Podcast: How Oxfam America Takes on ‘Structural Issues That Keep People Poor’
CEO Abby Maxman discusses Oxfam’s top-to-bottom response to allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its workers in Haiti and the charity’s continued focus on “structural issues that keep people poor.”
$500 Million Campaign Reveals New Fundraising Might for National Park Foundation
The 50-year-old organization had never raised more than $25 million in a year until it launched its first-ever drive in 2013. Now, its leaders are surveying vast new territory.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: N.Y. Sues Trump Foundation; British Oxfam Ordered Out of Haiti
The suit filed by New York’s attorney general accuses the president’s charity of a pattern of self-dealing and campaign-finance violations. Plus, more fallout from the sexual-misconduct scandal that engulfed Oxfam earlier this year, Jeff Bezos says he’s settled on two as-yet-unnamed areas of philanthropic focus, and more news.
Daily News Roundup: Colleges Get Some Relief on Looming Endowment Tax
The new levy on the biggest university investment funds will not be applied to unrealized gains from before the tax law was passed late last year. Also, an advisory panel recommends overhauling how colleges handle sexual-harassment cases, California nonprofit hospitals report big drops in charity care, and more.
Grants Roundup: Bitcoin Research Gets $50 Million Boost From Ripple
Also, the Wounded Warrior Project awards $45 million to support mental-health services for veterans and their families, and the Episcopal Health Foundation spends $1 million to provide reproductive-health care to poor women in Texas.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
NoVo Boosts Commitment to Grass-Roots Collaboration to $34 Million
The foundation established by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, the daughter-in-law and son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, aims for a “bolder” statement in the Trump era.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Special Breed of Grant Makers Hunts for New Ways to Solve Bedeviling Problems
Strategists from more than a dozen foundations are at the forefront of a movement to identify off-the-radar needs where philanthropy could make a big difference.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Laurene Powell Jobs Ramps Up Quest for Social Change
With a flurry of recent activity, the Apple billionaire’s Emerson Collective is stepping to the forefront on education, immigration, and other issues. Plus, Goldman Sachs launches a new social-impact fund, a $5 million Charles Koch gift sparks conflict at a California campus, and more philanthropy news.
Giving Surged to $410 Billion in 2017. Will the Growth Last?
Charitable support increased in dollar terms for the fourth straight year, according to the newly released “Giving USA 2018" report, but there are warning signs ahead in donor trends, tax changes, and trade-war threats.
By Heather Joslyn and Timothy Sandoval
Credit-Card Donors Gave 4% More in 2017, Report Says
Donors who give monthly or at other set intervals are providing a bigger share of charities’ total contributions, according to a new analysis of Mastercard transaction data.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor