Nonprofits Worry About Election’s Impact on Public View of Charity
Scrutiny of Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s nonprofit organizations may be creating an unfairly negative perception of how most of philanthropy really works, experts say.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tech Giants Form Nonprofit to Study Artificial Intelligence
Plus, a look at whether candidates’ philanthropy affects voters’ choices and an examination of Donald Trump role as “Grand Benefactor” of a prominent cancer hospital.
Other notable grants include $10.25 million for business education at Northwestern University and $5 million to advance pediatric care in Georgia.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Did Foundations Do the Right Thing in Detroit?
Big grant makers’ “stimulus package” for the city included choosing which neighborhoods to invest in, a bold but politically risky stand that differed from philanthropy-funded revitalization efforts elsewhere.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Embattled Leader Keeps Hold on Bay Area Museums
Also, patient-advocacy charities lay low in the debate over rising drug prices, and a data company pledges $100 million in software to nonprofits and schools.
Report Lists Feeding America as No. 1 Target for Schwab Charitable Grants
Clients of the donor-advised-fund provider directed more than half of their grant making to causes in their home states in fiscal year 2016, according to new data on their giving.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grant makers’ active role in redeveloping the Motor City is drawing close attention from other regions in economic distress.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: $37 Million Tex. Haul Raises Giving-Day Bar
Also, Yale University bucks the 2016 trend of college-endowment losses, and new census data shows the first significant drop in U.S. proverty since the Great Recession.
Fast-Growing Network for Young Professionals Names Executive Director
Jamie Smith had served as co-interim leader of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network since January. Her top priorities include fundraising and managing growth.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Finance Mogul Donates $20 Million for New African-American Museum
Other notable gifts include $66 million from a University of Vermont-trained physician to endow his alma mater’s medical school.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor