Daily News Roundup: NIH Officials Sought Funds From Alcohol Industry for Alcohol Study
Scientists’ pitch was that the research might show that an alcoholic drink a day could boost health. In other articles, a top AIDS researcher is a candidate to head the Centers for Disease Control; an anonymous donor threatened to pull an $8 million pledge to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas if the president leaves; a lawsuit at the Metropolitan Opera shows how the relationship between James Levine and Peter Gelb soured; and much more about the Nassar sex-abuse case and other news.
Daily News Roundup: James Levine Sues the Metropolitan Opera
The conductor filed a lawsuit for breach of contract and defamation three days after the company fired him. In other news, a donor is pulling a $14 million gift to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas; Puerto Rico makes a plea for help six months after a devastating hurricane; Stephen Hawking’s death has prompted a surge in donations to motor neuron disease; Chuck Feeney, who gave away billions, lives modestly in a rented apartment; and much more on giving and other news.
Daily News Update: Immigrant Advocates Claim ICE Is Targeting Them
They are accusing immigration authorities of trying to silence them through deportation. In other news, gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker is challenged on trusts he says were established for charitable giving; the Missouri attorney general will conduct an inquiry into Eric Greitens’s former charity. Plus, articles on politics and philanthropy and much more.
Foundations Fan Out on Capitol Hill to Press Their Case on Taxes and Other Worries
Grant makers are hoping Congress will consider ways to offset provisions of the new tax law that might curb giving, but experts say the chances for near-term relief are slim.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Donor Chops $75 Million From Big Calif. Medical Gift
Plus: Big names in tech are boosting Goldman Sachs’s fast-growing donor-advised fund, the maker of OxyContin wades controversially into anti-addiction giving; a Democratic House leader looks into the Trump Organization’s donation of profits to the Treasury; and news and views on Latino philanthropy, a growing advice club for the very rich, and the latest XPrize Foundation contest. (Hint: humanoids!)
Grants Roundup: Home Depot Pledges $50 Million for Skilled-Labor Training
Also, the Lilly Endowment gives $10 million for a new center on community development in rural Indiana, and the Moody Foundation helps the YMCA of Austin open a summer camp.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Metropolitan Opera Fires James Levine
An investigation found evidence of sexual abuse and harassment by the music director emeritus. In other articles, the vast majority of managers of foundations and endowments say they have no plans to invest in cryptocurrencies, but many are intrigued; Brown University has decided not to display a house linked to Rosa Parks after a dispute about whether she lived there; an African nonprofit has made strides in reducing childhood deaths; and much more about the new tax law and the arts and giving.
How to Impress a Grant Maker With Your Proposal Budget
A program officer tells how a proposal’s budget shapes his perspective on the applicant and offers tips on what to put in, what to take out, how to disclose financial problems, and more.
By TYLER NICKERSON
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bono Says Charity He Co-Founded Failed to Protect Workers From Abuse
He says he is “furious” after accusations resurfaced about an atmosphere of bullying and abuse at the Johannesburg operation of ONE. In other news, a protest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art takes aim at donors connected to OxyContin; a California veterans program was struck by violence; nonprofit officials are accused of harassing union organizers; David Rockefeller’s estate sale may hit $1 billion; and other articles about the arts and Trump-inspired “rage philanthropy” and more.
Daily News Roundup: Women Aid Workers Worldwide Join Calls to Fight Sexual Abuse
In other news, women aid workers around the world join efforts to combat sexual abuse, a bipartisan bill would scrap new levy on college endowment funds, and Home Depot announces $50 million program to train veterans in skilled trades. Plus, Salvation Army opens its first grocery store to expand food options in low-income area of Baltimore, report shows NRA support for youth shooting programs, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Chan Launch $30 Million Literacy Program
Other top stories from the nonprofit world include looks inside the philanthropy of Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, and Robert Smith, the wealthiest black American. Plus, Oprah Winfrey donates proceeds from a Weight Watchers stock sale; a veterans charity supports a state investigation of its founder, Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens; Facebook’s affordable-housing fund gears up to start backing projects; a Virginia high school drops plans to raffle off an AR-15; and more.
Grants Roundup: Wilson Foundation Commits $10 Million for Skate Parks
Also, Disney bestows $1 million on the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to celebrate the success of its comic-book blockbuster Black Panther, and other grant news.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Evaluation Can Help Us Learn What Works, if We Fix It
The explosion of data and measurement won’t be meaningful unless foundations and nonprofits stop thinking about them as reporting requirements and embrace them as an exchange of ideas about what works.
By Gabriel Kasper and TONY SIESFELD
Nonprofit Helps Identify Migrants Who Died Crossing the Border
The Colibri Center for Human Rights sifts through a variety of clues in its efforts to return remains and belongings to grieving family members.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Child-Sex-Abuse Claims Reported to British Charity Watchdog
In other news, international nonprofits worry about proposals to tighten Washington lobbying rules for foreign entities, a U.K. charity draws fire for cooperating with immigration patrols to round up homeless migrants, Salesforce and the United Way team up in a bid to transform workplace giving, and more.
Opinion: How Grant Makers Can Fight Gun Violence — Now and Over the Long Haul
Supporting advocacy, investing in research, and making firearms owners part of the solution are among many ways philanthropy can stand with the students of Parkland and keep up the momentum for real change on gun violence, writes Nina Vinik of the Joyce Foundation.
By NINA VINIK
Contributor