Tax Law May Hit Human Services Especially Hard, Research Suggests
Research by an economist at University of Southern California found that a 1 percent change in tax rates resulted in a 4 percent loss in charitable gifts across all charities, and more for health and social-service groups.
Nonprofit Helps Identify Migrants Who Died Crossing the Border
The Colibri Center for Human Rights sifts through a variety of clues in its efforts to return remains and belongings to grieving family members.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Sweet Briar’s $44 Million Rescue Offers Unusual Fundraising Lessons
An army of alumnae rallied to save their alma mater with a Starbucks challenge and a host of other creative ideas. Will it be enough to save the college over the long term?
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
After 25 Years of Talk, Are Nonprofits Ready to Act on Diversity?
Despite the post-Ferguson urgency on race and social justice, nonprofit leadership remains nearly all white. Charities are running out of excuses, diversity advocates say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Child-Sex-Abuse Claims Reported to British Charity Watchdog
In other news, international nonprofits worry about proposals to tighten Washington lobbying rules for foreign entities, a U.K. charity draws fire for cooperating with immigration patrols to round up homeless migrants, Salesforce and the United Way team up in a bid to transform workplace giving, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Aid Charities Report Scores of Harm Cases to Regulator
In other news, congressional Republicans take another shot at undoing the Johnson Amendment, a donor family sues to claw back a $100 million gift to the University of Chicago, and a Harvard professor faces a new round of sexual-misconduct allegations. Plus, companies court lawmakers with charitable gifts, the Gates Foundation puts $170 million into gender equality, a crowdfunding campaign delivers for the families of Vegas shooting victims, a Georgia Girl Scout’s cookie sales go viral, and more.
Gifts Roundup: Paul Allen Pledges $125 Million for Artificial-Intelligence Research
Plus, investor Shelby Davis commits $100 million for international scholarships, and NBA star Kevin Durant will donate $10 million for college-completion programs in the Maryland community where he grew up.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Gates Foundation Pours Another $170 Million Into Helping Women
The money targeted for India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda is driven largely by Melinda Gates’s longstanding commitment to achieving gender equity.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Mo. Governor Used Charity Email for Political Messages
In other news, a New Hampshire university dedicates $20 million to scholarships for Dreamers; Bryn Mawr gets a $25 million gift; and thousands of nonprofits could lose Google Ad grants. Plus, the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces mandatory admission, big foundations fight Trump cuts for the arts, charity-fundraising site CrowdRise rises again, a nonprofit leader proposes a Star Trek-inspired management model, and more.
Podcast: Clean Water ‘Underpins Everything,’ Says Nonprofit CEO
Gary White of Water.org, whose partners include the actor Matt Damon, says, “There’s plenty of water on the planet to satisfy the needs of everyone,” but it’s an enormous lift to get it where it’s needed.