Daily News Roundup: Food Banks Try Supermarket Tactic to Push Healthy Eating
Also, advice for nonprofits on building a better 403(b) retirement plan and stamping out cronyism in board recruitment.
Silicon Valley’s Community Foundation Spreads Its Fundraising to the East Coast
In a radical move, the organization — the nation’s largest community fund — defies the idea that such funds operate and raise money locally.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million Donation Supports Planned Dallas Park
Other notable contributions include $15 million for a Wake Forest University athletics center and $10 million each for new buildings at Washington University and Notre Dame.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Clinton Fund Got Qatar Gift During Hillary’s State Tenure
Also, a New York Times special section on giving includes looks at Silicon Valley’s big-bet philanthropy and a wave of online services that screen charities to advise donors.
Share What Your Nonprofit Is Doing for the Election
Follow our running collection of social-media messages about the election’s impact on nonprofit missions and share your thoughts using the hashtag #npelect.
Young Leader Puts Passion for Cities to Work at Cleveland Foundation
Sylvia Pérez’s work for the grant maker has included helping shape Cleveland officials’ response to the police shooting of a 12-year-old African-American boy.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
New Leaders at Birthright Israel Foundation and Global Health Council
Other personnel moves bring new officials to the Haas, McKnight, and Coastal Community foundations.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Report of ‘Likely’ Clinton Foundation Charges Rebutted
Also, The New York Times examines how millennials’ values and declining religious participation are changing philanthropy.
Policy Concerns Build for Nonprofit Leaders as Election Day Nears
Most of the worries appear to center on the potential for a Trump presidency, but Hillary Clinton and her aides have also pushed ideas that raise alarms.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Doing Data Right to Show Real Impact
Carl Chadband, former chief operating officer of the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, talks about how the West Virginia family-services charity rethought how it presents data to donors.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh