Grants Roundup: $16 Million for Marygrove College and $6 Million for a Buffalo Children’s Museum
Plus, Bloomberg Philanthropies is accepting applications for grants of up to $1 million for public art installations that address civic issues in U.S. cities with at least 30,000 residents.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Oxfam Scandal and Nonprofit Oversight
Why aren’t nonprofit overseen like for-profits are? In other Oxfam articles, the charity released a report saying some suspects “physically threatened” witnesses; and the CEO is fighting to salvage the group’s reputation. In other articles, a famous Hawaiian school has paid $80 million after “decades of monstrous sexual abuse” by a psychiatrist; with a push from foundations, gifts to nonprofit news sites are soaring; and much more about giving and other news.
$10 Million From 9 Foundations Will Call Attention the Lack of Low-Cost Housing
Grant makers say it’s no longer enough to provide money to build homes, but they need instead to rally Americans behind ambitious new policies.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Dos and Don’ts for Building Ties With Donors at Family Foundations
15 ways to improve your odds of gaining support from small grant makers
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: N.Y. State Charites Required to Disclose Big Charitable Donors, Court Rules
In other news, President Trump’s inaugural committee paid $26 million to Melania Trump’s adviser, leaving only $5 million for charity; 20 refugee resettlement offices are set to close and 40 others will cut back operations after the State Department ordered them to downsize; companies and nonprofits can post messages on Facebook’s ‘Community Help’ tool during a disaster; and much more.
Podcast: $100 Million and $15 Million MacArthur Award Winners Describe Their Plans
Executives of Sesame Workshop, which was awarded the top prize in the “100&Change” contest, and finalist HarvestPlus talk to MacArthur’s Cecilia Conrad and host Denver Frederick.
Dropbox’s $20 Million Foundation Kicks Off With Unrestricted Grants
The tech company announced its corporate-philanthropy efforts as it reportedly pursues an initial public offering that could put its value as high as $10 billion.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Spending of ‘Ice-Bucket Challenge’ Money Criticized
A group of patients says the money should be spent with more urgency. In other news, Stephen Schwarzman is giving $25 million to his public high school; Betsy DeVos is donating her $200,000 salary to education and special-needs charities; disgraced Oxfam official left an earlier job over sex-worker allegations; ‘On Point’ radio host Tom Ashbrook has been fired; and much more.
Top Earners Among Community-Foundation CEOs
See how much these 40 leaders pull down in salaries, bonuses, and other compensation.
By Drew Lindsay and Joshua Hatch
Daily News Roundup: Children’s Hospital Gets $60 Million
In other news, President Trump gave $100,000 of his salary for infrastructure projects; the Intel Foundation is donating $1 million to the International Rescue Committee to teach coding skills to refugees; charitable giving makes people more attractive to others, according to a study; the Oxfam scandal widens; the 50 best workplaces for charitable giving; and more.
Grants Roundup: Indiana U. Gets $14 Million; a gift of $2.3 Million Aims to Help Nurses
Plus, Strong Start to Finish grants $2.1 million to the City University of New York, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company gives $1.3 million to Make-a-Wish America.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Pay Gap Shows No Signs of Closing at Small Foundations, Survey Shows
The survey, by Exponent Philanthropy, also found that nearly 40 percent of respondents said they had nonwhite representation on their boards.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Trump’s Budget Would Affect Nonprofits and the Poor
Poor Americans would be hardest hit. Also, the plan’s food-stamp replacement; its elimination of NEA, public TV, and other cultural groups; and a bipartisan “no” to cutting aid money. In other news, an Oxfam deputy resigns over how sex claims were handled, and a whistle-blower says the charity ignored concerns; drugmakers supported groups that pushed opioid use; fact-checking Matt Damon’s clean-water promise in a Super Bowl ad; and more.
4% Growth in Giving Is a Possibility This Year — but Impossible to Say Because of Tax Law
If the economy stays strong, so will giving, but nobody knows how new levies will affect philanthropic donations, according to a new report.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Foundations Are Losing the Fight Against Climate Change
Grant makers and the environmental nonprofits they support have failed to build a robust, broad-based political movement for climate action, even though their critics have urged them to do so for years, says Marc Gunther, a journalist who writes about business and sustainability.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Melinda and Bill Gates Take Aim at Trump and Hint at More U.S. Giving
The couple’s annual letter decries the president’s “America First’ approach and his behavior toward woman. It also signals more of a focus on domestic anti-poverty efforts.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor