Highlights of a year’s worth of data projects by The Chronicle offer telling statistics about board diversity, the growth of donor-advised funds, and the value of big endowments that have become targets on Capitol Hill.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofits Brace for Budget Fight
Acknowledging their lobbying efforts in 2017 fell flat, charity leaders lay out their road map for how to do better in the looming struggle over spending cuts.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Public Universities Are Getting Better at Bagging Big Gifts
The institutions see dwindling state support, but donors appear to like their missions.
Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Could Drive More IRA Donations to Charity
In other news, nonprofits hospitals are trying to expand in the face of new competition; an intensive effort around the globe is trying to move children out of orphanages; an Ohio medical center gets $75 million for mental-health care; Fidelity donors have given $22 million in Bitcoin this year; and much more.
Charities Set to Lose on Most Provisions of Tax Bill, Except Ban on Politicking
The Chronicle breaks down what’s in and what’s out of the bill Republicans plan to clear this week for President Trump’s signature. Some nonprofit advocates fear a $20 billion annual hit to giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: IRS Still Seeing Fallout From Tea Party Scandal
In other news, charities worry that the GOP tax bill will mean less money for those in need; a Refugees International report cites a “failure of leadership” by U.S. officials and shockingly poor conditions in Puerto Rico three months after Hurricane Maria; donations keep rolling in to public media, despite accusations of sexual misconduct against several hosts and editors; a report on what’s holding back the rich from giving larger sums; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Entrepreneur Gives $50 Million to Rochester Institute of Technology
Other recent gifts include $25 million for the World Wildlife Fund and Duke University for wildlife and environmental programs and $10 million to endow a dean of science at Carnegie Mellon University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Gates CEO Calls 2017 an ‘Awesome Year’
Sue Desmond-Hellmann cites the number of women speaking out about sexual abuse, progress on fighting tropical diseases, and more. In other news, nonprofits ordered to leave Pakistan say thousands will lose aid; a Chinese conglomerate based in New York plans to give away $200 million; the University of Louisville will not sue its troubled foundation; and more.
Podcast: 7 Fundamentals for Optimizing Nonprofit Performance
This week’s Business of Giving features William F. Meehan and Kim Starkey Jonker, co-authors of Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector.
ALS Association and Central Park Conservancy Pick New Leaders
Plus, FocusMaine gets a new chief, WNET hires a new top fundraiser, and Solidaire has a changing of the guard.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions