Daily News Roundup: Snapchat Parent’s IPO Could Bring $300 Million for Charity
Also, a Maine couple make their second $100 million art donation to a collegiate museum, and the Clinton Foundation assesses its finances and future in the Trump era.
Pathfinder International Gets New Leader; Brookings Head Stepping Down
Lois Quam, a former aide to Hillary Clinton, will be CEO of Pathfinder, and Strobe Talbott will end his 15-year tenure at prominent think tank the Brookings Institution in the fall.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Some Nonprofit Groups Push Back Against Calls to Strike Ban on Politicking
Two major associations said they worry that charities would lose their ability to promote change and raise money if they became too partisan.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Volunteer Numbers Surge After Trump Election
The outpouring of interest comes despite a new president with little interest in the subject, raising concerns about the future of Corporation for National and Community Service and the Peace Corps.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Trump Pledges to Kill Law Limiting Nonprofits’ Political Activities
The president’s move has support from some religious leaders but draws grave concern from many charities.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Humanitarian Nonprofits Fear Trump’s Travel Ban Will Hinder Work
Also, a nonprofit that works with Somali youths rejects $500,000 federal counterterrorism grant, citing Trump’s “unofficial war on Muslim-Americans.”
Charities Face Backlash Over Galas at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
In the wake of the president’s controversial immigration order, the American Red Cross and other big nonprofits are taking heat for holding fundraising events at his Florida estate.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Cornell’s College of Business Gets $150 Million
Other notable grants include $2 million from the James M. Cox Foundation to renovate the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta and $1.5 million from the Omidyar Network to the Nigerian organization BudgIT.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Women CEOs’ Pay at Small Foundations Lags Men’s, Survey Shows
Women at small foundations earn about 85 percent of the average salary of men in similar positions, according to a survey released today by Exponent Philanthropy.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Flush ACLU Heading to Silicon Valley Start-Up School
On the back of record fundraising, the civil-liberties group will join tech accelerator Y Combinator’s next session. Also, the Bidens launch their charitable foundation, and Ontario may bar hospitals from naming themselves for donors.