Daily News Roundup: Charities Continue Exodus From Trump’s Fla. Estate
Also, a higher-education expert examines how massive fundraising campaigns have reshaped the job of college president, and Michael Bloomberg announces an international forum not unlike the defunct Clinton Global Initiative.
Gifts Roundup: Pop Singer Bruno Mars Donates $1 Million for Victims of Flint Water Crisis
Also, Bill Gates and Sheryl Sandberg make megagifts to their foundations, and media mogul James Murdoch contributes $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: More Charlottesville Fallout as Big Charities Drop Mar-a-Lago Galas
The American Cancer Society and two other major nonprofits say they will relocate events scheduled for President Trump’s Florida estate. Meanwhile, the ACLU tempers its support for extremist groups’ right to rally, and a Murdoch blasts the president’s response to Charlottesville.
Off Résumé: The Nonprofit World’s Talents and Accomplishments Outside of Work
Responses to our call for your hobbies and side gigs brought tales of competitive marathon running, Dungeons & Dragons, pumpkin carving, and boat building, among other pursuits.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Grantmakers in the Arts and Camp Corral Select New Leaders
In other personnel moves, the Detroit Children’s Fund names its first executive director, and the Latin American Youth Center’s CEO will step down after 38 years.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Donates Nearly $100 Million
The money will go into the Facebook executive’s donor-advised fund, from which it will be disbursed to charities that help women and girls and combat hunger, among other causes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: 4,000 Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Retain Pulpit-Politicking Ban
Also, Apple donates $2 million to groups combating racist extremism as CEO Tim Cook condemns President Trump’s Charlottesville response, and Facebook rolls out a tool to make those ubiquitous birthday reminders more charity-minded.
Black Lives Matter Begins Search for Its First Fundraiser
With white nationalists emboldened, the anti-police-violence group hopes to raise millions of dollars by starting a central development shop.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
‘An Intolerable Failure’: How Nonprofits Responded to Charlottesville
A wide variety of nonprofits quickly joined the fray with statements of outrage, hope, and healing. We collected a sampling of their comments.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Gates Follows $4.6 Billion Gift With Malaria Push
Bill Gates announced the “Mosquito War” bed-net campaign a day after federal filings revealed his huge stock donation to his charity. Also, the MacArthur Foundation funds efforts to promote diversity in documentary filmmaking, and the Rockefeller Foundation backs bonds to help cities deal with fierce storms.