Charities Split Over Ethics and Fundraising Risks of Returning to Mar-a-Lago
A Chronicle analysis shows nonprofits from across the country have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake as they decide whether they will face fundraising or image risks in returning to the Florida resort owned by the president.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Ala. Senate Hopeful Hit Over Pay as Nonprofit Head
An attack ad cites $1 million in compensation Republican candidate Roy Moore and his wife received as leaders of a Christian legal-aid group. Also, the head of GM’s philanthropy unit resigns, and the National institutes of Health leaves millions on the table in ending a brain-research partnership with the NFL.
ArtCenter/South Florida and Spark Name New Leaders
Other recent personnel moves include new fundraising leaders at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg-Chan Initiative Adds Another Adviser
Joel Benenson, a former Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pollster, also works for the American Civil Liberties Union. Also, pension and endowment values at the University of California grew 14 percent thanks to lower money-management fees.
After a Scandal Hits, USC Fundraisers Move to Keep $6 Billion Campaign Thriving
The University of Southern California is working to minimize fundraising fallout from the drugs-and-sex scandal involving a former medical-school dean who claimed to have raised $1 billion for the institution.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Master’s Program Trains Social-Data Professionals
The degree offered by the University of Texas at Dallas teaches a variety of skills, including data mining and program evaluation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: Koch Fund Donation Prompts Concerns About Academic Freedom
The $10 million from the Charles Koch Foundation will go toward an economics and quantitative-analysis institute at the University of Utah. Also, PBS warns proposed government cuts could close some stations.
Grants Roundup: Google.org Commits $50 Million to Nonprofits Expanding Job Opportunities
Also, the KeyBank Foundation is giving $24 million for job creation and training, and the Grainger Family Descendants Fund is contributing $11 million to build a ship for Duke University to be used for research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Rockefeller Backs Social-Good Investment Startup
The new group’s goal is to help charities create exchange-traded funds that benefit the charities. Also, women are gaining prominence in Jewish philanthropy, and twice as many churches now offer sanctuary to illegal immigrants, but they have few takers.
Fun With Books: Helping Parents Read to Their Kids
Literacy Partners helps parents improve their English-language reading skills along with their children’s, but the nonprofit’s leaders say the political climate for immigrants is muting its impact.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor