House Republicans Want to Rescind New Tax on Nonprofits: Daily News Roundup

Top News

House Republicans Proposing Killing New Tax on Churches, Colleges, and Nonprofits (Politico)

Bloomberg Philanthropies Will Donate $50 Million to Battle Opioid Epidemic (Washington Post)

Sheryl Sandberg Said to Have Asked Facebook Staff to Research Soros (New York Times). Background: Soros Foundations Chastise Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg for Alleged Attempt to Vilify the Billionaire Liberal Donor (CNBC)

Investigators Raid Offices of President of U.S. Catholic Bishops (New York Times)

Paul Polman, a ‘Crucial Voice’ for Corporate Responsibility, Steps Down as Unilever CEO (New York Times)

About Big Donors

With Constellation Fund, Andrew Dayton Launches New Data-Driven Philanthropy (Star Tribune)

Investment Executive With ALS Leads $40 Million Donation to Fight the Disease (Boston Globe)

Jeff Bezos’s Philanthropic Projects Aren’t as Generous as They Seem (Vox). See the Chronicle’s look at Mary’s Place, which has inspired Jeff Bezos’s giving.

From Fruit Punch to Real Estate: The Quiet Rise of One of America’s Biggest Philanthropists (Forbes). See a Chronicle feature on giving by the couple.

Ideas and Innovation

What Do African Aid Recipients Think of Charity Ads? (NPR)

A University Student Left School to Change the Charity World, Quarter by Quarter (Colorado Sun)

Can a Former Gates Grant Maker Save Public Colleges in Pa.? (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Nonprofit Helps Families of Americans Held Hostage (NPR)

A Charity Admitted Programs Weren’t Working. That’s a Big Deal (Vox)

Anne Frank Museum Upgraded for New Generation (Voice of America)

Powerful Women in Philanthropy

Marlo Thomas on the Power of Philanthropy (Wall Street Journal — subscription)

Judith Neilson Will Spend $100 Million to Strengthen Journalism (Pro Bono Australia)

How This Female-Powered Film Studio Creates Free Content for Nonprofits (Forbes)

Can Laurene Powell Jobs Save Storytelling? (New York Times)