News & Announcements

When the Murdock Trust, our staff, or our grantees make news, we’ll post it here for easy reference.

Van Zytveld Honored With Named Fellowship

The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust is proud to announce the creation of the John Van Zytveld Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Endowment in partnership with Calvin College to honor Dr. Van Zytveld for his many years of service as the senior program director of the Murdock Trust. Prior to coming to the Trust, Dr. Van Zytveld was a distinguished professor of physics at Calvin College. Dr. Van Zytveld holds a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He currently serves the Trust as the senior program advisor, working with science education and scientific research.

Find Other News on Foundations and Nonprofits

Below are links to sites that have additional news and information that you may find useful:

> Philanthropy Northwest
> Grantmakers of Oregon and SW Washington
> The Philanthropy Roundtable
> The Gathering

An Obama-Inspired Volunteer-Recruitment Web Site

"When Barack Obama was campaigning for the presidency, he pledged to create a "Craigslist for service" -- a comprehensive Web presence that would help people across the country find volunteer opportunities. Now, after months of quiet work, a coalition of nonprofit groups, technology developers, and others is about to unveil its interpretation of the president's vision -- a new Web site called All for Good."  Read more