Many Big Corporations Are Not Increasing Their Giving, Survey Finds
Donations in inflation-adjusted dollars barely budged from 2013 to 2015 and giving as a proportion of profits declined, according to a new study of 211 firms’ philanthropy.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Vilcek Foundation Names President; Irvine Fund Hires New Investment Chief
Also, the NextFifty Initiative appoints its first chief executive and Make-A-Wish Metro New York gets a new CEO.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Foundation Ties Worried Hillary Aides Before Run
Also, a review by New York City’s top finance official raises questions about whether Donald Trump fulfilled pledges to 9/11 charities in the weeks after the attack.
Video: Making Measurement Work for Fundraising
Richard Shaw, chief development officer at Youth Villages, talks about how, and when, the Washington-area charity uses data in crafting appeals.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Haitians Saying ‘No’ to Red Cross Help
Also, March Madness-themed charity Brackets for Good expands and the Associated Press answers questions on the latest Clinton Foundation controversy.
#GivingTuesday Donations Have Risen Steadily, Study Finds
An analysis of the first three years of the annual day of philanthropy by Blackbaud shows that charities of all sizes got bigger gifts with each year of the event.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Obama Foundation Names ‘Inclusion Council’
Also, new State Department emails show coordination with the Clinton Foundation following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and Houston officials debate naming a public school for a big donor.
Grants Roundup: Building Healthy Communities Gets $12 Million for NYC Program
Other grants support housing, literacy, student field trips, a Jewish arts camp, and more.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Tech Wonders and Dilemmas Explored at Innovation Conference
Donors explore the implications of technology aimed at creating a better world at a conference organized by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: ‘Forbes’ Ranking Lists Buffett as Biggest 2015 Benefactor
Also in other media, Slate compares the fundraising and advocacy tactics — and differing levels of success — of the early-20th-century fight against tuberculosis and today’s pink-hued breast-cancer campaigning.