Daily News Roundup: Gates CEO Calls 2017 an ‘Awesome Year’
December 15, 2017 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
An ‘Awesome Year’? Gates Foundation CEO Has a Radical View on 2017 (GeekWire)
Will Charitable Giving Decline If Taxpayers Can’t Get a Deduction? (The Washington Post)
Charities Ordered Out of Pakistan Warn Thousands Will Lose Life-Saving Aid (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
N.Y.-Based Charity of Chinese Conglomerate Pledges to Give Away $200 Million (Bloomberg)
U. of Louisville Reins in Its Troubled Foundation but Decides Against Lawsuit (Louisville Courier Journal)
Investigation of Ky. Legislator Spotlights Growing Role of Nonprofit Journalism (Associated Press)
About Leading
Doctors Without Borders Pioneers Technology to Save Lives (USA Today)
Harvard Endowment Chief Pushed for Steeper Devaluation of Assets (The Wall Street Journal — subscription). Plus, see more about endowments in our database of assets.
Obituary: Ruth Altshuler, Dallas Charity and Civic Leader, Remembered as City’s ‘True North’ (The Dallas Morning News)
Opinion: Rebuilding Trust in the Nonprofit Sector Through Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology (Nasdaq)
About Giving
27 Strategies for Giving From Nonprofit Leaders, Philanthropic Advisers, and More (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Bitcoin Investor Sets Up $85 Million Fund to Support Charities (The Next Web)
How to Analyze a Charity Before Giving (Forbes)
2 Ways Donors Can Contribute to Charity With Little Impact on Their Finances Today (Forbes)
Opinion: Charity Is Now About Harnessing Capitalism and Capital Markets to Promote Change (Financial Times — subscription)
