Gifts to Vanguard Charitable Rose 16% Last Year
Because of a hot stock market and the tax overhaul, contributions and new accounts jumped at one of the nation’s largest donor-advised fund providers.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Foundations Push Grantees to Get Tough on Child Abuse
Supporters of the effort, which has been underway for three years, say the crimes of former Olympic physician Larry Nassar should send a message throughout philanthropy that organizations must have policies in place to prevent such abuses.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society Sexual-Harassment Controversy Widens
Two senior executives are being investigated for incidents going back more than a decade. In other news, an aid group says that the Border Patrol routinely undermines efforts to help migrants; the California Senate has passed a bill that would let residents pay taxes through a federally deductible, state-run charity; some companies are making charitable deductions with their savings from the new tax law; and much more, including articles on giving and nonprofit leaders.
How a College Addressed the Gender Giving Gap
After Dartmouth created a group called the Centennial Circle for alumnae who give at least $100,000, many women who had given small sums before stepped up with a big gift.
Grants Roundup: Mellon Gives $10 Million for Humanities; Walmart Sends $5 Million to Puerto Rico
Plus, the Yawkee Foundations will help a South Carolina hospital build a new surgery pavilion, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative gives $5.5 million to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily New Roundup: 3 Women Accuse Humane Society CEO of Sexual Misconduct
Investigators from a law firm hired by the Humane Society interviewed 33 people including the CEO, Wayne Pacelle. In other news, the Salvation Army got a $50 million gift to aid the homeless; FEMA is ending food and water aid to Puerto Rico; the Trumps have invited the founder of a nonprofit rescue team to the State of the Union address; why more Super Bowl ads are pushing nonprofit causes; and much more, including articles on Russian and the NRA and the Koch brothers’ network.
Journalism as Charity? How For-Profit Media May Undercut Nonprofits
In the wake of Trump’s election, journalism is now being promoted as a cause, complete with language used by nonprofit fundraisers.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Roberta Buffett Elliott Gives $106 Million for Child Health Care
Investor Warren Buffett’s sister gave the money to the Montage Health Foundation, the nonprofit parent of several health-care organizations in central California.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Banks and Universities Often Have Lucrative Partnerships
Banks have contracts across the country that essentially make universities their sales representatives. In other articles, employee theft at nonprofits is commonplace; the #MeToo movement has reached evangelical nonprofits; the NCAA president was notified about sexual-assault reports years ago; Cecile Richards discusses her post-Planned Parenthood plans; an opinion column makes the case for foundations to spend down their assets and close; and much more.
Trust in Charities and Other Institutions Has Declined, Says a Report
The Edelman Trust Barometer, an annual study looking into how public trust has changed across the world, blames a “lack of objective facts and rational discourse.”
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor