{"id":793,"date":"2017-09-07T23:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/2017\/09\/07\/is-cyber-security-the-philanthropic-trend-du-jour\/"},"modified":"2017-09-07T23:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T23:03:00","slug":"is-cyber-security-the-philanthropic-trend-du-jour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informedintel.com\/account\/datasecurity\/wp-datasecurity\/is-cyber-security-the-philanthropic-trend-du-jour\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cyber Security the  Philanthropic Trend du jour?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recent cyber security philanthropic gifts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>creating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2017\/3\/10\/howard-university-enlightened-inc-tech\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cybersecurity research center<\/a>\u00a0aimed at African American students in underserved communities<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dsu.edu\/news\/dakota-state-university-in-madison-sd-receives-transformational-gift\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$30 million<\/a>\u00a0in gifts to fund the construction of the Madison Cyber Labs as well as scholarships for students and support for additional faculty and staff at Dakota State University<\/li>\n<li>Harvard, which received\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2016\/1\/29\/meet-a-wealthy-family-that-cares-about-cybersecurity.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a $15 million gift<\/a>\u00a0from Robert and Renee Belfer to establish the Cyber Security Project<\/li>\n<li>Amherst, which netted a $15 commitment from MassMutual Foundation that includes $3 million for its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2016\/6\/14\/why-is-an-insurance-company-giving-a-university-millions-for.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cybersecurity Institute<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>MIT, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, which received funding thanks to the Hewlett Foundation&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2014\/12\/2\/hewletts-is-upping-its-bet-on-cybersecurity-is-the-money-flo.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$45 million effort<\/a>\u00a0to establish new academic centers for cybersecurity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2017\/9\/7\/cybersecurity-grants-higher-ed-philanthropy\">Inside Philanthropy |\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2017\/9\/7\/cybersecurity-grants-higher-ed-philanthropy\" style=\"color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;\">Are Gifts for Cybersecurity the Next Gold Rush for Campus Fundraisers?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent cyber security philanthropic gifts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>creating a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2017\/3\/10\/howard-university-enlightened-inc-tech\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cybersecurity research center<\/a>\u00a0aimed at African American students in underserved communities<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dsu.edu\/news\/dakota-state-university-in-madison-sd-receives-transformational-gift\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$30 million<\/a>\u00a0in gifts to fund the construction of the Madison Cyber Labs as well as scholarships for students and support for additional faculty and staff at Dakota State University<\/li>\n<li>Harvard, which received\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidephilanthropy.com\/home\/2016\/1\/29\/meet-a-wealthy-family-that-cares-about-cybersecurity.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:18px;letter-spacing:.36000001430511475px;color:rgb(11,0,128);\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a $15 million gift<\/a>\u00a0from Robert and Renee Belfer to establish the Cyber Security Project<\/li>\n<li>Amherst, which netted a $15 commitment from 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