Superwealthy Donors Say Fundraisers Who Do Their Homework Get the Big Gifts
The Carnegie Corporation of New York surveyed some of the world’s richest philanthropists and released the results in conjunction with the announcement of this year’s Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners, among them Jeff Skoll and Julian Robertson.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Responses to Bezos Giving Tweet at 42,000 and Counting
Experts liken the Amazon founder’s approach to philanthropy to his disruption of the retail industry. Also, Susan G. Komen Arizona is shutting its doors, and the Girl Scouts adds an achievement badge in cybersecurity.
Fundraiser Salaries Have Barely Budged This Decade, Report Says
While 71 percent of people who raise money for charities got pay hikes last year, indicating continued demand for talent, median wages in the field have largely stayed flat, according to the latest survey by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Google Gives $1 Million for Stonewall History Project
The tech giant’s philanthropy arm will support preservation of firsthand accounts of the landmark gay-rights uprising. Also, a Paul Allen fund commits $7.5 million to push breakthrough bioscience research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Staff Walkout Roils Colo. Art Museum
Former employees allege abusive labor practices at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, which said the charges were investigated and refuted. Also, the Barr Foundation expands its board beyond its inner circle, and a planned-giving consultant offers advice on how nonprofits and financial advisers can cooperate.
2 Tech Giants Put Money and Silicon Valley Ideas to Work to Boost Giving
The Gates Foundation and the family fund of former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes are working on different ways to encourage Americans, especially the wealthy, to give more.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tight Ga. House Race Resurrects Komen-Planned Parenthood Flap
The Democratic candidate in the bellwether special election is highlighting his GOP rival’s role as a Susan G. Komen executive when the cancer charity briefly cut off grants to Planned Parenthood. Also, commentaries on the implications of megagiving and Jeff Bezos’s philanthropic plans.
Expertise in Program Assessment Lacking at Nonprofits and Foundations, Survey Says
Nonprofits lack the knowledge needed to assess the results of their work, program officers say, and the foundations that fund them aren’t much better at it.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
From Alaska to Florida: The Biggest Living Donors in Every State
Who gives the most to charity in your state? The Chronicle scoured its databases to give you the answer. The list includes ranchers, media moguls, clothing makers, and, of course, tech wizards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Calif. to Counter Trump Health Cuts With $20 Million for Clinics
The state grant program aims to shore up community and Planned Parenthood clinics facing potental shortfalls. Plus, a philanthropy consultant critiques Jeff Bezos’s Twitter call for giving advice, and New York State shuts down a cancer charity investigators say was effectively run by a commercial fundraiser.