organizations such as the Ad Council, Kaiser Family Foundation and others are working hard to both understand what motivates vaccine hesitancy and then educate the public about vaccines and answer common questions about them. These organizations represent just a few of the nonprofit, philanthropic, and other public policy and health organizations working hard to educate the public at a critical juncture of the pandemic.
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Summary
247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report
246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero
245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes
244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn
243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast
242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History
241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview
240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official
239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer
238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview
237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches
236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack
235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression
234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden
233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report
231: Your Voice Matters: Author Interview
230:(news) Redistricting Battles & Thinning Girl Scout Cookie sales
229: What I learned in 5 Years at Whole Whale: Meredith Esquivel
228:(news) SCOTUS Deciding on Donor Privacy & Marijuana Funding for Nonprofits
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