Podcast: Share Our Strength’s Billy Shore Shares Innovations That Built an Anti-Hunger Campaign
The group is trying to end childhood hunger in the United States by using corporate partnerships, celebrity endorsements, and a new podcast that aims to bring conversations about recipes and chronic hunger together.
Foundations Say They Support Grantees’ Needs Beyond Money; Charities Disagree
Foundations are not as in touch as they think they are with the needs and concerns of the nonprofits they support, according to a new survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Winners Include Nonprofit Leaders in Art, Science, and Advocacy
Human-rights lawyer Becca Heller, pastor and community activist William Barber II, violinist and social-justice advocate Vijay Gupta, and artist Titus Kaphar are among this year’s recipients.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
U. of Michigan Raises $5 Billion With 3 Months Left in Campaign
Volunteers for the Victors for Michigan campaign — who have donated $1.6 billion and connected the public institution with new donors — have been key to the drive.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Billionaires’ Generosity Rated by Forbes: Daily News Roundup
For the first time, the Forbes 400 will rank people not just on their wealth but also on how philanthropic they are on a scale of 1 to 5. In other articles, a U.S. nonprofit has allegedly been found to support an online blacklist that targets college students critical of Israel; the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra overspent money and diverted contributions, according to an audit; vulgar texts posted in September have heightened the New York City Ballet’s #MeToo crisis; and more on gifts and the arts.
Wharton School Gets $50 Million Gift: Daily News Roundup
As a result of the contribution, the school has increased the goal for its campaign from $850 million to $1 billion. In other articles, the Gates Foundation is committing $15 million to an effort to map neighborhoods to predict the likelihood that children in different locations can rise from poverty; the James Beard Foundation is changing the rules for its prestigious awards to be more be more inclusive; and more articles about health and nonprofit news organizations.
Grants Roundup: Microsoft Dedicates $40 Million to Humanitarian-Aid Technology
Also, the Wounded Warrior Project commits $29.2 million to Emory Healthcare for its veterans program, and the Citi Foundation gives $2.5 million for social entrepreneurship.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Food Banks Overflow Thanks to Trump Trade Wars: Daily News Roundup
The United States plans to spend $1.2 billion this year to buy U.S-grown food to help farmers deal with new tariffs from overseas, but recipients are having a hard time finding enough trucks and warehouses. In other articles, many nonprofits are sidelining banks to take advantage of exchange-traded funds; a national sexual-assault hotline had the busiest day ever after last week’s Brett Kavanaugh hearing; and more on nonprofit news, big gifts and grants, and opinion, ideas, and innovation.
Test Site Launched to Make State Charity Registration Easier
The goal of the new effort is to make it possible for charities and professional fundraisers to use one online system to apply to raise money in multiple states.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
To help local artists feel the gains of the area’s booming economy, the Octopus Initiative at the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art allows residents to take home original works of art for free for 10 months.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor