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Daily News Roundup: Metropolitan Museum of Art Mulls Ticket Charge for Non-New Yorkers
Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed the deficit-plagued museum’s proposal to make entrance fees mandatory for visitors from outside the city. Also, Livestrong says it’s turning a fundraising corner after three years of plunging donations, and an African charity teams with dating app Tinder to help super-rare rhinos breed.
New Leader, New Era: Rockefeller Foundation Plots Its Course
Rajiv Shah sits down with The Chronicle for a wide-ranging discussion about his plans to focus on a few big bets, strengthen the grant maker’s partnerships, and work with the Trump administration.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Trump Tax Plan Would Reduce Giving Incentives, Experts Say
Nonprofit leaders are relieved the plan preserves the charitable deduction but worry that other provisions like elimination of the estate tax would dramatically lessen inducements to give.
By Alex Daniels and Megan O’Neil
Daily News Roundup: Donna Shalala Steps Down as Clinton Foundation President
Also, the University of Utah reinstates the head of the Huntsman Cancer Institute after encountering furious resistance from its benefactor, and tension grows at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas over fundraising for a new medical school.
ACLU Tests Strategies to Keep Wave of New Donors
The organization is making a push to turn hundreds of thousands of new supporters into regular donors and mining data to find those with the potential to make major gifts.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Gates and Chan-Zuckerberg Back $12 Million Personalized-Learning Venture
Other notable awards include $8.6 million from JP Morgan Chase to support job training in the health-care field.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Fear of Terror Financing Hinders Aid Work
Relief groups say urgent humanitarian work is being delayed by banks’ reluctance to wire money into countries where terrorist activity takes place. Also, how big charities’ brand recognition widens inequality in the nonprofit world, and the Robin Hood Foundation names a new leader.
Majority of Foundations Say Trump Policies Are Prompting Grant-Making Changes
Some grant makers are increasing spending, while others are changing their priorities for giving, according to studies by the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Exponent Philanthropy.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Online Revenue Jumped 14% for Charities in 2016, Study Says
Email fundraising and monthly giving continued to grow in 2016, and nonprofits spent more on digital ads.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor