Environmental Nonprofits Lack Diversity, Study Find
A scorecard on racial and gender diversity among staff, management, and trustees at 40 green groups showed a wide range of results.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Major Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions on Advertising
Also, media mogul and $500 million art donor Jerry Perenchio dies, and a new app aims to harness President Trump’s Twitter habit to raise money for progressive causes.
Wounded Warrior Project Chided in Senate Report
The oversight memo released by Sen. Charles Grassley takes the charity to task for “inappropriate” spending and attacks its use of a common practice the IRS condones — counting some fundraising appeals as program costs.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Trump Budget Sets 2018 Cutoff for Public-Service Loan Forgiveness
Nonprofit employees already eligible for the federal student-debt relief are safe, but the White House wants to terminate the program next year.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chicago Family Gives $100 Million for Immune-System Research
Also, medical groups say President Trump’s proposed cuts in HIV/AIDS funding could cause the virus to surge again in Africa, and the head of the Conrad Prebys Foundation sues trustees over a payment to the late San Diego philanthropist’s son.
Grants Roundup: $9 Million From Paul Allen Fund Backs Penn Concussion Research
Other notable awards include $1 million from the Pohlad Family Foundation to help Minnesota nonprofits hit by budget cuts at the Twin Cities United Way.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Nonprofits Unleash Rapid Response to Details of Trump Budget Cuts
Charities were prepared for the deep spending reductions in President Trump’s budget plan, responding with a flurry of activities designed to ensure that members of Congress will hear their side of the story.
By Alex Daniels, Timothy Sandoval and Megan O’Neil
Trump Budget Update: News From Elsewhere Online
The spending plan aims to radically transform aid to poor people, but it will be a tough sell in Congress.
Millennials Embrace Both Online and Snail-Mail Appeals, Says Study
Persuasive websites and matching grants hold keys to getting young adults to give, suggests a new report by Dunham + Company.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Interest in Nonprofit Mergers and Partnerships Unexpectedly High, Study Suggests
Proposed Trump budget cuts and state funding woes may be contributing to an “uptick” in interest, experts say.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects