September 13, 2023 Why This Major Antipoverty Funder Is Ramping Up Its Investment in HBCUs September 13, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Against the backdrop of rising funder interest and a controversial Supreme Court decision, the big-donor funding collaborative Blue Meridian Partners is tripling its investment in the HBCU Transformation Project.Read More
July 26, 2022 This Major Anti-Poverty Collaborative is Doubling Down on Support for Early Childhood July 26, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen Blue Meridian’s big investment in HealthySteps demonstrates the funding collaborative’s commitment to early childhood and interventions that disrupt the intergenerational cycle of poverty.Read More
March 02, 2022 How One Funder Is Helping Kids in the South Flourish by Starting Early and Close to Home March 02, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen In an effort to break the cycle of poverty, the Duke Endowment is making an ambitious investment in early childhood and place-based giving, with a focus on Guilford County, North Carolina. Read More
May 01, 2019 “Changes are Incremental.” How are Liberal Arts Funders Working to Boost Faculty Diversity? May 01, 2019/ Mike Scutari Despite funders' interest in equity across higher ed, we've seen few major grants earmarked for boosting faculty diversity in the liberal arts. Why is this? And how are some fundraisers integrating this goal within larger diversity and inclusion efforts?Read More
July 03, 2017 Health and Local Partnerships: Where Duke Endowment Grants Have Been Going Lately July 03, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs We catch up with some recent Duke Endowment news to see how the funder's local health grantmaking is unfolding and what else this funder is up to. Read More
January 07, 2017 This Funder’s Support for Child Well-Being Remains Consistent, Yet Growing in the Carolinas January 07, 2017/ Alyssa Ochs The Duke Endowment committed even more to the cause of child care with a new $7.5 million announcement. Let's look at how this round of grants compares to the last one and a new initiative that promises even more opportunities.Read More
December 12, 2016 An Uptick of Health Funding in the Carolinas and One Foundation's Reemergence December 12, 2016/ Alyssa Ochs A few years ago, the Duke Endowment cut its health funding in the wake of the recession. But health grants have been outnumbering everything else these days and nonprofits should pay attention. Read More