Link to Chinese Messaging App Pays Off for Medical Charity
Users of the popular Chinese social-networking application WeChat are providing a steady source of donations to Watsi, a crowdfunding nonprofit that raises money for people around the world to pay for medical care, CNN Money reports.
Mental-Health Groups Miss Opportunities to Build Support
Overreliance on the same crop of donors and timidity after public tragedies hamper fundraising, says a new study.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
As Lawmakers Balk at Syrian Refugees, Nonprofits Get Support to Aid Those Who Fled
Local charities see a rise in donations as some Americans get frustrated by the politicized climate.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Putting Yourself in Your Donor’s Shoes
In this episode of the Fundraising Fundamentals podcast, experts discuss ways to better understand your donors by seeing things from their perspective.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
Planned Parenthood Goes to Court in Tex. Over Medicaid Funds
Texas is the latest in a series of Republican-led states the nonprofit has sued this year for seeking to block federal reimbursements to its clinics for non-abortion health services, reports The New York Times.
Research Suggests Giving Lags Where Inequality Is Greatest
A new study, the first to examine the effects of income inequality on altruism, indicates that wealthy people are less likely to be charitable in regions where the gap between rich and poor is widest, Bloomberg writes.
Emails Show Coke’s Hand in Shaping Anti-Obesity Nonprofit
Communications between Coca-Cola executives and leaders of an anti-obesity organization that received $1.5 million from the beverage giant show that the company has had significant input on the group’s leadership and work, the Associated Press reports.
$75 Million Gift Builds Endowment for U. of Texas Hospital
The University of Texas Health Center in Houston will rename its medical school in recognition of the donation from the John P. McGovern Foundation to endow scholarships, faculty chairs, and research, the Houston Chronicle reports.
Box-Office Slide Tightens Belts at Philadelphia Orchestra
The orchestra saw attendance and ticket sales decline in the 2014-15 season and has cut spending to balance its budget for the current year, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Okla. Man Guilty of Defrauding Alzheimer’s Charity
A friend of former University of Arkansas football coach Frank Broyles was convicted Monday for fraud over a print job for Mr. Broyles’ Alzheimer’s-focused charity, reports the Tulsa World.