Silicon Valley’s Megawealthy Join to Raise $100 Million for Local Charities
Six foundations are behind a push to vet organizations that can alleviate homelessness, hunger, and other problems afflicting the poor.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Salesforce Pledges $17 Million, and Carnegie Mellon U. Gets $35 Million (Grants Roundup)
Also, the PwC Charitable Foundation is giving the Trevor Project $6 million to help LGBTQ youths in crisis.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Few Nonprofits Have Taken Concrete Steps to Become More Diverse, According to New Report
Less than a third of the 566 nonprofits that Nonprofit HR surveyed have a formal diversity strategy.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
GivingTuesday Is Now an Independent Nonprofit
Eight years after it was started by the 92nd Street Y, the global generosity movement spins off into its own organization.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Giving Tuesday Awareness Is Spreading
Fifty-three percent of respondents who had heard of Giving Tuesday also said they had donated to a charity on that day, according to a survey by online fundraising company Classy.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Want to Give to Charity Every Time Beyoncé Posts on Instagram? There’s an App for That
The Momentum app lets users donate small amounts to charity based on a wide variety of events, such athletic feats or social-media activity.
By MICHAEL THEIS
Contributor
Local Economy Is Top Driver of Decisions at Smaller Foundations
A survey from Exponent Philanthropy also found that natural disasters and the political climate were not important decision-making factors for most leaders of foundations with few staff members.
By dan.parks
Contributor
New Nonprofit Aims to Combat Rise in Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico
Data on 911 calls showed increasing complaints of domestic violence since Hurricane Maria, with local experts saying abusers likely believed authorities were overwhelmed.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Metropolitan Museum Gets $80 Million Bequest From Jayne Wrightsman for Acquisitions (Gifts Roundup)
In other news about major gifts, Sandy and Joan Weill give $106 million to create a research effort that will bring together neuroscientists and other researchers from three universities.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Can Be Detrimental, Say Conference Attendees
Speakers and attendees at Independent Sector’s Upswell conference said the more an organization pays on such training, the worse the results. “You’re opening up Pandora’s box,” said one speaker
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor