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Winter Music Showcase Offers Inspiration to Holiday Season
Grace Fisher stops for photo outside the Granada Theater, where her foundation's Music Showcase will take place on Dec. 13. (Grace Fisher Foundation) Each
Community Health Foundation addresses ‘largest gift’ in 230-acre Matlock Park for county
The Community Health Foundation executive director addressed the Montgomery County Commission Monday on the 230-acre donation.
GE Vernova Foundation launches Engineers of Change program in Greenville
The program aims to provide 3,000 Greenville area middle and high school students with immersive programming about engineering careers.
Foundation leader: Let Virginia students decide what college sports is worth to them
Athletic departments are good at raising money when they have to. They sell tickets, sponsorships and donor memberships every day. Asking them to sell themselves to their own students isn’t u…
Roxie Nafousi’s 5 Biggest Business Lessons From Closing Her Fragrance Brand
The manifestation expert thought her established following and personal development business would provide the foundations for a successful fragrance line. The reality of building a consumer business was far more complicated.
CHI Health offering personalized ‘Tree of Love’ ornaments to benefit central Nebraska hospital foundations
Community members in Kearney and Grand Island can honor loved ones while giving back to local healthcare initiatives this holiday season through CHI Health’s annual Tree of Love.
CHI Health offering personalized ‘Tree of Love’ ornaments to benefit central Nebraska hospital foundations
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CHI Health offering personalized ‘Tree of Love’ ornaments to benefit central Nebraska hospital foundations
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CHI Health offering personalized ‘Tree of Love’ ornaments to benefit central Nebraska hospital foundations
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NMHU Forestry Chair Presents Fungal Research at International Forest Science Symposium in Switzerland
Dr. Michael Remke, assistant professor and chair of the Department of Forestry at New Mexico Highlands University, presented research at the New Phytologist Foundation’s Forest Interactions symposium, held October 13–16, 2026, in Leysin, Switzerland. The symposium brought together more than 100 forest scientists from around the world to share new work on how trees interact
Perspective | Access to care: Investing in health and affordability for North Carolina
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina President Colleen Briggs reflects on the foundation's strategy: Access to Care.
Helping Local Businesses Connect with Hawaiʻi’s Visitors
The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s 2026 Foundational Technical Assistance workshops will help farmers, makers, small-business owners, cultural practitioners and nonprofits explore opportunities in the visitor industry. The workshops welcome beginners and […]
Building Business Skills on a Foundation of Military Service
An Army Ranger preparing for retirement, a Marine Corps veteran pursuing accounting and two Army veterans studying analytics share how NC State’s graduate business programs are helping them pursue their professional goals.
Midwest Access: Lotus Health Foundation - Making Shining Foods for Thanksgiving
Everyone wants to bring a shining star of a meal to Thanksgiving Dinner. Mei Liu is showing us some shining sides that are full of flavor, and nutrients that will have everyone asking for seconds.
The Inside Out Foundation Announces 15th Annual Women’s Health Seminar
January 16 event to spotlight autoimmune diseases, women's fitness, and healthy aging
Karl Rove: To Understand Today’s Politics, Look to America’s Past - Richard Nixon Foundation | Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum
Understanding today’s political climate starts with understanding America’s past, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove told an audience at the Nixon Library on Oct. 27. Rove spoke at a National Civics Day program of the Foundation’s Nixon Civic Academy. He met with student participants before the talk and praised their engagement and questions.
Business Beyond the Beach: The Miami Foundation & Give Miami Day
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Host Brittnie Bassant sits down with Jocelyn Noya Quintana, Chief Marketing Officer, and Laurel Woloszyn, Philanthropy Director, from The Miami Foundation to discuss their work strengthening the community and the impact of philanthropy across South Florida. They also highlight Give Miami Day, Miami’s biggest annual giving event, and how […]
Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual Meeting
Laurencin spoke on Regenerative Engineering at the 2026 ATiO Conference in Berlin, Germany.
Clemson faculty to use research award to study rural student success in science
A College of Education faculty member with an extensive background in rural education outreach and research will use an award from the National Science Foundation to better understand how rural students can excel in the study of life science.
Jackson Health Foundation’s 27th Annual Guardian Angels Luncheon Raises More Than $750,000 for Holtz Children’s Hospital - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
Signature fundraiser brings together fashion and philanthropy, featuring Saks Fifth Avenue October 30, 2026 — Today, Jackson Health Foundation hosted its 27th Annual Guardian Angels Luncheon and Fashion Show at […]
Stanford Digital Brain Project to model the human brain
Foundational support from Mark and Mary Stevens and an additional gift from Clara Wu Tsai launch a university-wide project to predict brain dynamics and accelerate treatments for brain disorders.
Largest nonprofits and foundations in Chicago 2025
These organizations run the gamut from healthcare and disease awareness to food security and the arts.
Iowa governor candidates address political agendas in schools
Two Polk County advocacy groups have the same concern: political ideology in the classroom. Moms for Liberty and Annie’s Foundation stand on opposing sides of the debate over what should be allowed in schools and both organizations said they believe the situation has worsened over the years. Jennifer Turner, mom and chair for Polk County’s...
WLF meet ends with new science body plan
The Shanghai-based World Laureates Foundation has proposed establishing the World Laureates Organization to further strengthen global research collaboration among scientists, with the initiative unveiled at the 2026 World Laureates Forum, which concluded in Shanghai on Sunday.
WLF meet ends with new science body plan
The Shanghai-based World Laureates Foundation has proposed establishing the World Laureates Organization to further strengthen global research collaboration among scientists, with the initiative unveiled at the 2026 World Laureates Forum, which concluded in Shanghai on Sunday.
Origins Foundation Names Shawn Battison Chief Business Development Officer
Shawn Battison, a 19-year Ducks Unlimited veteran, joins Origins Foundation to champion hunting and sustainable use in global wildlife conservation.
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: UCI Health Medical, Surgical, Radiation Clinicians Available to Comment About Pancreatic Cancer, New Treatment Options
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center based in Orange County, can offer hope for patients and families Pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3% of all cancers in the nation and about 8% of all cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society. Yet, pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths by 2040, according to the National Foundation for Cancer Research. The Foo
At risk in-person postpartum mums' groups saved
The Happy Mums Foundation supports women experiencing postpartum mental health challenges.
Bianca Gonzalez shares daughters' memorable birthday celebration at Tuloy Foundation
Bianca Gonzalez shared highlights of her daughters Lucia and Carmen's meaningful birthday celebration at Tuloy Foundation this year.
Apollo is bringing its private-equity operating playbook to nonprofits
The private equity giant just hosted its biennial Apollo Opportunity Foundation summit for nonprofit leaders.
Lee Health Foundation Hires Kayla Reiter - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
Lee Health Foundation welcomes Kayla Reiter as marketing communication coordinator. In this role, Reiter supports the Foundation’s marketing and communication strategy by helping tell meaningful stories that connect donors to […]
Community close-up: Nash, Edgecombe and Wilson Counties
••• SPONSORED SECTION ••• ‘OPPORTUNITY’ IS THE WORD Nash and Edgecombe counties are building from a solid economic foundation, creating a structure that supports entrepreneurs, new and expanding businesses, and residents. There isn’t a definitive way to summarize businesses in Nash County. Pfizer, GXP-Storage and Asterra Labs are joining others to create a life-sciences hub. […]
Florida education chief defends science plan
Education Commissioner Henry Mack pushed back Tuesday against criticism that Florida is de-emphasizing evolution in its new plan for teaching science, insisting the state is still covering a subject he agreed was a bedrock of biological science.“Evolutionary biology and the theory of evolution is in the standards,” Mack said. But several parents and teachers who attended an evening forum on the state’s proposed science standards criticized the proposal by the Florida Department of Education, which Mack runs, specifically the handling of evolutionary science.Joshua Garrett, a teacher in Orange County Public Schools, said the state’s proposed standards “danced around” evolution.State standards are benchmarks for what students should learn in their classes kindergarten through 12th grade, guiding what lessons are taught, what subjects are in state-approved textbooks and what concepts are tested on state exams.Florida’s current science standards call evolution a “big idea” and “the fundamental concept underlying all of biology.”The proposed ones barely mention evolution — a scientific theory explaining change in living species over time from natural selection that has been a cornerstone of biology for more than a century. The term “evolution,” in fact, is never defined in the new high school life sciences standards, though the concepts are sprinkled across several units.The education department has made revisions to its proposal, officials said, but it was not immediately clear at the Tuesday forum, held at Lake Buena Vista High School in southwest Orange County, what those changes were.Mack interjected during Garrett’s comments asking him where specifically he wanted the state to mention evolution more prominently. Then he said, “Consider it done.”Mack also asked Garrett to join the state’s faculty committee on the standards.The state released the new standards in September, and several experts quickly criticized them, saying they lacked depth and skirted around both evolution and climate change, important topics for Florida students to learn.The state has since hosted a “listening tour,” including a virtual forum and two other in-person meetings in Walton and Hillsborough counties. Tuesday’s meeting drew a small crowd of about 30 people, six of whom spoke.Mack described the state’s public forums as a chance for “myth busting” and to make clear Florida’s position.He wants to students to learn “above ideology,” he said, and added that evolution isn’t settled science. TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-middle-asset', slot: 1, fold: "span"}); “I want to cultivate skeptics in the healthy sense of that term. As a result of these standards, students should not be walking away convinced of anything other than the rigor of the scientific method,” Mack said.The new standards would replace the current set, adopted after a monthslong, statewide fight over the inclusion of evolution as a required subject of study. Those who opposed the 2008 standards argued creationism, or the biblical story that God created all living things, should be taught alongside evolution.Thomas Simon, a Winter Park parent, compared Florida adopting the new standards to Nazi Germany ignoring the findings of Jewish scientists — which in part lost them World War II.“If this board could explicitly name communism in the history standards last year — because words matter — you must explicitly name the foundations of modern medicine, agriculture, and energy,” Simon said.Florida last year adopted new standards that require students learn about the “dangers and evil of communism.”Teri O’Connor, an elementary science teacher in Orange County, urged Mack to curtail the total number of standards, as they list more than 1,000 benchmarks teachers are to cover during their classes.“It’s only 180 days of school. That right there is an issue, especially if you want to dive in. If we need to teach the rigor of it and to critically think about each one, that’s difficult,” she said.Kathleen Murray, who spoke on behalf of the conservative political group Citizens Defending Freedom, said she was in “strong support” of the proposed standards. Science should teach children how to think, not what to think, she said.“When teaching the origins of life and the universe, the curriculum owes it to the Florida students to be honest about the limits of what scientific models can actually prove,” Murray said.State education officials said they’d received about 1,800 comments on the benchmarks, and they have updated them based on that criticism.With Tuesday the state’s final scheduled public forum, Mack said his biggest takeaway was that the standards needed to be more explicit about teaching students how to evaluate scientific studies and evidence and how to understand the scientific method.“We might have to do a better job of helping students question more as a result of these standards,” he said.In his original statement when the standards were announced in September, Mack wrote in a social media post that “science begins in wonder, not in ideology,” and “the classical tradition taught that nature is intelligible because it is ordered — that the book of creation can be read by reason.”Some read that to mean he was trying to interject religion into public school education. 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UA Space Forum joins science, commerce and defense
U of A is looking to build on the foundation of its space expertise. The University was working to build those connections with the Space Horizons Forum, held at the Ventana Canyon resort this week.
SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award 2027 - Oncology News, Insights, Stories by OncoDaily
The SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award 2027 supports research developing more targeted, less toxic treatments for childhood cancers. The
Paul Bettany blew out 10 blood vessels in his eye while ‘wildly overacting’ on ‘VisionQuest’
Paul Bettany strained so hard while playing Vision in ‘VisionQuest’ that he ‘blew about 10 blood vessels’ in his eye: ‘I was just wildly overacting.’
Holly Robinson Peete discusses The Design-Care annual gala
The co-founder of the Holly-Rod Foundation, Holly Robinson Peete, joins "Your Morning"
Augusta Health Foundation sells dinners for two to support mobile medical unit
Augusta Health Foundation is raising money for its Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care to underserved communities across the Shenandoah Valley, through a “Dinner to Go” fundraiser.
Augusta Health Foundation sells dinners for two to support mobile medical unit
Augusta Health Foundation is raising money for its Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care to underserved communities across the Shenandoah Valley, through a “Dinner to Go” fundraiser.
Augusta Health Foundation sells dinners for two to support mobile medical unit
Augusta Health Foundation is raising money for its Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care to underserved communities across the Shenandoah Valley, through a “Dinner to Go” fundraiser.
Top Science Democrat probes cuts to research spending at National Science Foundation
A key Democrat is looking into a massive amount of money that was appropriated to the National Science Foundation (NSF) but reportedly not spent. In a letter first shared with The Hill, House Commi…
The Foundation celebrates a decade of building community through sports in Denver
The social sports school that the Real Madrid Foundation operates in Denver (Colorado) in collaboration with Colorado United Soccer Club held its...
Mary Black Foundation celebrates 30 years of investing in Spartanburg County
An Upstate grantmaking organization is marking three decades of investing in community health and well-being across Spartanburg County.
Indianapolis Foundation marks 110 years with donations to youth organizations
Five nonprofits dedicated to supporting Indianapolis-area youth each received grants aimed at strengthening mentorship and youth development work.
Aggie Foundation helping First District Health Unit expand healthcare services
A group of friends that came together 14 years ago are still working together to make communities better.
Augusta Health Foundation sells dinners for two to support mobile medical unit
Augusta Health Foundation is raising money for its Mobile Medical Unit, which brings care to underserved communities across the Shenandoah Valley, through a “Dinner to Go” fundraiser.
Opinion: Laying the Foundation for NYC's Small Business Renaissance
"If we want a small business renaissance, we have to stop treating empty storefronts as acceptable collateral damage of financial regulatory happenstance and start seeing them for what they are: a policy choice."
Golden LEAF names Ted Lord as CEO
The Golden LEAF Foundation board picked Winston-Salem native Ted Lord as the organization's fourth president and CEO. He will succeed Scott Hamilton, who is retiring after leading the group since 2019.
Inside DOGE’s involvement in National Science Foundation grant terminations last year
And, GSA expands its OneGov agreement with Anthropic
5 partners recognized for supporting App State initiatives to strengthen NC healthcare
During an Oct. 12 event at the Hickory campus, App State recognized five regional partners for helping the university expand clinical services, strengthen rural healthcare outreach and launch a new Doctor of Nursing Practice program in the Catawba Valley. Honorees include Catawba Valley Health System, UNC Health Blue Ridge, UNC Health Caldwell, and the Caldwell Memorial Hospital and Golden LEAF foundations.
Placemaking effort Vivid Junction launches with five murals
The Historic Valley Junction Foundation unveiled five new walkway murals in October as part of its new Vivid Junction redevelopment and place-making effort. The murals are the largest public art investment made in Valley Junction, the historic neighborhood in West Des Moines. Vivid Junction is a collaborative effort in the business district meant to honor…
Jones County welcomes new mental health liaison
Emma Smith, who works for Foundation 2 Crisis Services, is Jones County’s first mental health liaison. She’ll respond to mental health-related 911 calls, follow up with people who have mental health needs, collaborate with school resource officers and supplement the mental health work done by county law enforcement.
Trump administration kills science ed program named for Lou Stokes; Rep. Shontel Brown appeals
U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown wants the Justice Department to provide the evidence it used to support canceling several National Science Foundation programs including one named after former Rep. Louis Stokes of Cleveland
Global Health & WASH
The US National Institutes of Health reopened its center and program-project machinery in force. NIGMS is funding Collaborative Program Grants for interdisciplinary teams, NIAID opened both its Immune Tolerance Network and a next-generation R&D call, the NCI runs its Carcinogen Hazard Assessment Monographs program, the National Library of Medicine is funding institutional training in biomedical AI and data science, and NIH reopened its Centers for AIDS Research. The tell: these pay for standing centers and multi-year consortia at institutions with an existing funded research base, not one-off projects, so the fit is an established US research institution, not a single investigator. Disease-specific foundations are again funding the researcher, not just the research. The Parkinson’s Foundation opened its Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award and the National Ataxia Foundation its Research Seed Money Grant. The tell, the same one we flagged last cycle, is a named early-career or seed award that builds a pipeline of scientists committed to one condition, so what wins is a researcher willing to specialize. The post-USAID global-health money is routing through a State Department program statement and multilateral innovation funds. The US Department of State’s Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy opened its Advancing Global Health Annual Program Statement, Grand Challenges Canada opened Nexa Lighthouse for climate and health innovation in Asia and the Pacific at USD $250,000 to $2,000,000, and CEPI opened a rolling call on vaccine-manufacturing analytics. The tell: the largest health money this cycle sits in a standing program statement and in staged innovation vehicles, not in a single bilateral grant. Total Estimated Funding Pool: ~$35.4M across discrete grants. (Separately, large national-formula envelopes not counted in this total: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD).) This post is for paid subscribers. This helps support the time and effort it takes to curate and organize these opportunities. Subscribe To keep this accessible to everyone who needs it, we’re happy to offer pay what you can rates. You can find more details here. New opportunities: Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award, Parkinson’s Foundation. *New!* *Closing soon!* The Parkinson’s Foundation created the Paul Oreffice Innovations in Care Award to fund clinicians rethinking how people with Parkinson’s disease receive care. The Foundation is using pilot funding to move promising ideas into testable projects, backing work across four lanes: strengthening community clinician capability, redesigning care models, building patient-centered technologies, and defining the minimum clinical datasets that make better standards possible. It wants hypothesis-driven, clinically grounded projects that can generate evidence strong enough to attract further funding. By opening the door to clinicians at every career stage and strongly preferring projects that involve people with Parkinson’s in their design, the Foundation signals that it values practical, patient-shaped innovation over prestige. The strongest fits are US-licensed clinicians with a focus on Parkinson’s and an institutional home for applied care research. Geographies: united states. Who can apply: Clinicians of all career stages, from fellows to established faculty, who are licensed to care for patients in the United States and have a significant focus on Parkinson’s disease. Physicians must have completed a neurology residency (or justify how their training pathway benefits people with PD); allied health professionals must hold an advanced degree, typically a PhD. Fellows, those in mentored positions, and those within two years of starting an independent position require a mentor and a mentor support letter. The sponsoring institution’s grants office is the authorized recipient and funds are disbursed to the institution. Funding amount: Maximum of $200,000 over two years; up to three awards. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology. Deadline: November 1, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Design and Deliver the Next EIT Health Bootcamps, EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is opening its call for consortia to design and deliver the next generation of its health start-up bootcamps, funding the curriculum, masterclasses, mentoring, and investor engagement that turn early health ventures into fundable companies. The organization is using these learning paths to strengthen Europe’s health innovation pipeline across digital health evidence, deep tech and AI commercialization, cross-border investment, and patient access. What EIT Health wants to back is not a single course but durable delivery capacity built by partners who span industry, education, and research. Requiring multi-country consortia and a revenue-sharing stake in the programs signals that EIT Health expects these bootcamps to outlast the grant. The strongest fits are established training providers, universities, and industry partners with proven reach into health entrepreneurs. Geographies: Europe. Who can apply: Consortia only (individuals cannot apply), comprising a minimum of two and a maximum of five independent legal entities. Partners must cover at least two sides of the Knowledge Triangle (industry, education, research), including at least one industry organisation, and at least two entities must be legally established in different Horizon Europe countries. Funding amount: Foundational Learning Path: up to EUR €112,000; Thematic Learning Paths: up to EUR €124,500 per path (up to four thematic projects); up to EUR €610,000 total EIT Health funding available under the call. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Technology Transfer Offices & Entrepreneurship Support Call (Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture), EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is opening its Technology Transfer Offices and Entrepreneurship Support Call to fund consortia that will deliver the Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture program for healthcare researchers. EIT Health is using the grant to build local capacity for turning laboratory science into incorporated start-ups, paying experienced technology transfer offices and entrepreneurship support providers to run masterclasses, structured mentoring, and a closing Pitch Day across two cohorts. It wants to back organizations that can walk researchers from discovery to company formation, not just teach theory. Requiring two transfer offices plus one venture-building provider signals that EIT Health values proven commercialization experience alongside academic reach. The strongest fits are European research-commercialization teams with a track record of moving health innovations toward investable ventures. Geographies: Europe. Who can apply: A consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices (representing higher education institutions or research organisations) and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider with demonstrated experience in venture building and start-up support. Applicants may apply for more than one learning path where they can demonstrate the required expertise and capacity for each. Funding amount: Up to EUR €77,000 in 2027 and up to EUR €77,000 in 2028 (up to EUR €154,000 total per consortium over two years). Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. EIT Health RIS Country Representatives Call (2027-2028), EIT Health. *New!* *Closing soon!* EIT Health is seeking organizations to serve as Country Representatives across eleven Regional Innovation Scheme countries in central and eastern Europe for the 2027 to 2028 period. The money funds a national anchor in each country, an organization that maps the local health innovation ecosystem, connects startups and researchers to EIT Health programs, and builds the stakeholder relationships that let health ventures grow. EIT Health is backing local capacity rather than individual projects, which is why it accepts both single organizations and national consortia that span education, research, and industry. The requirement for co-financing signals that it wants representatives already embedded in their national systems. The strongest fits are established ecosystem builders with deep ties to health innovation stakeholders in one eligible country. Geographies: Croatia; Czech Republic; Estonia; Greece; Hungary; Latvia; Malta; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia; Turkey. Who can apply: Registered legal entities established in one of the eligible EIT RIS countries. Single organisations or national consortia may apply. Consortia must include at least two sides of the Knowledge Triangle (education, research and industry), and all consortium partners must be established in the same eligible country. Suitable applicants have demonstrated experience in healthcare innovation ecosystem development, innovation support and entrepreneurship, start-up acceleration, technology transfer, research and higher education, business support, and stakeholder engagement, with strong links to national innovation stakeholders. Funding amount: Up to EUR €182,000 per Country Representative (maximum funding per project); total call budget up to EUR €1,274,500; EIT Health funds up to 60% of total eligible project costs. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Innovation; Science & Technology; Economic Development & Livelihoods. Deadline: November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here. Architects of Trust: Community-Driven Demand Creation for New TB Vaccines, Treatment Action Group (TAG). *New!* *Closing soon!* Treatment Action Group, with funding from Wellcome, is opening its Architects of Trust call to help communities prepare for the new tuberculosis vaccines now moving through late-stage trials. The money backs civil society and community-based organizations to raise awareness, surface local questions and concerns, and press policymakers toward equitable national rollout. By pairing each grantee with an advocacy mentor and running a strategy workshop alongside the Global TB Vaccine Forum, Treatment Action Group is building a durable advocacy bench rather than funding one-off outreach. The two-stage design, starting with a short expression of interest, signals that fit and community rootedness matter more than polished proposals. The strongest fits are locally trusted groups with real TB, immunization, or health advocacy experience and a committed project lead. Geographies: Brazil; Ethiopia; India; Indonesia; Kenya; Malawi; Mozambique; Nigeria; Peru; Philippines; South Africa; Tanzania; Vietnam; Zambia. Who can apply: National, subnational, or regional civil society organizations (CSOs) or community-based organizations based in one of the 14 eligible countries or in Eastern Europe/Central Asia regional networks, with experience in TB, immunization, or other health advocacy and in community engagement or policy advocacy; well integrated into stakeholder networks with membership or affiliation to other CSO or community networks; naming a dedicated project lead (’architect of trust’) who can attend the April 2027 Zaragoza forum in person; and holding (or committing to adopt) organizational policies on safeguarding (bullying, harassment, abuse, and harm), equity, diversity and inclusion, and legal compliance, research practice and governance. Funding amount: Grants of up to US$45,000 will be awarded to 8 CSO partners across 14 high-TB-burden countries plus regional networks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; each grant funds 12 months of work. Targeted Sectors / SDGs: Health; Governance; Policy & Advocacy. Deadline: November 4, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
Lincoln Sports Foundation opens new volleyball courts amid effort to revitalize complex
The Lincoln Sports Foundation cut the ribbon on its new volleyball facility Wednesday, featuring four new courts in a 20,000 square foot indoor space.
Sec. Jim Nicholson Honored with Business and Civil Leadership Award from U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Sec. Jim Nicholson, senior counsel at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, was recognized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as the inaugural recipient of its Business and Civic Leadership Award…
Baptist Health Foundation Celebrates Philanthropic Generosity and Healthcare Excellence at The Grand Gala 2026 - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
$4.7 Million Raised To Support Extraordinary Patient Care, Research and Innovation at Baptist Health October 27, 2026 – Baptist Health Foundation held its 2026 Grand Gala Saturday, October 24 the Loews […]
Charting new pathways for the next generation of scientists, engineers and Ai specialists
We had two or three representatives from Agriculture, Education, Labor, National Science Foundation, and we really worked well together," said Jan Tyler.
New Program and Partnership Officers Complete Rasmuson Foundation Team
Rasmuson Foundation hired Molly Parkan and Calvin Chang as Program Officers and Gretchen Fauske as Partnership Officer.
Foundations Health Solutions Enters Federal Lobbying on Health
Foundations Health Solutions registers as a federal lobbying client with Thorn Run Partners on health, budget, and housing issues. See the filing details.
A Dinner for Two Helps Keep Care Rolling Across the Shenandoah Valley
Augusta Health Foundation’s Dinner to Go. Care in Motion. funds Neighborhood Clinics and the Mobile Medical Unit; orders close Oct. 30 FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA — Each month, Augusta Health’s Mobile Medical Unit travels to neighborhoods across the Shenandoah Valley, where getting to a doctor is not always easy. The doors open, a familiar face says hello, […]
Florida Blue Foundation awards grants to strengthen mental health support in Florida communities - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
October 27, 2026 – As October marks National Depression Awareness Month and a renewed focus on mental health, Florida Blue Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of Florida Blue and part of […]
Scientists Identified 9 Ways of Measuring Earth’s Habitability. We’re Already Failing at 7 of Them.
These ecological pillars, which form the foundation of our planet’s habitability for all life, including humans, have never been in rougher shape.
Scientists Identified 9 Ways of Measuring Earth’s Habitability. We’re Already Failing at 7 of Them.
These ecological pillars, which form the foundation of our planet’s habitability for all life, including humans, have never been in rougher shape.
Zamorano shares a day with the beneficiaries of the Real Madrid Foundation's social sports schools in Mexico
The ambassador of the Real Madrid Foundation and former Real Madrid player Iván Zamorano participated in the 15th edition of the Úne-T Tournament...
Free Field Trips to The MAX Offered to Eligible Schools Through Mississippi Power Foundation
Mississippi Power Foundation partnership offers free 2026-2027 school year field trips to The MAX in Meridian, with transportation reimbursement available for out-of-county schools.
Mercy Health Foundation awards life-saving equipment to Heartland organizations
Mercy Health Foundation Southeast awarded nine automated external defibrillator devices to Heartland organizations and non-profits.
Parks Associates: HDR Becoming 'Foundational Component of Premium Video Entertainment'
New research from Parks Associates shows high dynamic range (HDR) is becoming a foundational component of premium video entertainment, creating opportunities for television manufacturers, streaming services, and content creators to differentiate through picture quality. The research, “High Dynamic Range and the Future of Video,” developed in partnership with InterDigital, examines HDR’s expanding role across the … Continue reading "Parks Associates: HDR Becoming ‘Foundational Component of Premium Video Entertainment’"
Makah Tribe allocated $5.5M for salmon fishery disaster losses
The Makah Tribe has been allocated about $5.5 million in federal disaster aid for salmon fishery losses in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Names Keely Davenport as Executive Director of Development
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce that Keely Davenport has been hired as its new executive director of Development. Keely transitions from her previous role as executive director of Development at Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center Foundation, staying within the Hackensack Meridian Health network.
OpenAI asks outside experts, including a Nobel laureate, to check proofs its AI produced in math, computer science, and physics
OpenAI says its internal AI models have cracked three major open questions in math, computer science, and physics. One of them is part of a famous Millennium Prize Problem, each of which carries a $1 million prize. Outside experts, including a Nobel laureate, are now checking whether the proofs hold up. If the computer science proof holds on its own, hundreds of research papers lose their foundation.
Defending Science From Partisanship
Protecting scientific institutions from political interference should not eclipse the need for these institutions to evolve with the times.
A-State researcher lands NSF award
Arkansas State University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award totaling $177,108 to support research aimed at making waste-to-energy systems more efficient, sustainable, and environmentally friendly. Dr. Chiqian Zhang,...
Records show White House, DOGE involvement in National Science Foundation grant terminations
Federal records show DOGE's role in initiating grant terminations across the National Science Foundation and indicate that the White House also flagged awards to cut.
UH Mānoa launches new Center for Ocean Policy, bridging science and law
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching a new Center for Ocean Policy, partnering its law school and oceanography department with support from The Healy Foundation to address pressing marine and climate challenges through interdisciplinary education, research, and policy advocacy.
Wind Cave National Park receives grant for student science program
Wind Cave National Park received National Park Foundation funding for a student science program with nature journaling and citizen science surveys.
Langston University lands $2.25M NSF grant to boost STEM success over five years
LANGSTON, Okla. — Langston University School of Arts and Sciences announced it received a five-year, $2.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation to
AGFA HealthCare Selected by Infirmary Health to Modernize Imaging Across Its Health System
Enterprise Imaging Cloud investment advances Infirmary Health's strategy to modernize imaging, simplify radiology workflows and create a scalable foundation for continued growth.CARLSTADT, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / October 26, 2026 / Infirmary Health has selected Enterprise Imaging Cloud (SaaS) to modernize its radiology imaging environment and establish a foundation for a broader Enterprise Imaging strategy across the health system.
Kennesaw State researcher explores virtual reality to improve student engagement in STEM
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Happy Friday friends, I want to start by just breathing for all of us a big long collective sigh of relief at the news this week that the pope’s doctors have basically blown the all clear for Leo’s health. Going from knowing nothing to him declaring to the world he needed surgery, to a cancer diagnosis, to bouncing out of the hospital in barely even days, to ringing the bell in less than two weeks is whiplash inducing. But in the best possible way. We are living in a world in which the Roman pontiff, by dint of history, biography and circumstance, is once more at the epicenter of global affairs. Not just conversations about religion, or Christian and post-Christian values, but the bleeding edge of the most pressing issues of human affairs. Think I am exaggerating a touch? Consider the images of the crowds who greeted Leo in Paris just weeks ago, and juxtapose them with the absolute photo negative scenes unfolding there recently. Ask yourself how many world leaders are talking about AI right now and directly citing the pope as they do so. Try to name a country who has had as many top-ranked diplomats in and out of both Russia and Ukraine in the last three years as the Vatican has in the last three months. It has been fascinating to watch Leo XIV emerge as not just a kind of pop culture reference point or totem to be cited (Francis was often name-checked this way) but as a kinetic force in global conversation. Given the state of things, we need global figures of gravitas and values, even better if they have real wisdom behind what they are saying. So news of Leo’s illness was, it seemed to me, a tremor with potentially Richter Scale implications. That not only has the worst not come to pass but instead we’ve had the best of outcomes announced is something to really be grateful for. Humanity, it seems to me, is entering one of its irregular but cyclical phases where the pace of change — technological, social, and geopolitical — outstrips the ability of previously settled norms and received wisdom to cope. Such periods – and I think the first decades of the last century were a similar such time – throw into question the viability of all kinds of institutions. And many of ours have been straining to breaking point for a few years now. The papacy has the power and the potential to be a steadying pole in all of this. That’s my hope, anyway. It’s a lot to freight the office with, though it is arguably its ultimate purpose from its founding, to be a steadying rock on which all that matters can be anchored. It’s also, of course, an intolerable weight of responsibility to place on a single man. But I am encouraged to have hope in – and for – Leo. The apostle whom he succeeds, after all, was famously unequal to some moments, failed some tests of faith, and resiled from taking the road which led ultimately to the circus on Vatican hill. Human frailty and limitations, of health, of character, of temper, can open us to Christ, whose strength is greatest in our weakness, so St. Paul learned. That gives me hope, and I am sure it consoles Leo, too. And so I will continue to pray for him. Because we need apostles of rock right now. Here’s the news. Subscribe The News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued yesterday a new document “Venite ad me: Considerations on the Transmission of the Faith in an Epochal Change.” It’s not a short document, and it is at pains to stress this isn’t a doctrinal note from the dicastery, either. Rather, it brings together reflections on an important issue from the Church around the world. Some of it I actually found really rather powerful. It is, however, 25,000, which is a lot for a busy reader to get through on a weekday. So, you can read our busy reader’s summary right here. — News broke yesterday of an Oct. 22 meeting of U.S. bishops with President Donald Trump. The meeting was organized by an official at the Heritage Foundation, according to several sources close to the meeting. Video of several U.S. bishops praying in the Oval Office over President Trump was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, first by White House Communications Advisor Margo Martin, and then by the official twitter.com account of the Archdiocese of Denver. The meeting has drawn sharp criticism because of its proximity to the upcoming midterm Congressional elections, in which Democrats are widely expected to win control of the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains closely contested. Sources close to the bishops’ conference told The Pillar that some USCCB senior officials were surprised by the existence of the meeting when video of it first emerged online. And a source close to conference president Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City told The Pillar that the archbishop was “deeply frustrated” by the occasion of the meeting. An official conference spokesperson told The Pillar that the meeting was “not organized with or by the USCCB” and was “not affiliated with the conference.” You can read the whole story here. — The next National Eucharistic Congress will be held in Indianapolis in 2029, a return to the city that hosted the last gathering in 2024. You read it here first. By here, I don’t mean this newsletter, I mean at The Pillar. We broke the story this week. It’s a big deal, in as much as the last congress was a roaring success and the next installment has the potential to be a real focal point for evangelizing efforts in the coming years. Read all about it here. — As Pope Leo prepares for the longest trip of his pontificate, Church leaders in Uruguay say the pontiff will encounter a highly secularized culture, in a country with a very different Catholic history than many of its South American neighbors. The nation has not had a papal visit since 1988, and leaders who spoke with The Pillar say it has a dire need for evangelization, even amid the prospect of a small revival in faith. This is real reporting on the Church in the country, and frankly a story you simply are not going to be able to read anywhere else. Read the whole thing. — The Archdiocese of Detroit announced this week a plan that would see the vast majority of its parish priests reassigned next summer, amid a restructuring process expected to dramatically shrink the number of parishes in the archdiocese. Archbishop Edward Weisenburger said this week that the plan “asks much of our priests,” but is a “sacrifice they are making as brothers of one, unified presbyterate.” The thing is, as JD pointed out in an analysis yesterday, pastors of parishes have a legal right to stability in office, so the only way this kind of wholesale reassignment goes ahead is if all of the archdiocesan clergy agree to resign. That creates its own kind of legal issues, though, and re-raises longstanding questions about the effectiveness of canonical due process protections for priests when dealing with coercive exercises in authority. Read the whole thing here. — More than three months after the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its decree declaring the excommunication of the leadership of the Society of St. Pius X, questions remain about the full effects of the society’s schism. Specifically, the DDF’s July claim that marriages witnessed and confessions heard by SSPX priests are now invalid remains contested — and it emerged this week it appears that the Vatican’s own legal experts don’t agree. You can read my whole analysis of the situation and what it means here. All I would add is that the DDF’s undeveloped, some would say unsubstantiated, claim about the invalidity of some SSPX sacraments came in their July Explanatory Note on the schismatic consecrations by the society that month. It touches directly on both papal acts of governance — indeed it purports to nullify them — and the most intimate pastoral encounters possible in a parish setting. If there is one aspect of the Francis-era style of governance I would like the curia to finally cut out, root and branch, it would be these attempts to try to effect extraordinarily sensitive legislative acts via a note. — At least a dozen French bishops have spoken out following an eruption of violence on the country’s streets Oct. 17. Not surprisingly, they unanimously condemned the violence, but the length and content of their interventions varied significantly. Several sought to distinguish between the actions of rioters and what they suggested were the legitimate concerns of peaceful young protesters. Many also evoked Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France, suggesting it offered a powerful counter-image to the scenes of looting and destruction. A number of bishops also stressed their solidarity with law enforcement officials who struggled to contain the disorder, as well as the owners of the roughly 3,000 damaged or looted businesses. What’s the background to the nationwide unrest that the French media calls “les violences du 17 octobre”? And what exactly are the bishops saying? Read all about it here. — A Polish bishop called for the firm defense of unborn children as well as compassion for their mothers this week, as the lower house of Poland’s parliament passed two bills seeking to liberalize the country’s abortion laws. The bill on decriminalizing assistance in an abortion passed by 217 votes to 213, while the abortion in cases of fetal abnormality bill passed by 233 to 203, thanks to the government’s majority in the lower house. Both bills will now move to the Polish Senate, the upper house of parliament, where the ruling coalition has a larger majority. The fetal abnormality bill is symbolically significant because if it became law, it would effectively overturn a 2020 ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that a 1993 law permitting abortion for a severe and irreversible disability or a life-threatening incurable disease was unconstitutional. Read the whole story here. Subscribe **[The St. Paul Center App | Bible Study On-The-Go Read and understand the Bible with St. Paul Center’s new app! With today’s leading Catholic Scripture scholars as your guides, the St. Paul Center app empowers you to read the Bible](https://stpaulcenter.com/app?utm_source=pillar&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=applaunch)** from the heart of the Church. Download the app for free at either the Apple or the Google app stores. https://stpaulcenter.com/app That’s entertainment I have written before about my deep and sincere reservations about the celebrity exorcist subculture which has taken root in American Catholicism. And, because I am very ill at ease with the entire thing, I try to keep a weather eye on the phenomenon without being drawn into the kind of online back-and-forth which these figures sometimes generate. Earlier this week, JD noted that one such celebrity exorcist type, Fr. Chad Ripperger, has undertaken, on the request of his bishop, a year’s fast from interviews and public speaking. I’m sure that will be salutary for him, if for no other reason than that receiving with docility requests from one’s rightful ecclesiastical superiors always comes with graces. Then a second thing happened this week which caught my eye. Apparently, another fixture in the celebrity exorcist world, Fr. Carlos Martins, has initiated a lawsuit against two lay men — apparently associates of Rippenger, though I am unclear in what way, exactly — for allegedly defaming him and his ministry on a podcast. It seems the suit was initiated nearly a year ago and is now pending. At issue, I read, is that the two men described Martins on a podcast as “not who he says he is” with regard to his exorcism ministry and that he “doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” These statements Martins considers to be false and defamatory and, his suit claims, “directly affected the sale and reception of [his] The Exorcist Files book that was newly released at the time these episodes aired.” I don’t want to get too into the weeds of the details here, but a couple of things struck me about all this.
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