DoSomething Uses Trademark Humor to Say Sorry for Text-Message Error
A post intended for 4,000 people went to 2.1 million, resulting in numerous policy changes at the organization, along with some teasing.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
5 Hot Causes for Donors in 2015
This year will see growing support for racial justice and for gays, among others, and ordinary investors will join the rich in impact investing.
Ind. Legislators Mull Volunteer Pay at Charity Gaming Events
Indiana lawmakers have proposed state bills to allow nonprofits to remunerate volunteers at bingo and casino fundraisers and to increase prize payouts, The Star Press of Muncie reports.
Calif. Budget Plan Would Undo Big Boost in Arts Funding
A year after arts advocates secured a $5-million increase in state money for the California Arts Council, Gov. Jerry Brown’s new budget proposes cutting the grant-making body’s allocation back to around $1-million, the funding level since the early 2000s, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Ariz. County Ends Officials’ Unregulated Gifts to Nonprofits
The Pima County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to end a longstanding practice of allowing members to donate money from their office budgets to charities and other outside agencies without oversight, the Arizona Daily Star reports.
Anti-Trafficking Groups Harness Big Data to Fight Sex Trade
Organizations combating human trafficking are working with high-tech partners to help victims and identify hot spots in the global sex and slave trades, U.S. News & World Report writes.
Aid Groups Warn of Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Libya
Three years after the fall of Muammar el-Qaddafi, plunging oil prices and intensifying internal conflicts are bringing basic services in Libya to the brink of collapse, aid charities tell the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Mobile Donations a Low Priority at Many Nonprofits, Survey Suggests
Executives cite minimal efforts to measure results, according to information released by GiveCentral, an online-donation platform.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
The actor and longtime veterans advocate Gary Sinise is among those likely to claim the spotlight this year, as are three nonprofit leaders, a college fundraiser, a social entrepreneur, and an open-records advocate.
New Catholic Charities Leader Seeks to Coordinate Services for the Poor and Sick
The antipoverty group’s first woman president brings expertise in mental-health care and organizational leadership.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor