Nonprofits Are America’s Third-Largest Employer, Report Says
With 11.9 million workers, the field ranks behind only retail and manufacturing, according to a new Johns Hopkins study.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Private Foundations Are Increasingly Critical to Metro Governance, New Book Argues
Authors Bruce Katz and Jeremy Nowak say power has devolved from Washington to public-private coalitions emerging in metro areas nationwide, with foundations taking on a starring role.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Gifts Roundup: Dartmouth Gets $20 Million; Children’s Hospital Receives $10 Million
Also, the University of Florida gets $10 million to develop strategies for coping with climate change, and a $5 million donation boosts Virginia Tech programs to help first-generation students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Web of PACs Raises Millions With Charity-Style Pitches
The interconnected political groups are headed by ex-charity operators whose fundraising practices have come under scrutiny. In other news, university endowments face growing calls to invest sustainably, a new tax proposal could boost mileage rates for volunteers, and the grande dame of Dallas giving dies at 106. Plus, how Google’s new ad-grant rules could affect nonprofits and why Charles and David Koch view higher education as a sound investment.
Podcast: Giving a Boost to People Struggling to Get Hired
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund CEO Carla Javits explains how her organization helps people who are homeless, previously incarcerated, or recently in foster care find jobs and advance in society.
IRS Awarded 501(c)3 Status to Nearly 80,000 Nonprofits Last Year
The number of organizations granted tax-exempt status grew for the fourth year in a row in 2017, according to Internal Revenue Service data.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Islamic Relief USA and JPMorgan Chase Foundation Promote From Within for Top Posts
Also, Congress confirms a new chairman for the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Hershey Trust’s CEO steps down.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Planned Parenthood Sues to Block Change In Family-Planning Program
Three groups are suing the Trump administration over “radical” changes to a family-planning program. In other articles, Boy Scouts is changing the name of its flagship program to Scouts BSA now that girls are joining; a Kenyan health group that rejected the Trump administration’s abortion policy lost $2 million in aid; a Missouri committee investigating Gov. Greitens says he lied to the state ethics commission about a donor list; and more news and Bill Gates and the Koch Industries.
Gates Announces $158 Million Effort to Address Poverty in the United States
The foundation says it hopes the data-driven effort will attract experts and other heavyweight grant makers to join in a collaboration to address an issue that affects 40 million Americans.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Koch Gifts Bought Influence and Prompted Query
A gift agreement allowed the Charles Koch Foundation to have a say in hiring and firing of professors at George Mason University. In other articles, the problems at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation appear to run deep; Mark Zuckerberg donates $14 million to Chicago schools; the Obama Foundation has announced plans to open a public library branch at his presidential center; and much more, including how to increase endowments and Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy.