Nonprofit Provides Legal Help to People in Developing Countries (Podcast)
Namati helps some of the most vulnerable people in the world achieve basic rights.
Mott Foundation Chooses Founder’s Great-Grandson as Next CEO (Transitions)
Also, the NEA Foundation named Sara Sneed as its new CEO, and Chad Griffin will step down from the Human Rights Campaign next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Soros Says Facebook Campaign Was ‘Reprehensible’: Daily News Roundup
The president of Soros’s Open Society Foundations said he was “shocked to learn" that the social-media site had allegedly promoted a Soros conspiracy to discredit is critics. Plus, a former Google executive has started a nonprofit to fight sexism in the tech industry; the Baltimore Symphony has suspended its concertmaster, who was accused of inappropriate behavior; Brandeis gets $10 million to help Japanese students; and more about ideas and opinion.
Philanthropy Puts a ‘Chokehold’ on Innovation, Says Nonprofit Veteran
Robert Egger, a nationally known nonprofit founder, says he’s quitting his own work to help a new generation of leaders battle problems that hobble the ability of organizations to make a difference, including lack of political power and close-minded thinking of grant makers.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Children’s Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman Will Step Down as President
Political leaders Hillary Clinton, John Lewis, and Orrin Hatch, along with actress Reese Witherspoon and activist Bryan Stevenson hailed Edelman as a civil-rights pioneer and a powerful advocate for kids.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
$200 Million Gift Goes to Mayo Clinic for Medical Education: Daily News Roundup
Among other things, the money will fund scholarships and educational programs for artificial intelligence and other new technologies. Plus, after San Francisco voters passed a new tax on big businesses to fight homelessness, Airbnb is giving $5 million to the cause; the CEO of Citadel is giving $10 million to open Success Academy middle schools in Brooklyn and Queens; Forbes magazine releases a list of 30 social entrepreneurs under age 30. See read more on ideas, opinion, and innovation.
Amgen Foundation Commits $21 Million for Scholarships: Grants Roundup
Also, Hewlett Packard Enterprise gives $10 million for data-science research at the University of Houston, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester is using $1 million to examine the roots of hate crimes.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Facebook Fundraising Hits the $1 Billion Mark
Much of the money goes to charities as people ask friends and relatives to give to good causes, but the company declined to say how much is for personal causes, such as family medical emergencies and tuition help.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Fostering Civic Engagement Can Help Close Nation’s Divides, Say Nonprofit Officials
Local communities suffer less from division than the nation as a whole, providing an avenue for unifying people, said a panel of philanthropic leaders at the National Press Club.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Wealthy Donors of Color Largely Ignored by Philanthropy, Study Says
White donors still have the most money to give largely because of inheritances, but that is changing as the nation becomes increasingly diverse and as minorities become more upwardly mobile.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor