Top Earners Among Community-Foundation CEOs
See how much these 40 leaders pull down in salaries, bonuses, and other compensation.
By Drew Lindsay and Joshua Hatch
Online Giving Grew 12% in 2017
Overall fundraising increased by 4 percent last year, according to Blackbaud’s latest annual analysis. Just over one in five online gifts came in through mobile devices.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Children’s Hospital Gets $60 Million
In other news, President Trump gave $100,000 of his salary for infrastructure projects; the Intel Foundation is donating $1 million to the International Rescue Committee to teach coding skills to refugees; charitable giving makes people more attractive to others, according to a study; the Oxfam scandal widens; the 50 best workplaces for charitable giving; and more.
$8.5 Billion Poured Into Fidelity Charitable Accounts in 2017
Donor-advised-fund holders granted $4.5 billion — the most ever — to 127,000 charities, with American Red Cross the most favored cause.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Indiana U. Gets $14 Million; a gift of $2.3 Million Aims to Help Nurses
Plus, Strong Start to Finish grants $2.1 million to the City University of New York, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company gives $1.3 million to Make-a-Wish America.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
How to Run a Fundraising Campaign for Valentine’s Day and Other ‘Hallmark’ Holidays
To make the most of quieter fundraising periods, celebrate minor holidays. Here’s what some creative charities are doing.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Pay Gap Shows No Signs of Closing at Small Foundations, Survey Shows
The survey, by Exponent Philanthropy, also found that nearly 40 percent of respondents said they had nonwhite representation on their boards.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Trump’s Budget Would Affect Nonprofits and the Poor
Poor Americans would be hardest hit. Also, the plan’s food-stamp replacement; its elimination of NEA, public TV, and other cultural groups; and a bipartisan “no” to cutting aid money. In other news, an Oxfam deputy resigns over how sex claims were handled, and a whistle-blower says the charity ignored concerns; drugmakers supported groups that pushed opioid use; fact-checking Matt Damon’s clean-water promise in a Super Bowl ad; and more.
Tech Nonprofit Pursues Internet Access as ‘Fundamental Human Right’
With 40 percent of the Motor City lacking internet access, the Detroit Community Technology Project provides high-speed networks to underserved neighborhoods.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Getting More Cash From the He-Man Nature-Lovers Club
In fundraising pitches for environmental causes, men are turned off by “feminine” words and images, while women show no bias against male-oriented themes, according to a new study.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor