Arcus Foundation




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Recent News from Arcus Foundation


LGBT History Month — October 7: Richard Burns
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Funding Exchange, North Star Fund, Proteus Fund

He has acted as interim executive director of organizations such as the Stonewall Community Foundation, Funders for LGBTQ Issues, PENCIL,...more

Laura Bush is the first honorary chair of North Texas Giving Day
Foundation: Communities Foundation of Texas, Hoblitzelle Foundation, Dallas Foundation, North Texas Community Foundation

The philanthropy fest kicks off Monday, when donors can begin making pledges to nonprofits at NorthTexasGivingDay.org. Gifts recorded from...more

Carrying on the Fight: What's the State of LGBTQ Funding?
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Arizona Community Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund

In other words, some very big names in liberal philanthropy bumped up their ... In collaboration with the Global Philanthropy Project, Funders for LGBTQ ... month that details how much philanthropic...more

LGBTQ Young Adults Experience Homelessness at More Than Twice Rate of Non-LGBTQs
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Gates Foundation

Voices of Youth Count is made possible through a grant from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( Office of Policy Development and Research ) and support from other funders including...more

Post-Ebola cataract surgery can safely restore vision

The research was supported by an unrestricted grant to the Emory Eye Center from Research to Prevent Blindness, and a core grant to Emory University from the National Eye Institute. Dr. Shantha was...more

Bound for Inclusion: How a New Funder Group Supports Trans Communities
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, NoVo Foundation

This uptick is part of broader shifts in LGBTQ philanthropy over the past several years, including a strong, new sense of urgency since the 2016 election. ... Developing that philanthropic culture...more

Imagine a new welcome at Laguna Gloria
Foundation: Austin Community Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Meadows Foundation

Additional funding for the Laguna Gloria makeover came from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, the Meadows Foundation, Austin Community Foundation and the Still Water Foundation, as well as...more

Piedmont brings in No. 2 exec to help guide growth

Piedmont is building a new 16-story, $603 million tower to add more patient beds at its facility and expand services, including its heart program, which is the largest in the state. The Marcus...more

Wealthy foundation aims to redefine religious freedom—and Christianity, too
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Ford Foundation

One of its board members is Darren Walker, the president of the deeply influential Ford Foundation, which gives out about $500 million in grants...more

Wealthy donors working to limit 'inappropriate' religious freedom
Foundation: Arcus Foundation, Gill Foundation, Proteus Fund, Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation

The collaborative's funding partners, listed on the Proteus Fund's website, are the Alki Fund of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Arcus Foundation,...more



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Senay Ataselim-Yilmaz, Chief Operating Officer, Turkish Philanthropy Funds, writes that philanthropy often solves the very problems that stems from market failure. Some social issues, however,  cannot be tackled by questioning the return on investment.




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