$15 Million Gift Is Biggest Ever Dedicated to Freeing Innocent Prisoners
Cincinnati philanthropist Richard Rosenthal says he hopes his donation will spur others to follow his lead in supporting a cause that “truly saves people’s lives.”
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Multiple Revenue Streams Challenge Finance Officers, Study Finds
The survey of some 400 nonprofit finance professionals also found that one in five have no formal training in finance or accounting and one in eight were initially hired by their organization for another type of job.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Chief to Step Down After 14 Years
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey led the health-focused grant maker’s strategic shift from single issues like smoking to promoting a “culture of health” encompassing diet, exercise, and access to medical care for people from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: N.Y. Investigating Trump Foundation
Also, a Congressional subcommittee hears from universities that use their endowments to cut student costs, and a Florida college sues to collect a naming gift from a late donor.
Grants Roundup: Foundations’ $20-Million Commitment Targets Urban Spaces
Other notable awards include $5.8 million from the Marnier-Lapostolle Foundation for research on a rare neurological disorder.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Roger Ailes’s Alma Mater Returns 2007 Gift
Plus, Donald Trump’s campaign responds to critical media coverage of his giving record and a communications consultant dissects the Wounded Warrior Project’s crisis management.
Nonprofit CEOs See Small Pay Increases, Except in Big Cities
GuideStar’s annual compensation survey shows the median pay for top nonprofit executives increased only 2.6 percent in 2014, the sixth straight year gains fell short of 4 percent.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
As Campaign Enters Final Lap, Nonprofits Ratchet Up Voting Work
Organizers say charities’ civic-engagement efforts have proven effective in boosting turnout in traditionally low-voting communities.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities
Darren Walker, the foundation’s president, pledged a top-to-bottom review of its policies and programs to ensure that its focus on inequality encompasses disability rights.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Trump Foundation Spends Other People’s Money
Plus, Chelsea Clinton says she will stay with her family’s charity if her mother is elected president, and the Unversity of Louisville threatens to sue its nonprofit fundraising arm.