UC Davis Graduate School of Management Receives $2 Million Bequest to Encourage Entrepreneurship
Half of the $2 million gift from UC Davis alumnus Charles J. Soderquist will go toward establishing an endowment for the school's Center for Entrepreneurship, while the rest will be used to create an endowed chair at the center....

People in the News (11/08/09): Appointments and Promotions
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector....

Verizon Foundation Awards $1.5 Million for Domestic Violence Prevention Efforts
The grants were awarded to California-based nonprofit organizations working to provide education, advocacy, and prevention programs in the area of domestic violence — a major grantmaking focus for the foundation....

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Receives $1 Million From Google Co-Founder
The unrestricted gift from Sergey Brin, whose family received HIAS assistance when migrating to the United States from the Soviet Union in 1979, will be used to expand the organization's capacity to rescue and protect refugees and migrants....

Lilly Endowment Announces Recipients of 2009 National Clergy Renewal Program Grants
Now in its tenth year, the program enables ministers to take leave of daily parish life and engage in renewal and reflection for a short period without disrupting the activities of their congregation....