Grants Roundup: Akamai Commits $50 Million to Boost Math Programs
Also, Audubon nets $10 million for grass-roots climate-change activism, and the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries is offering $1 million in grants for school libraries damaged in last year’s natural disasters.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
House Bill Would Require Charities to File Tax Forms Electronically
Supporters say the move would help state regulators identify fraud.
By Alex Daniels and Peter Olsen-Phillips
Daily News Roundup: Harvard, Yale, and Others Trying to Repeal Endowment Tax
Thirty colleges are aiming to help two members of the House (a Democrat and a Republican) find sponsors for a bill. In other articles, Amherst gets $100 million from an anonymous alum to match “gifts at very significant levels"; Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are giving $70 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation; Beyoncé donates $100,000 to historically black colleges; and articles about one of the world’s wealthiest charities and universal basic assets and more.
$9 Trillion Will Transfer From Americans’ Estates, New Analysis Says
If 5 percent of inheritances are captured for philanthropy, 10 Gates Foundations could be created over the next decade, according to an exclusive report by the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and Locus Impact Investing.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Crowdfunding and Major Gifts Are Highlights at Fundraising Conference
Sexual harassment, turning social-media users into donors, and tough conversations with donors were among other topics discussed at the Association of Fundraising Professionals meeting.
By HEATHER JOSLYN and Timothy Sandoval
Daily News Roundup: Donors Are Going Back to Their Hometowns to Fix Them Up
Often they require a combination of philanthropy and investments with a social return. In other articles, the Ford Motor Company has agreed to pay the Abell Foundation and a technology firm to use a hybrid engine technology; Report for America, a nonprofit that works like AmeriCorps, plans to place 1,000 journalists in understaffed newsrooms by 2022; the Twin Cities is going informal, holding fewer black-tie events; and other articles about the Obama Foundation and data-analysis tools and more.
Gifts Roundup: Big Donations Go to Nonprofits That Fight Crime and Resolve Conflicts
Also, a hospital in Boca Raton, Fla., gets $25 million, while Vanderbilt U. receives $20 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Fundraisers Vow ‘No Tolerance’ for Harassment
But at a panel of fundraisers and experts held at the Association of Fundraising Professionals, speakers questioned whether nonprofits and their boards were ready to act, especially against donors accused of misconduct.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
More Than Half of Nonprofits Aren’t Worried Tax Overhaul Will Dampen Giving
Still, one in five charities reports being concerned about the impact, according a new study from the Nonprofit Research Collaborative.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Readers’ Choice: Great Models of Online Fundraising, Provided by You
See standout examples of how nonprofits are using Twitter, Facebook, and other digital tools.