After Rolling Out New Programs, Gates Foundation Plans Year of Status Quo
After the debut of several new programs in education, poverty reduction, and international development, the grant maker doesn’t plan any new strategies in 2019, its CEO said in an interview with the Chronicle.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Salesforce.Org to Include Schools in Its Philanthropy: Daily News Roundup
The organizaton is giving $2 million to train principals and teachers, unlike its past education gifts that have funded better technology and expanded programs. In other articles, nonprofit victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme are close to getting their money back; and much more on big donors, cultural organizations, and innovation.
The United States Is Generous but Not the Most Generous Country in the World (Report)
Individuals elsewhere around the globe give more of their money and time to strangers, according to a Gallup study.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Lego Foundation Awards $100 Million to Sesame Workshop: Grants Roundup
Also, the Bezos Day One Fund disburses $97.5 million to 24 homelessness charities, and Virginia Tech receives $50 million for biomedical research.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
GoFundMe Continues to Grow, Propelled by Time’s Up, California Fires, and Tragic Shootings
The crowdfunding site grew in popularity, due in part to social causes and disaster relief.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
IRS Softens Blow From Taxed Employee Perks at Nonprofits: Daily News Roundup
Under pressure, House leaders revisit taxing of benefits such as free parking and mass transit subsidies; proposed revisions of tax plan seek to reverse ban on political activity by nonprofits; how to spur people to give to charity by making it about them, and more.
Millennials Are Ready to Give More, and 6 Other Takeaways from a New Donor Survey
Forty-six percent of donors under age 35 say they plan to increase their donations to charities this year, according to an annual study by Cygnus Applied Research. Plus, donors say they would give more if nonprofits did a better job of showing extraordinary need for support.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Boy Scouts’ Recruitment of Girls Sows Confusion: Daily News Roundup
Membership rift in Scouting has girls and their parents wondering about the best fit; how the More Than Me charity gamed the internet and Hollywood; Wreaths Across America raise questions over self-dealings; why some hedge fund managers give to charity, and more.
Billionaire Ron Perelman and His Daughter Debra Give Princeton $65 Million: Gifts Roundup
In addition, NPR, wildfire survivors, the Smithsonian, and three universities all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
LeanIn.org May Have a Sheryl Sandberg Problem: Daily News Roundup
Women in Lean In movement see disconnect with Sandberg’s message; gay Christian issue roils churches, nonprofits in Seattle; concerns over new tax plan implications on alumni giving; and more.