Daily News Roundup: Michael Bloomberg Tops Giving List

Michael Bloomberg Tops Town & Country List of Top 50 Philanthropists: The lifestyle magazine’s giving issue features the former New York City mayor and co-author (with the Sierra Club’s Carl Pope) of Climate of Hope talking with Katie Couric about the intersection of philanthropy and politics and the origins of his giving.

How Philanthropy May Change Under the Trump Administration: Six nonprofit leaders talk to Forbes about how the president’s policies will force the industry to adapt.

Trial Begins for Chicago Nonprofit Head Accused of Embezzlement: Federal prosecutors allege that a $60,000 grant to help impoverished youth instead went to the executive’s shopping sprees and car loans, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Small Indiana Nonprofit Falls Victim To Ransom Cyberattack: Hacked in January, the Cancer Services of East Central Indiana is still recovering, according to NPR. “It was diabolical. It was cruel,” said executive director Aimee Robertson-Fant.