How Recession-Racked Charities Emerged Stronger Than Before
Nonprofit leaders tell how their groups weathered the recession and ended up larger and more solid than before — and what they are doing to prepare for the next downturn.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Foundation Puts Emphasis on No-Strings-Attached Grants
The Weingart Foundation Center boosted unrestricted grants to help nonprofits like the Pacific Asian Family, a group that fights domestic violence, navigate tough financial times.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Asking for a Bequest? Talk About Life
A researcher at Texas Tech University found that profiles of living people explaining why they were planning to leave a bequest spurred more donations than stories about giving by people who had died.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
$32-Billion Pledge by Saudi Prince Reflects Gateses’ Influence
Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, who is spending his fortune on causes such as empowering women, hopes his philanthropy will spur others to give.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofit Coalition to Press Presidential Contenders to Protect Charitable Deduction
The Charitable Giving Coalition, a group of 44 nonprofits, says the charitable deduction is unique among tax incentives, because it “promotes a selfless act.”
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Saudi Prince Pledges to Give Away $32 Billion Fortune
Prince al-Waleed bin Talal, nephew of Saudi King Salman, says his philanthropy will focus on empowering women, among other causes, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Wash. Girl Scouts Group Rejects Gift With No-Transgender Clause
The Girl Scouts of Western Washington has raised $175,000 online to replace a donation it rejected because the donor set a condition that the money not be used to support transgender troop members, CNN reports, citing Seattle Metropolitan magazine.
Grants Roundup: Cincinnati Arts Groups Receive Over $10 Million
Also included: a $3.1-million grant from the Templeton Religious Trust to the University of Notre Dame to study how science affects laboratory researchers’ beliefs.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
L.A. Charities Get Minimum-Wage Break for Trainee Workers
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to exempt three area nonprofits that help “transitional workers” enter the labor force from paying such trainees the city’s increased minimum wage, public radio station KPCC reports.
Jeb Bush’s Giving Totaled 1.5% of Income From 2007 to 2013
The Republican presidential contender earned $29 million in his first seven years after leaving Florida’s governorship, and he and his wife donated $431,056 to charity in that period, Bloomberg writes, citing tax filings made public Tuesday.