Daily News Roundup: Nonprofits Provided Key Resources for Gun-Control March
Groups like Gabrielle Giffords’s nonprofit provided important support. In other news, a veterans nonprofit will close under a settlement with the New York attorney general for soliciting allegedly sham charities; eight weeks after the departure of CEO Wayne Pacelle, the Humane Society’s sexual-harassment scandal still causes headaches; PBS has filed a countersuit against former talk-show host Tavis Smiley, describing over a dozen complaints of sexual harassment; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Virginia Tech Gets $20 Million, Cal Poly Pomona Gets $10 Million
Other notable gifts include $5 million for Jumpstart, an early education nonprofit, and $5 million from Charles Koch’s foundation for the department of economics at George Mason University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
More Jewish Philanthropy Is Going to Identity and Social-Change Issues
Wealthy Jewish donors and foundations giving less to older established institutions and more on trying to build Jewish identity among the least involved Jews, according to a report.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Tax Law Could Hurt College Giving
It could dampen the incentive for alumni to give. Other articles include an examination of how donors decide whom to trust with their gifts. Also, the Supreme Court is being asked to examine a case involving the practice of giving charities and others unaffiliated with a legal case money left over from class-action settlements; student marchers have vowed to make gun laws an issue in the next election; and other articles on giving, the #MeToo movement, and more.
New CEO Takes the Reins at Best Friends Animal Society
Also, the Teagle Foundation chooses an academic as its new CEO, and the Omidyar Network promotes a managing partner to oversee its $463 million in assets.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Podcast: Reimagining Civics Education for High-School Students
The nonprofit Generation Citizen wants young people to experience civics not only as a right and responsibility but as a tool to bring about change.
Nonprofits Score Victories in Budget Bill on Politicking Ban and Spending
The measure would boost funding for opioid treatment and a wide array of other health and education programs that finance nonprofits and the people they serve.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Spending Bill Preserves Ban on Nonprofit Politicking
It also adds money for job training, the opioid epidemic, and the arts. In other articles, fundraising experts consider the risks after the Facebook data breach; a Florida charity sued after a wealthy failed to pay for Trump portraits he won at a fundraising auction; the Teagle Foundation’s new president says private universities have public responsibilities; and other news about giving and more.
Celebrities and Cash Pour Into ‘March for Our Lives’ Protest
Dwyane Wade, Miley Cyrus, George Clooney, Jimmy Fallon, John Legend, and Chrissy Teigen are among those who plan to attend, are providing financial support, or both.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Boy Scouts Accused of Discriminating Against Teenager With Down Syndrome
The parents of the 15-year-old, who has the cognitive abilities of a 4-year-old, have filed a lawsuit. In other articles, the founder of a nonprofit that helps formerly incarcerated people start their own businesses has been accused of sexual misconduct; the billionaire philanthropist Peter Peterson has died; Denver’s effort to sell bonds to cut the cost of homelessness has had promising results so far; and more news about giving.