Philanthropy News

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Management Consultants for the Arts (MCA), the nation’s leading executive search and consulting firm dedicated to arts and culture organizations, today announced that Rebekah Diaz and Carlton Ford, founders of Diaz Inclusion Consulting, have assumed ownership of the firm, marking a new chapter in MCA’s more than 40-year history. MCA will continue to operate under its established name and mission, expanding its capacity to support arts and culture organizations through...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arbor Day Foundation is digging into a new kind of climate conversation in its upcoming podcast, “Unearthing Optimism.” The show features a series of conversations between CEO Dan Lambe and notable guests like Bill Nye the Science Guy, actor Rainn Wilson and The Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams. In episode one, Abrams shares her experience covering natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and reflects on evolving environmental challenges and the...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast, the Healey-Driscoll administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) today announced significant progress in broadband infrastructure upgrades to public and affordable housing units across the Commonwealth. These upgrades, part of the first round of funding in the Residential Retrofit Program, provide access to high-speed, symmetrical Internet and robust connectivity for residents. State officials...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wesleyan Impact Partners Receives $5 Million Eli Lilly Endowment Grant to Share Stories of Christian Faith via "All the Good You Can" Campaign...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 2025, OneLegacy, the organ, eye, and tissue procurement organization serving Southern California, coordinated organ donation from 748 individuals, an all-time National record. Because of the generosity of these donors and their families, and the support of dedicated medical teams, an organizational record of 1,949 lifesaving organs were transplanted. The year’s accomplishments included record kidney and liver transplant numbers, 975 kidneys and 467 livers. In 20...

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Amalgamated Bank, a subsidiary of Amalgamated Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: AMAL), announced a five-million-dollar loan to Finanta, a 33-year-old community development financial institution (CDFI) advancing economic opportunities for individuals, families and entrepreneurs. This infusion of funds will expand access to capital for affordable housing developers, healthy food providers in food deserts, community development projects, childcare and education provide...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today announced that Howard R. Soule, Ph.D., will retire as PCF’s Chief Science Officer, Executive Vice President, and Lori and Michael Milken Chair at the end of March 2026. For nearly three decades, Dr. Soule’s visionary leadership of PCF’s prestigious and high-impact programs to advance prostate cancer research and treatments has helped improve and extend the lives of countless patients with prostate cancer, helping drive the...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation announced the launch of the Maryland Youth Mental Health Corps (YMHC), a new service initiative that addresses the escalating youth mental health epidemic while cultivating the next generation of behavioral health professionals. This statewide initiative—developed in partnership with AmeriCorps, Pinterest, and the Schultz Family Foundation—trains and mobilizes young adults to provide near-peer mental...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DataCamp pledges free AI training to one million teachers and students worldwide in 2026, and expands partnership with the Mark Cuban Foundation....

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms1, today announced the promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner. Her appointment reflects both her leadership in expanding 500 Global’s footprint across high-growth regions and the accelerating AI transformation that is positioning nascent and emerging markets as central drivers of the next era of global growth. Mei Chel joined 500 Global in 2016 and was appointed Partner in 2023. Ove...