Leaders Named for Women’s Sports Foundation and AIDS United
Also, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Princeton University get new fundraisers.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Koch-Backed Nonprofit Shaping Trump Plans for Veterans
Also, a small group of deep-pocketed donors upends medical-research traditions, and a senator calls on the president-elect to strengthen religious charities’ “conscience protection” in hiring.
Flint Water Crisis Proves Mettle of New Foundation Leader
Under the leadership of 37-year-old President Ridgway White, the Mott Foundation provided money to deal with the city’s unsafe water even before a state of emergency had been declared.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Obama Administration Appeals Injunction Blocking Overtime Rule
The Labor Department filed a challenge to a federal-court ruling that halted the planned expansion of time-and-a-half benefits a week before it was to take effect.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Video: Building Blocks for Nonprofit Storytelling
John Trybus, director of the Center for Social Impact Communications at Georgetown University, talks about how charities can craft compelling stories and what they can learn from corporate communications strategies.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Gives More Than $107 Million to Charity
The money went to a donor-advised fund at Fidelity Charitable and will probably support women’s causes as well as education and antipoverty efforts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: German Couple Donates $127 Million Art Trove
Also, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education chief talks to The Chronicle of Higher Education about its $45 billion aim to advance the science of learning.
New Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights American Giving
The National Museum of American History’s first permanent exhibit tells the story of American charitable giving through artifacts, including the bucket that launched the ice-bucket challenge for the ALS Association.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $100 Million From Penn Fund Backs Philadelphia Public-Spaces Project
Plus, the Hewlett Foundation commits $50 million for river restoration in the West and the Helmsley Trust gives $25 million to study chronic inflammation.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Gates-Backed Vaccine Push Rated Most Promising ‘Big Bet’
A top-10 ranking of ambitious social-change efforts also highlighted projects by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the MacArthur and Rockefeller foundations in areas such as energy and criminal justice.