Companies Weave Employee Giving Into Corporate DNA, Report Says
The new study on trends in employee-centered corporate philanthropy finds a “dramatic shift” in the past two years toward making giving programs a core component of the workplace environment, Forbes writes.
Anti-Islam Group Cited by Trump Roils Wisc. Politics
The Bradley Foundation, a prominent Wisconsin conservative nonprofit, and the state’s Republican senator are distancing themselves from the Center for Security Policy, a think tank Donald Trump has cited to back up his call to suspend Muslim immigration, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes.
Ford Foundation to ‘Reimagine’ N.Y. Building in Renovation
Foundation President Darren Walker tells The New York Times that the fund will get rid of its palatial presidential suite and “reimagine the building as a public-service facility.”
S. Carolina School District Drops Ties With Faith Charities
The Florence, S.C., public-school system will no longer endorse religious charities after receiving a warning letter from a secular advocacy organization over its support for Christian nonprofit Operation Christmas Child, reports the Charlotte Observer.
AmazonSmile Program Leaves Some Nonprofits Frowning
The online shopping site’s gigantic customer base is tantalizing for charities, but many say tiny financial returns and the company’s refusal to share data make it a dubious effort.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Michael Jordan Names 23 Charities to Benefit From Court Settlements
Among the groups chosen by the former Chicago Bulls basketball star are After School Matters, an arts and education program founded by former Chicago First Lady Maggie Daley, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, according to The Chicago Tribune and The Chicago Sun-Times.
Tex. Cinema Magnate’s Foundation Bequest Tops $600 Million
The donation by the late movie-theater mogul John L. Santikos’s estate to the San Antonio Area Foundation more than triples the charitable assets managed by the organization, the San Antonio Express-News reports.
Self-Made Billionaires Average $180 Million in Giving, Study Finds
Over their lifetimes, they donate more than six times what typical ultra-high-net-worth individuals worldwide give, Fortune writes, citing new data from research firm Wealth-X.
Year-End Fundraising Is Going Strong, Especially Through Digital Channels
But some traditional methods for drawing in donors appear to be losing steam, and matching gifts may be cresting.
By HEATHER JOSLYN and Eden Stiffman
Charities Say Russian Strikes Worsening Syria Aid Crisis
Aid agencies say the humanitarian situation in northern Syria is rapidly deteriorating as Russian forces step up bombing in the region, hitting civilian facilities and blocking supply routes, The Washington Post writes.