The grants allow libraries to improve technology training for library staff and patrons, replace older workstations, upgrade software, obtain faster Internet connections, and increase access to technical support....

The United Nations Foundation has pledged $5 million, and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation $1.5 million....

The eighty-seven grants focus on affordable housing, advocacy for children and families, and economic empowerment....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The Bullying Prevention Initiative will focus on providing support to schools and community-based organizations for new or existing bullying prevention programs....

Fourteen grants to organizations in Oregon and Washington State address community health needs, including mental health; five grants focus on health and medical research; and two grants are part of a multi-year initiative on arthritis....

The grant establishes the position of Hearst Curator of Education at the West Palm Beach museum....

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation are investing a total of $2 million in five U.S. cities through an initiative to support struggling students and out-of-school youth....

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has turned to a non-governmental agency, Indonesia Corruption Watch, for help in monitoring aid to Aceh....

The prize, which includes a $50,000 award, was presented to Northwestern University professor Scott Stern....

A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that less than a third of seniors age sixty-five and older have ever gone online, while more than two-thirds of the next generation of seniors, those ages fifty to sixty-four, have....

The challenge from the Neubauer Family Foundation requires the orchestra to raise an additional $20 million for its endowment, $10 million from its board, and $10 million from other donors by August 31, 2005....

The grant, announced by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, will help the city coordinate out-of-school-time services, set quality standards, support pilot programs, and inform parents and kids of what services are available....

Jack R. Meyer, the investment manager who took over a $5 billion endowment in 1990 and parlayed it into $23 billion, will depart with four colleagues this summer, leaving the university to reconsider its investment model....

The MacArthur Foundation and Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania have made grants, Harvard has set up a matching program for students and employees, and the Clinton Foundation and UNICEF have created the Tsunami Water and Sanitation Fund....

The gift from Bill Gross, founder and chief investment officer of Pimco, and his wife, Sue, will support the new women's pavilion and the women's wellness center....

The pact ends the lawsuit of Liesel and Matthew Pritzker, which had sought $1.1 billion for each plaintiff plus $5 billion in punitive damages, and accused their father, Robert Pritzker, of robbing their trust funds in his divorce from their mother....

San Diego-based Kintera, a Web-based applications service provider, estimates that individuals have already donated more than $500 million online....

Some fundraisers are concerned that the outpouring of support for victims of the tsunami will depress fundraising in 2005, while others think it may have the opposite effect....

According to a survey by the Commonfund Institute, the investment portfolios of colleges, universities, and other educational institutions earned an average of 14.7 percent in the twelve months ending June 30, 2004....

The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

The protection of more than 271,000 acres across the Upper Peninsula through the purchase of easements and the outright purchase of land is made possible largely by support from nine state foundations....

September 11: The Philanthropic Response includes a comprehensive overview of the more than $1.1 billion in grants reported by 1,339 foundations and corporations....

The House and Senate have unanimously passed a bill that would enable people to deduct donations for tsunami disaster relief made through January 31, 2005, on their 2004 returns....

The Metropolitan Life Foundation donated almost $1.7 million to pay for the initial stages of the effort aimed at the more than 75 million Americans born from 1946 to 1964....