Time’s Up Takes Off as Hollywood Allies With Worker Advocates
Since celebrities kicked off giving, more than 20,000 donors have contributed to an effort sparked by a nonprofit group that advocates for female farmworkers.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Paul Allen $125 Million Gift to Teach Machines Common Sense
In other news, Jewish women fundraisers say sexual harassment is common; the U.S. Olympic Committee CEO is stepping down; and articles delve into how a misleading statistic about sexual harassment ended up in the news and how Goodwill spends $5.7 billion in revenue. Plus, other news about elite colleges attracting low-income students, the philanthropy of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant and Dolly Parton, and more.
Megagifts to Higher Education Rose 25% in Value in 2017
Three out of every four donations of $10 million or more went to colleges and universities last year, according to new analysis by Marts & Lundy.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: State Audit Faults University Foundations
In other news, former President Obama makes another pitch for his presidential center; donors have given $775,000 so kids can see Black Panther; disgraced actor Kevin Spacey’s British foundation is closing its doors; a youth softball program in Oregon is raffling an AR-15 gun; and more.
Foundations Show Little Interest in Making Their Boards More Diverse, Report Says
Whites fill all the trustee positions at four out of 10 foundations, according to a survey by BoardSource.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Grants Roundup: Cornell Gets $35 Million for Cassava Crops in Africa
Also, the Charles Koch Foundation, Omidyar Group, and Knight Foundation combine forces to support the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, and other grant-making news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Donor-Advised-Fund Giving Favors Education but Not Religion, Study Shows
The study by Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy may be another ominous sign in a pattern of shrinking giving to faith groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Family-Planning Program Favors Clinics That Push Abstinence
In other news, International Committee of the Red Cross says 21 people have resigned or been fired since 2015 over sexual misconduct; 50 years after a landmark report, barriers to equality remain; the Moody Foundation is stepping up grants to small arts groups in Dallas; Disney gives $1 million from Black Panther to Boys & Girls Clubs; gifts from the Koch Foundation stir debate at the Harvard Kennedy School; and more news and opinion.
Social Services Groups Are Stepping Up Fundraising to Combat Threats
Nonprofits are tapping corporations that benefited from the tax overhaul, hiring storytellers who can help demonstrate charities’ impact, and collaborating on grant seeking. But some still worry that government cuts could hurt their clients.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Nonprofits Dragged Into Russian Efforts to Peddle Falsehoods on Twitter, Salvaged Data Shows
The Clinton Foundation appeared to be the most popular nonprofit topic for tweeting and retweeting by accounts tied to a disinformation campaign, appearing 622 times.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor