Calif. Charity to Handle Finances for Black Lives Matter
After quietly working together since late last year, Black Lives Matter and the International Development Exchange recently formalized a partnership under which the San Francisco nonprofit manages grants and donations for the burgeoning antiracism network, the Associated Press reports.
Big U. of Louisville Donor Wants Audit of College Foundation
The James Graham Brown Foundation is threatening to cut off giving unless the campus’s nonprofit fundraising arm accedes to a forensic financial review following controversies over its spending and relationship with the recently departed university president, The Courier-Journal writes.
Police Kill Militants Who Stormed Nonprofit CARE’s Kabul Office
An 11-hour standoff at the charity’s headquarters in the Afghan capital ended Tuesday morning when police killed militants who attacked the building after setting off a car bomb, The Washington Post reports.
New African-American Museum a Product of Persistence
The New York Times recounts the intense, years-long lobbying and fundraising effort that produced the National Museum of African American History and Culture opening September 24 in Washington.
Online Drives Take Off for Teachers Buying School Supplies
Teachers are increasingly relying on crowdfunding campaigns to supplement tight school budgets for classroom equipment ranging from laptop computers to cleaning supplies, writes the Associated Press.
Gifts Roundup: Holocaust Museum Gets $1 Million From War-Crimes Lawyer
The annually renewable donation by Benjamin Ferencz, a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi officials, could reach $10 million. Other notable gifts include a $4-million bequest to the University of New Hampshire by a longtime campus librarian.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Generation X Comes of Age as Donor Group With Big Potential
Between boomers and millennials is a cohort whose members balance busy lives with a desire to fix problems. Fundraisers should pay attention.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Common Ground: Police and Teenagers Go From Strangers to Friends
The first moments of the Police Youth Challenge in Baltimore rarely seem promising, with participants eyeing each other warily, but the barriers fall quickly during a day of team-oriented fun.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Analytics Expert Offers Advice on How to Use Data to Raise Money
Fundraisers have long debated whether their discipline is an art or a science; author and Blackbaud executive Steve MacLaughlin says it’s both.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Record-Setting Harvard Campaign Passes $7 Billion Mark
The university announced Thursday that it has topped its $6.5 billion target with nearly two years to go in the biggest-ever collegiate fundraising drive, campus newspaper The Harvard Crimson writes.