Tired of A.I. ‘Hype’? New Online Working Group Is Here to Help
GivingTuesday hopes the new platform will help put nonprofits’ questions and concerns on tech leaders’ radar.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
American Red Cross Will Promote Its Chief Operating Officer to CEO Next Summer
The Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the National Christian Foundation Orlando have also promoted their next leaders from within.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Research Center Managed Funds Properly, Despite Turmoil, Boston U. Finds
Boston University said Tuesday that its initial inquiry into the antiracist research center run by best-selling author and academic Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances. After the announcement, Kendi said he was eager to get back to work.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press
Mormon Lawsuits and Tithing — Can Churches Just Invest Funds Members Believe Are for Charity?
It’s hard for donors to win a lawsuit against their church — or any other charity — when they demand a refund for their donations.
By Samuel Brunson
Contributor
10 Foundations Pool $200 Million for Efforts to Govern Artificial Intelligence
Plus, the Jewish Federations of North America distributed $148 million from its Israel Emergency Fund to 116 aid organizations, and Signet Jewelers has committed $100 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Climate Giving Flatlined in 2022, but Foundation Giving Rose Slightly
Despite the clear and growing threat, climate giving remained a tiny portion of all global charitable giving.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Longtime U of Virginia Donors Give $57 Million for A.I. Research
Plus, University of Kansas athletics received $25 million, and Cornell landed $10 million for research on precision nutrition.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Are Heavily Recruited for Jobs Outside Nonprofits; Corporate Giving Is Flat
A new survey of fundraisers, data analysts, and other advancement-services professionals found that 46 percent of them have considered and/or been recruited for roles outside the nonprofit world.
By Rasheeda Childress
Senior Editor, Fundraising
A Global-Health Expert Will Become CEO of the Wellcome Trust in January
Also, the Foellinger Foundation has tapped a new leader, and Ellen Alberding, the longtime president and CEO of the Joyce Foundation, will depart next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Summer Science Program Spent $2 Million Last Year. Then It Got a $200 Million Unrestricted Gift
The organization intends to double the number of students enrolled next summer, will seek to start partnerships with more universities, and expand into other STEM subjects.
By Thalia Beaty
Associated Press