Florida Legislators Seek Overhaul of State Charity Drive
Lawmakers are calling for changes in administration of the Florida State Employees Charitable Campaign following reports that the for-profit company running the drive received more than half of the money donated by government workers last year, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Newspaper’s Special Giving Section Includes Story on Gay Issues
An article in The New York Times’ special Sunday section about giving included a story about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues gaining attention in the philanthropic world.
Greenpeace India Says It Faces Government Shutdown Order
The environmental-activist group, under fire for months by India’s government over its use of foreign donations, said Friday it has been ordered to dissolve within a month, reports The New York Times.
Scientists Get Star Treatment as Breakthrough Prizes Awarded
Seven scientists and research teams received $3 million each to pursue groundbreaking work as the Breakthrough Prizes, funded by some of the world’s wealthiest tech moguls, were presented Sunday at a red-carpet gala in Silicon Valley, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report.
Prominent Researcher Calls Interventions Without Evaluations ‘Immoral’
Nonprofits need evidence, not hunches, to justify programs, says psychologist Richard Nisbett.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality
President Darren Walker says LGBT rights in the United States, direct cash transfers in Latin America, and microfinance will be among the areas where the foundation will pull back.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
What Makes Celebrity Donors Want to Give
An adviser to rich philanthropists says in a new book that science and her experience with billionaires demonstrate that giving makes people — at all income levels — feel better.
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Suited for Change and Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Get New Leaders
Other personnel changes include a new CEO at the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation and a new executive director at Peter C. Alderman foundations.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Watchdog Groups Request Justice Department Investigation of Pro-Rubio Nonprofit
The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 allege that the Conservative Solutions Project exists for the sole purpose of supporting Senator Marco Rubio’s candidacy for president, and in doing so violates its 501(c)(4) nonprofit tax status, Mother Jones reports. While super-PACs are allowed to support individual candidates, so-called “social welfare” groups are not.
Nonprofit Crowdfunding Site Watsi Takes Cues From Silicon Valley
Watsi, a crowdfunding platform that allows donors to support people with medical expenses in the developing world, raised $3.5 million in start-up funding from foundations and philanthropists and has recruited some big-name engineers from groups like NASA and Microsoft, according to an article in Entrepreneur magazine. In 2013, Watsi became the first nonprofit accepted by the Bay Area start-up accelerator Y Combinator.