From Boys Town to Harvard: Big Endowments in the Cross Hairs
The exploding size of many nonprofits’ cash stockpiles has some lawmakers wondering how much is too much.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Patty Stonesifer’s move to Martha’s Table, a social-service group in Washington, made waves in the nonprofit world. She brought with her a passion for racial equity and a belief in data-driven decision making,
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How One Small Charity Finds Success With a Focus on Metrics
Martha’s Table boosted fundraising by highlighting achievements using hard numbers. Data also helps with major decisions, like where to build its new headquarters.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Make Those Solicitations Look Nice, but Not Too Nice
Donors responded well to mailings that were thoughtfully designed and printed on economical materials. Flashy, expensive card stock was a turnoff.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Nonprofit’s Twist on Private-Equity Fund Aims to Speed Diabetes Research
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new nonprofit invests in companies studying the disease. Also, the United States is suspending a program that fights extreme poverty.
Gifts Roundup: $20 Million for Los Angeles Heart Facility; $10 Million for Delaware Hospital
Other notable donations include $7.5 million for a new judicial-education center at Duquesne University and $5 million for the University of Iowa to endow the athletic director’s position.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Tell Us: What’s Your Hobby or Passion Outside of Your Nonprofit Job?
We’re looking for your hidden talents, interesting side gigs, and other off-hours accomplishments for an upcoming story.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Boy Scouts CEO Apologizes for Trump Speech
Also, a judge has ordered Apple to pay $500 million to a research foundation, and President Trump has donated his $100,000 second-quarter salary to the Department of Education for a STEM camp.
Women Still Face a Glass Ceiling at Foundations, Study Shows
They make up three-fourths of the work force in philanthropy, but they are underrepresented in the top jobs, according to a new Council on Foundations report.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Dream Corps and NAACP Get New Leaders
Other recent personnel moves include new leaders at the Television Academy and the Gill and Knight foundations.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor