Other notable recent gifts include $20 million to Kalamazoo College and $17.5 million to Iona College.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Millions Given for Migrant Legal Aid
A Texas nonprofit is using the money, in part, to help parents contact their children by phone. In other articles, Facebook and crowdsourcing have helped fuel fundraising for migrants; in the months before its “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, the Trump administration awarded contracts and grants to nonprofits and business to run facilities housing migrant children; and other articles about Trump’s federal-agency overhaul plan and much more news.
Podcast: Effort to Prevent Suicide and Improve Mental Health Takes a ‘Whole-Person’ Approach
Following recent high-profile suicides, Well Being Trust’s CEO Tyler Norris says it’s more important than ever to remove the stigma from mental-health conversations.
New Executives Join World Resources Institute and JustLeadershipUSA
Also, the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles appointed a new president, and Douglas Bennet, the former president of National Public Radio and later Wesleyan University, has died.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint
Wide-ranging allegations against Rajiv Shah, including steering money to friends, were found to be “without factual basis or merit,” says board chairman Richard Parsons.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Donors Give Millions to Separated Migrant Families
Hundreds of thousands of people are giving to nonprofits to help families being separated at the U.S.-Mexican border, including to a record-breaking Facebook campaign that has brought in $12 million so far. Also, a look inside the nonprofits and companies that house the children. In other articles, the Trump administration is taking aim at safety-net programs as it eyes government reorganization; and much more about big philanthropy and other nonprofit news.
Nonprofit Leaders Add to Outpouring of Fury Over Border Policies
Pressure built in the days and hours leading up to President Trump’s reversal on separating migrant children from parents, with nonprofit leaders calling the policy “cruel” and a violation of human rights.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
New Facebook Fundraising Tool Brings In $1.7 Million for Susan G. Komen
The company’s software syncs with the nonprofit’s, so when people register to raise money for a charity, they get a pop-up message that they can also be raising money on Facebook.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Outrage Over Family Separations Prompts Protests by Advocay Groups
Rallies are planned in 132 cities on June 30 to protest the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrant children apart from their parents. In other articles, one Texas nonprofit reaped $450 million to house detained children in a former Walmart store; the CEO of a nonprofit shelter for detained immigrant children — and who called police on a Democratic senator when he tried to enter the building — is paid $770,000; and much more about big philanthropy and other news.
Puerto Rico Is Rarely on Philanthropy’s Radar. Could a New Plan Change That?
Officials gathering in New York today explore whether philanthropy will build a Katrina-like response to last year’s hurricanes, which caused nearly $100 billion in damage.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects