Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Names Former CDC Official as New CEO
Richard Besser has worked at the Centers for Disease Control and is a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: More Muslim Nonprofits Turning Down Federal Grants
Also, a news report examines “insider culture” at the Boston philanthropy founded by a late Red Sox owner, and a law professor defends the Johnson Amendment.
Trump’s Itchy Twitter Finger Making Charities Uneasy
Communications experts say nonprofits that are worried about the president’s online ire should have a plan to weather sudden tweetstorms.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Most Couples Discuss Where to Give but Not Always How
The data from Fidelity Charitable about the giving habits and attitudes of couples with donor-advised funds also found that men and women have different perspectives on who makes those decisions.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Northwestern Alumnus Pledges $20 Million for Sports Upgrade
Other notable donations support a new theater at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and veterinary professorships at Michigan State.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
International Nonprofits See a Tough Road Ahead Despite Court Rulings on Travel Ban
Organizations that help resettle refugees worry they will face a much more difficult working environment for years ahead.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Dana-Farber to Eschew ‘Controversial’ Fundraising Venues
Also, the NRA’s leader gets a $3.7 million compensation bump, and a tiny New York State college schools the Ivy League on endowment investing.
North Star Fund and Global Dignity Get New Leaders
The Arab American Family Support Center, the Metta Fund, the Miracle Foundation, and Project Hope also see transitions at the top.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Salvation Army to Pay Millions in Pa. Thrift-Store Collapse
Also, the Red Cross suspends aid work in Afghanistan after six employees are killed in an ambush by suspected militants, and a fight over the use of Audrey Hepburn’s image and effects for charity lands in court.
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Issues First Grants
The organization overseeing Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s $3 billion effort to tackle all disease earmarks $50 million to dozens of biomedical researchers. Also, India cuts financial ties with the Gates Foundation on a massive vaccine program.