Gifts Roundup: Trumps Announce Recipients of $1 Million for Hurricane Relief
The largest sums will go to the American Red Cross and Salvation Army. Also, Babson College gets a $36 million donation for programs and a new building, and the University of Texas at Austin receives $25 million for the School of Social Work.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Leaders Strike Back at Suggestion of Time Limit on DAF Payouts
The heads of several prominent nonprofit associations have written a letter to a Senate panel arguing against a July proposal by two donor-advised-fund critics that would put several restrictions on the funds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
BELL Names New CEO; Association of Healthcare Philanthropy to Lose Chief
Plus, the Orange County United Way, in California, and the National Constitution Center have hired new top fundraisers.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Trump Inaugural Committee Still Hasn’t Donated Promised Millions
Also, the nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, which grew out of an Obama program, is merging with the former president’s foundation. And food activist Michael Jacobson is stepping down from Center for Science in the Public Interest, which he co-founded and led for 46 years.
Improved Finances and Trump Spur Donors to Give More, Survey Finds
To attract more gifts from affluent donors, fundraisers should ask them to support specific projects and avoid asking for unrestricted dollars, says Penelope Burk, who conducted the study.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Names Recipients of $1 Million Harvey-Relief Donation
Also, the American Red Cross responds to a reporter who urged people not to give to the group, the Gates Foundation gives $120 million to a Seattle vaccine charity, and the co-chair of a think tank that fired a Google critic says the company played no role in his ouster.
Giving by Wealthy Chinese and Chinese Americans Is Booming, Study Finds
Billions of dollars in giving is flying under the radar because the donors don’t know how to seek publicity, or don’t want it.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Advocates Press Congress on Dreamers Legislation
Also, Laurene Powell Jobs’s nonprofit cites Ronald Reagan in political ads denouncing the White House decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to this country as children. And two decades of lobbying by conservative groups fueled Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate accords.
Grants Roundup: Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Starts Hurricane Recovery Fund
Plus, Facebook matches up to $1 million for storm recovery, CenterPoint Energy is committing $1.25 million for hurricane relief, and the 100Kin10 network is offering at least $1 million for New York organizations to improve STEM instruction.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Nearly half of adults are not married, and charities are finding that their giving is anything but traditional.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil