Nonprofit Executives Pen Guide for — and About — Black Women Philanthropists
The guide to philanthropy is intended to counter the idea that black women don’t contribute to charity and that they need to be wealthy to give.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Lilly Endowment Provides $15 Million to Preserve Historic Places of Worship (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Gates Foundation gave $13 million to develop a once-a-month birth-control pill, and the U. of California at Davis will use $1.2 million to help detained immigrants and asylum seekers through its Immigration Law Clinic.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Crowdsourced List of Museum Salaries Goes Viral, Exposing Pay Inequities
An idea that came up at a happy hour earlier this year prompted an informal information-gathering project that has drawn a worldwide response.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Pom Wonderful Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick Give $10 Million to Aspen Institute (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Plan International receives $12 million for global programs for girls, and two universities land large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Outspoken Donor Says Philanthropy Must Change — Both Fundraisers and Donors
Lisa Greer offers straight talk about the mistakes fundraisers make in approaching donors and her frustration with board members who don’t make charitable gifts.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
How an Estate-Planning Tool Can Help Fundraisers Win Bequests (Podcast)
FreeWill has raised more than $700 million for charities over the past few years.
Obama Foundation Names Its First Leader (Transitions)
Also, Vic Fuentes, the frontman of the rock group Pierce the Veil, has become CEO of a charity for seriously ill children, and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation has a new leader.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Active Donors Favor Causes That Affect Them or People They Know, Study Says
Also, 72 percent of Americans who give regularly to charity said they expect their charitable giving to remain the same this year, according to the report by Infogroup, a marketing and analytics firm.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Assets Plunge $4.6 Billion
The grant-making giant cited an accounting change but also acknowledged that the value of its cryptocurrency holdings had declined precipitously.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
The Brady gun-control group found success in asking for money right after a shooting spree. But other nonprofits don’t do that, focusing instead on advocacy.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor