Texas Two-Step: Dallas United Way Shows Big Results by Upending Tradition
Fundraising is up sharply at the century-old charity under the innovative leadership of Jennifer Sampson, its first woman president.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Dallas Chef Creates a Stir With Program for Troubled Kids
When the local United Way started looking for promising new talent in nonprofits, acclaimed chef Chad Houser was its first find. Hundreds of kids from juvenile-detention centers have benefited from his innovative work program.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Bus Load of Legal Help for Rural Californians
OneJustice is aiming to expand its Justice Bus program, which transports lawyers from Los Angeles and San Francisco across the state to help immigrants, veterans, and others in need of legal services.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
When Government Pulls Back, Donors Don’t Always Step Up, Study Says
Upending conventional wisdom, West Virginia University researchers found that gifts to libraries declined after cuts in public funding. Still unknown: whether the findings apply to other types of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
7 More U.S. Philanthropists Promise to Give Their Fortunes Away
The Americans are among 14 individuals and couples newly committed to donating at least half of their wealth to charity, per the philanthropic leadership campaign started by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Targets Obamacare Rule Opposed by Faith Charities
The White House is set to relax the mandate on birth-control coverage in employee health-care plans, which religious nonprofits have fought bitterly. Also, a political scientist looks at the NAACP’s leadership crisis, and Charlotte, N.C.'s property boom disrupts a major charity program.
Gifts Roundup: U. of Chicago Lands $100 Million Pledge From Duchossois Family
Other notable gifts include $18 million for a University of North Carolina entrepreneurship program and $1 million from Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to a leading press-freedom nonprofit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
As a Slimmed-Down Tax Plan Grows More Likely, Nonprofits Shudder
Charities fear a drop in donations even if Congress charts a far less ambitious course than President Trump’s proposal.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Breaks Presidential Tradition on Service Programs
The president’s budget plan slashes service programs that have long enjoyed support from both Republican and Democratic administrations. Also, wealthy Arabs begin to embrace large-scale public giving, and Texas is poised to let adoption organizations bypass prospective parents based on their faith or sexual orientation.
Girl Scouts’ Interim CEO Will Stay On, NAACP Seeks ‘Refresh’
Plus, personnel moves at the National Forest Foundation, the Birthright Israel Foundation, and more.
By anais.strickland
Contributor