Facebook Rolls Out Fundraising Feature for Video-Game Livestreamers
Gamers who broadcast themselves playing can choose a charity for their viewers to support while they play.
By Emily Haynes
Senior Editor, Nonprofit Intelligence
Harlem Children’s Zone Names New CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Berger Foundation has selected a new leader after its longtime president’s death, and the George Gund Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation have hired new program officers.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Nonprofits Should Reach Out to Candidates, Urges Klobuchar Campaign Representative
Myron Frans said organizations need to be assertive to get their messages heard. He was the only campaign representative at a candidates’ forum organized by Independent Sector.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
How CommonLit Is Changing the Way Underprivileged Students Learn to Read With Technology
Approximately 60 percent of students leave high school unable to read and write at grade level. Michelle Brown, founder and CEO of nonprofit CommonLit, identified a root cause while working with Teach for America.
Nonprofits Should Focus More on State Lawmakers, Speaker Says
Bernadette Downey, of Share Our Strength, told attendees at the Upswell gathering that working with state legislatures has helped her group ensure more hungry kids can access school-meal programs.
By Jim Rendon
Executive Editor
Trust Gap Persists for Charities, and It Hurts Giving, Study Says
The findings from the Better Business Bureau hold valuable insights for fundraisers about how to win over donors, especially for disaster relief.
By Michael Theis
Contributor
U. of Texas at Austin Gets $130 Million Boost From Moody Foundation (Grants Roundup)
Also, the University of Pennsylvania’s Law School receives $125 million from the W.P. Carey Foundation, and Apple gives $50 million to address homelessness in Silicon Valley.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
$1 Billion in Grants Will Support 4 Research Institutions
The Cleveland Clinic, Duke University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Southern California have each received an equal share through a group of foundations set up by Tom Lord, a businessman who died in 1989.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Pledge $1 Billion to Advance Young People, Public Service, and Other Causes
The couple say the contribution adds to the $1 billion they have given previously and is designed to help young people who need scholarship help, mentoring, and other services.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Sanford and Joan Weill Give $106 Million to Neuroscience Research at 3 Universities
The money will bring together neuroscientists, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and computer scientists who can speed up creation of new treatments for brain disorders and diseases.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor