Grants Roundup: Emory University Gets $25 Million to Transform Patient-Centered Care
Other awards include $2.5 million from the Omidyar Network and $1.4 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to expand the Crisis Text Line.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Aims to Give Charities $100 Million Worth of Marketing Help by 2020
This week CreateAthon is working on pro bono marketing projects for nearly 100 charities.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Facebook Hints at Powerful New Tools for Fundraising and Crisis Response
The company’s “donate now” button has yet to do much for charities’ bottom line, but Facebook says it’s only starting to help nonprofits.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Campaign Watchdog Targets Nonprofit’s Ads Featuring Rubio
In a complaint filed Tuesday with the Internal Revenue Service, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington accuses the Conservative Solutions Project, a 501(c)(4) group, of violating restrictions regarding nonprofits explicitly backing political candidates, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Minn. Make-a-Wish Parts With Car-Donation Group Facing Inquiry
The Minnesota chapter of the children’s charity said it has severed ties with a national vehicle-donation nonprofit, the finances and solicitation practices of which are under investigation by state authorities, the Associated Press reports.
Singapore Clergyman Convicted in $36-Million Fund Diversion
Kong Hee, the founder and pastor of Singapore’s City Harvest Church, was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring with others to steer charity funds to support his wife’s career as a pop singer, Bloomberg Business writes.
British Data Chief Says Big Charities Ignored Law on Donor Information
The British government’s top data-protection watchdog said Tuesday that major nonprofits viewed themselves as “above the law” regarding restrictions on buying and selling donors’ personal data, The Telegraph reports.
Armed With Audience Data, Pa. Opera to Try ‘Binge’ Model
Opera Philadelphia’s plan to start its season with a 12-day opera festival beginning in 2017 reflects research the company said shows that “the binge-watching preference is not isolated to television,” reports The New York Times.
Indiegogo Launches Free Crowdfunding Site for Nonprofits
Generosity.com will serve as the home for both nonprofit and personal-cause fundraising campaigns.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Texas Moves to Strip Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funding
Citing secretly shot videos purporting to show that Planned Parenthood traffics in fetal organs, Texas officials moved Monday to cut off state-administered Medicaid funds to the women’s-health group, The Dallas Morning News and USA Today report.