Capital Campaigns Increasingly Common, and They Work, Study Says
About 46 percent of nonprofits were in either a capital or a special campaign during the first six months of last year, up from 12 percent during the same period of 2011, according to a survey.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Banking Giant HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity
The global bank halted services a year ago to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit’s funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London’s Sunday Times.
$40 Million Donated to the Museum of Modern Art and Other New Big Gifts
Bill O’Reilly, the Fox News host, gave his alma mater, Marist College, $1 million for scholarships to be named after one of his professors, and the Pittsburgh Foundation received a $15 million advised fund.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Linsey McGoey Discusses the Perils of ‘Philanthrocapitalism’
The author and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation critic talks to left-wing magazine In These Times about her examination of modern-day mega-philanthropy and the market-based approach to achieving social ends.
Visa and Dell Help Girl Scouts Boost Digital Cookie Program
Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.'s burgeoning online cookie sales will get an estimated $3 million assist this year from the companies’ investment in training, tech tools, and digital features, reports The New York Times.
Obamacare Opt-Out Spurs Growth of Faith-Based Health Plans
Health-care ministries that offer coverage outside the insurance system have grown rapidly in recent years as consumers take advantage of an exception for such nonprofit providers in the Affordable Care Act, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Obituary: Doug Walker, Co-Founder of Social Venture Partners
The Seattle-area tech entrepreneur, conservationist, and philanthropist was found dead Friday after a mountaintop hiking accident, The Seattle Times reports.
Contactless Payments Coming to British Street Fundraising
British charities are set to introduce the technology to street-corner soliciting this year, allowing donors to give with the wave of credit or debit card, The Telegraph writes.
Multimillion-Dollar Gifts Were Sluggish in 2015
The largest gift of the year was a $605 million bequest to San Antonio charities from a low-profile businessman, but 2015 may still go down in the philanthropy record books because of a $45 billion promise from Facebook’s co-founder.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Notable Philanthropy Books of 2015
Larissa MacFarquhar explores what drives extraordinarily generous people, David Rieff explains the limits of technology to do good, and Peter Singer urges donors to look beyond personal passions when they give.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor