Podcast: Amping Up School Participation Through Music
Little Kids Rock helps low-income kids connect with and create music. Improved school attendance and academic achievement are among the side benefits.
Pledges to Federal Charity Drive Drop by Nearly 40%
The campaign brought in $101 million, a far cry from the peak of $283 million raised in 2009.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Champlin Foundation Selects New Leader; Murdock Trust Gets CFO
Also, Michelle Miller Burns will become head of the Minnesota Orchestra.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Silicon Valley Community Fund Top Fundraiser Resigns Amid Allegations of Harassment
Mari Ellen Loijens, considered a key to the growth of the $13.5 billion fund, stepped down two days after an investigation into her management was announced.
Wounded Warrior Project’s Revenue Fell 30 Percent in Fiscal 2017
A controversy over spending and alleged employee mistreatment at the organization caused donations and other income to drop sharply.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Brown U. Gets $100 Million
The gift, from an alumnus, will go to a neuroscience institute. In other articles, President Trump’s NASA nominee allegedly used a nonprofit to benefit himself; accusations of bullying and inappropriate sexual comments have prompted an investigation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; employees at the Soros Foundation have unionized; Missouri Governor Eric Greitens is accused of misusing a charity donor list; and other articles about millennial donors and the arts and much more.
A Star Performer Created a ‘Toxic Culture’ at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Say Insiders
An investigation is looking into reports of bullying, sexual comments, and an oppressive office culture.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Gates Adds $1 Billion More to Malaria Fight
The foundation grant will invest in research and development efforts through 2023. In other articles, the Art Institute of Chicago has landed gifts of $50 million and $20 million; Seattle public radio station KEXP receives $10 million; plus, news, features, and opinion about the endowment tax and American orchestras and Liberty University and more.
Podcast: Upstream USA Co-Founder on Making Reproductive Health Care Accessible
Mark Edwards describes how the nonprofit works to assure that reproductive health care and counseling become an integral part of primary-care visits.
Smithsonian’s $1.9 Billion Capital Campaign Unleashes Lasting Change
The institution faced many challenges getting its far-flung operations geared up for the first comprehensive capital campaign since its founding in 1846.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor