What’s Next for Nonprofits This Year
Trends and ideas to stay on top of, including outsourcing for small groups, training staff in data analysis, average people getting into impact investing, and much more.
By Drew Lindsay and Suzanne Perry
Nonprofits Find Much to Like in Obama Tax Plan
A proposed increase in the estate tax that exempts charitable gifts could spur more giving in the form of bequests and charitable trusts.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Colt Revolver Among Gifts Not Accounted for by West Point Museum, Report Says
The U.S. Military Academy followed protocol to get approval to accept the millions of dollars of noncash gifts but did not properly log them into its system, according to a U.S. Department of Defense audit.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Giving Tuesday Tally Surges to $46-Million, Report Says
Fueled by social media and online-giving campaigns, donations more than doubled over the amount raised in 2012, when the event began.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Rising Costs and Student Demands Put Colleges in Fiscal Bind
A growing disconnect between escalating costs and a focus on student affordability is weakening the economic outlook for nonprofit colleges and universities, Reuters and The Chronicle of Higher Education write, citing a new report from Standard & Poor’s.
Nonprofits Can Learn From Group That Trains Storytellers Around the Globe
Charities of all kinds have a lot to learn about storytelling from the Global Press Institute, which trains local women reporters, then publishes and syndicates their stories.
By PAUL VANDECARR
Contributor
New Humanities Chief Looks to Shift Grants to Tackle Tough Issues
Six months after assuming leadership of the National Endowment for the Humanities, William Adams unveiled an effort Thursday that could shift millions of dollars in federal research grants from pure scholarship toward addressing broad, pressing national issues, the Associated Press reports.
Obama Foundation Donations Pick Up as Library Decision Nears
Fundraising by the nonprofit organization that will oversee President Obama’s future library is picking up speed, with up to $4.4-million pledged during the last months of 2014, reports the Associated Press.
Court Decree Gives Long-Delayed Pa. Museum 2 Years to Open
A consent decree signed Thursday by a Pennsylvania judge gives the embattled nonprofit behind the planned National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem two years to open the institution, which has been in the works for 18 years, The Morning Call of Allentown writes.
U.K. Regulator Takes Over ISIS Beheading Victim’s Charity
The Charity Commission has taken over operation of Al-Fatiha Global, the organization for which executed aid worker Alan Henning was volunteering, amid allegations that the charity has links to Islamist extremists, the BBC reports. Mr. Henning, a 47-year-old taxi driver from Salford, England, was beheaded by the Islamic State in October, nine months after he was kidnapped following his arrival in Syria to drive supply trucks for the aid group.