Zuckerberg’s Previous Giving Focused on Health and Public Education
The Facebook co-founder, who signed the Giving Pledge in 2010 at age 26, has provided plenty of signals about where his philanthropic interests lie.
By Maria Di Mento and Megan O’Neil
Alzheimer’s Association May Lose More Chapters
With its New York chapter striking out on its own, the national organization faces the possibility that other departures could be imminent.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
GoFundMe Says Its Users Raised $1 Billion Last Year
The crowdfunding site, which allows individuals to collect donations for personal needs or projects, drew support for 1.7 million projects in 29 countries.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Giving on Tuesday Boomed, Early Estimates Show
Nonprofits that used matching gifts and powerful stories of real-world donors, plus lots of social media, made the difference this year. See what nonprofits did on Tuesday to win donors.
By HEATHER JOSLYN and Eden Stiffman
Newark to Create Community Schools With Zuckerberg Funds
The Foundation for Newark’s Future announced a $12.5 million plan Tuesday to develop new schools with significant community input and local service programs, one of the last investments from the philanthropic pot built upon Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation five years ago to the New Jersey city’s school system, Associated Press writes.
10% of Big Nonprofits Seek Birth-Control Accommodation, Study Finds
A tenth of nonprofits with 1,000 or more employees elected for the compromise on contraceptive coverage carved out by the Obama administration for faith-affiliated organizations, The Washington Post reports, citing research by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to ‘Unbanked’
The Obama administration announced a set of programs Tuesday to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports The New York Times.
Calif. Attorney General Sues to Close Vehicle-Donation Charities
State Attorney General Kamala Harris filed civil lawsuits Tuesday seeking the shutdown of two Los Angeles-area nonprofits that solicit car donations, claiming they illegally profit from the practice and have underreported how much they passed on to partner charities, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Smithsonian Museum Launches Program on U.S. Philanthropy
Funded by the Gates Foundation and David M. Rubenstein, the Museum of American History’s “Giving in America” effort will collect, research, and display artifacts documenting the legacy of American philanthropy, the Associated Press writes.
Venerable NYC Charities Trading Old Names for New Branding
Dozens of social-service nonprofits are shedding longstanding but unwieldy or ambiguous names and rebranding themselves for a new era of viral campaigns and search-engine optimization, writes The New York Times.