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Tag: MacKenzie Scott
HBCUs
Maintaining Philanthropic Support at HBCUs that Extends Beyond This Period of Racial Reckoning
This period of racial reckoning has seen many philanthropists celebrate the enormity of HBCUs by providing unprecedented financial donations.
August 2, 2021
African-American
Six Months Later, MacKenzie Scottâs Gifts Are Already Making an Impact
With the freedom of no-strings attached, HBCUs are planning to use MacKenzie Scottâs philanthropic gifts in a variety of ways including helping their students financially, doubling their institutional endowments, and investing in faculty development. With a new school year slated to begin next month, many of these institutions have already started to put the funds to use.
July 12, 2021
HBCUs
Six Things HBCUs Can Do to Increase Alumni Philanthropic Support
Kudos to all those HBCUs fortunate enough to be included on MacKenzie Scottâs mega gift list, along with lesser-known donors and corporate grant makers. For those institutions that were not among the recipients of such largesse, I challenge you to focus on transforming your alumni into consistent givers who may someday become mega givers.
July 2, 2021
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Receives $10 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Excelencia in Education has received $10 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and husband Dan Jewett, the largest gift in the organizationâs history. âExcelencia is Ensuring Americaâs Future and engaging institutions whose leaders are ready to transform to intentionally SERVE Latino students,â said Sarita Brown, Excelencia co-founder and president. âWe are energized to receive a gift [âŚ]
June 17, 2021
Community Colleges
Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott will give $15 million to CUNYâs Hostos Community College, marking the largest donation in the history of the Bronx school. Hostos is one of 30 schools identified by Scott. Scott announced the gifts on Medium. âWe are humbled once again by Ms. Scottâs incredible generosity as well as the enlightened principles governing her [âŚ]
June 16, 2021
Latinx
U of Texas at San Antonio Receives âTransformationalâ $40M Gift
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received an unrestricted gift of $40 million from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett, who say they chose the Hispanic serving institution for its commitment to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Calling the gift âtransformational,â UTSA is developing a âcomprehensive planâ that will allocate the money toward [âŚ]
June 15, 2021
African-American
Black Colleges and Universities: Charting a Path to Transformational
Recent, so-called âtransformationalâ gifts to HBCUs, most notably MacKenzie Scottâs multi-million dollar beneficence to twenty-two public and private HBCUs, present huge opportunities to reimagine and reposition some extraordinary institutions. No reasonable person can deny that these gifts with no strings attached represent a significant investment in these schools as well as an affirmation of their worth. They are not, ipso facto, transformational, however. These monies have the potential to be transformational only if meaningful conversations occur among institutional leadership, governing boards and stakeholders.
April 16, 2021
News Roundup
Prairie View A&M to Establish Toni Morrison Writing Program on Campus
Using a portion of author MacKenzie Scottâs $50 million donation in December, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) announced plans to establish the Toni Morrison Writing program on campus. Morrison, author of several novels including Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye and Sula, was also Scottâs former professor at Princeton University. As part of the [âŚ]
March 19, 2021
HBCUs
Multimillion-Dollar Gift From Mackenzie Scott Helps HBCUs Envision Whatâs Possible
The word âtransformationalâ was used frequently by leaders of historically Black colleges and universities to describe multimillion-dollar grants they received from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
February 15, 2021
News Roundup
MacKenzie Scott Donates $4.2 Billion to 384 Organizations, Including HBCUs
MacKenzie Scott, an author and philanthropist formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday that she would donate about $4.2 billion to 384 organizations, including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), CNN reported. The worldâs 18th richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionairesâ Index, she committed to the Giving Pledge Initiative by Warren [âŚ]
December 16, 2020
African-American
Many HBCUs Are Recipients of Gift From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Many historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as well as the United Negro College Fund have received a donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who announced the gift in a blog post on Medium on Tuesday. Diverse reported on Tuesday that Howard University and the Thurgood Marshall Fund also received a donation from Scott. The other [âŚ]
July 29, 2020
African-American
Howard University Receives Its Largest Ever Gift From a Single Donor
Howard University announced Tuesday it has received âa generous eight-figure giftâ from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is the largest one from a single donor in the historically Black universityâs history. The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) also announced it received âa generous donationâ from Scott in support of its efforts to empower [âŚ]
July 28, 2020
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