Grants Roundup: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Drums Up $10 Million
Also, the Gates Foundation pledges an additional $71 million for malaria research, and the MacArthur Foundation is offering more than $24 million in grants to Chicago arts institutions.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Silicon Valley Fund Widens Inquiry Into Workplace Complaints
Amid complaints from donors, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has hired a second law firm to investigate a “toxic” work environment. In other articles, the Philadelphia school board has decided to accept a $25 million gift from Stephen Schwarzman for his former high school; the NRA has broken its fundraising record; a lawsuit is seeking details of a gift to George Mason University from the Charles Koch Foundation; and other articles about sexual harassment and giving and more.
Silicon Valley Community Fund Hires 2nd Law Firm After Harassment Claims
The community foundation, whose No. 2 leader resigned last week amid charges of abusive management and sexual misconduct, hired Boies Schiller Flexner to join another law firm already examining the situation.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Huge Wealth Magnifies Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scandal
In other articles, a New Jersey legal case could prompt another battle over the separation of church and state; a Yale professor says nearly every country seems to be backsliding on human rights; new federal rules for funding teen-pregnancy programs favor abstinence; universities and charter schools get big gifts; outside donors such as the Koch brothers and the Chinese government get extra scrutiny at Texas universities; and much more about nonprofit news and arts and culture.
Online Gifts Rose a Median of 23% in 2017, Study Says
Gifts from mobile devices rose especially fast, accounting for nearly one in four dollars raised online, according to the latest survey.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Value of Volunteers’ Time Up to $24.69 an Hour, Study Says
The figure has grown at a steady pace since 2002 and increased 55 cents an hour last year, according to Independent Sector.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Can Silicon Valley CEO Survive Scandal?
Emmett Carson is in the midst of a crisis over harassment claims about his chief fundraiser. In other articles, the chair of Save the Children is coming under criticism for how he dealt with a sexual-harassment scandal at the charity; Michael Bloomberg is spending $4.5 million to cover this year’s U.S. financial commitment for the Paris climate accords; Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been charged with a felony for tampering with computer data connected to a nonprofit donor list; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Brown U. Gets $100 Million Donation for Brain Research
Also, the Art Institute of Chicago got two contributions totaling $70 million, and Birthright Israel received $70 million from Sheldon and Miriam Adelson.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Trump-Fueled ‘Reactive’ Giving Likely to Continue in 2018, Study Says
Hope and empowerment are more common motivations for donations in response to current events than anger, according to a new online survey by Edge Research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Save the Children Chair Steps Down
Alan Parker resigned before his term ended, saying the nonprofit needed to rebuild trust. In other articles, complaints about sexual misconduct have tripled since the Oxfam scandal, says Britain’s Charity Commission; the Open Society Foundations may leave Hungary; a nonprofit created to pay Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’s legal bills raised no money last month; artificial-intelligence researchers are making $1 million-plus at nonprofits; and other articles on big gifts and donor research and more.