Melinda French Gates’s Legacy of Gender-Equality Efforts at the Gates Foundation

Plus, the fight for a multiracial democracy must continue after Election Day (opinion); and why billionaire philanthropy might not be as generous as you think ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. Q&A [Melinda French Gates Is Gone, but Her Vision for Gender Equality Remains]( By Sara Herschander [STORY IMAGE]( The division she helped shape, now run by Anita Zaidi, is pushing forward with ambitious plans for women’s health care and economic power. ADVERTISEMENT [Melinda French Gates Is Gone, but Her Vision for Gender Equality Remains]( OPINION [Dreams for My Daughter — and Our Democracy — On Election Day]( By Cora Daniels [STORY IMAGE]( The fight for a multiracial democracy where all people can fully participate must continue long after Election Day. 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They’ll explore whether fundraising tactics cause donors to conceal their identities, how giving patterns among anonymous donors could affect major-gift fundraising, and how to strengthen ties with those who don’t want any kind of donor recognition. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE [Chronicle of Philanthropy Subscription] Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to nonprofit news and analysis. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., has received a blockbuster donation of artworks and money from the foundation of a late software entrepreneur who had served on its board of trustees. The 331 works given by the Aso O. Tavitian Foundation come with more than $45 million to build a new wing to house them and to fund a curator’s position. A foundation executive estimated the value of the art, by European artists from the 15th through the 19th centuries, at several hundred million dollars. ([New York Times]( Urged on by fellow billionaires, philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has given a quiet, late donation to a nonprofit supporting Kamala Harris’s bid for the presidency, according to sources of the New York Times. Bloomberg gave about $50 million to Future Forward USA Action, a social-welfare nonprofit affiliated with Harris’s main super-PAC. That is in addition to his $47 million in federally disclosed political contributions so far this cycle, which fretful Democrats noted was less than he gave to campaigns during Trump’s presidency. Among those nudging him to open his checkbook were Bill Gates, investor Ron Conway, and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, the Times reports. 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