Money From Sale of Seattle Seahawks Will Go to Paul Allen Foundation: Daily News Roundup
No sale is imminent, but a report says that potential buyers are preparing to bid on the team and the sale “could set a record.” In other articles, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has given $200 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation; contributions to the Clinton Foundation have dropped for the third year in a row; the Washington Post looks at how the Southern Poverty Law Center defines hate; and more news and articles about big donors and gifts as well as ideas and innovation.
Harvard Medical School Gets $200 Million to Speed Up Research: Daily News Roundup
The money will go, in part, for data science and a lab space for biotech startups. In other articles, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s new CEO has been an executive with Arizona State and Stanford universities; and the Catholic Church has a history of moving priests accused of sex abuse into non-English-speaking immigrant communities, according to legal documents from child-abuse settlements that took place decades ago. Plus, more news.
How Academics, Nonprofit News Sites, and Government Can Collaborate to Inform the Public
Scholars want to spread their ideas, and policy makers want to demonstrate why colleges matter. When they work with news organizations, they can tell stories in more substantive ways.
By Global Reporting Centre
Contributor
Fighting Poverty With Fingerprint Technology (Podcast)
Toby Norman, co-founder of Simprints, explains how the organization’s biometric fingerprint technology is increasing the effectiveness and transparency of delivering aid.
New CEO Named at Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Plus More People News (Transitions)
Also, Patty Stonesifer, president of Martha’s Table and former CEO of the Gates Foundation, will retire next summer, and the former head of the Make-a-Wish Foundation will become CEO of Genesys Works.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Ex-Congressman Gets 10 Years for Stealing Charity Gifts: Daily News Roundup
Steve Stockman of Texas was found guilty of stealing hundreds of thousands and using it for personal expenses and his political campaigns. In other articles, a donor has withdrawn $25 million from a performing-arts center because its plans for expansion didn’t fit with his philanthropic priorities; a longtime CEO of a Louisiana hospital foundation has been fired after a third-party investigation found “a pattern of forgery and embezzlement of funds”; and more nonprofit news.
How to Interview a Fundraising Job Candidate Who’s Not a Fundraiser
With far more development positions than people to fill them, some organizations are casting a net outside the field. Here’s how to vet a nontraditional candidate.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
The Dearth of Female Nonprofit CEOs Requires Sweeping Changes in Culture and Training
Spending more money on professional development and passing family-friendly policies are essential. So, too, is teaching men to avoid unconscious bias.
By Diana Aviv and Feeding America
Election Results May Give Charities a Shot at Tax-Law Changes
One immediate goal is to delay new taxes on nonprofit employee fringe benefits, and some see a shot at reopening the debate on letting all taxpayers deduct their charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels and Julian Wyllie
Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts Over Name Change: Daily News Roundup
A trademark lawsuit says that changing the name just to “Scouts” would marginalize the female organization. In other articles, the head of the American Cancer Society has resigned, in part over concerns about commercial partnerships; philanthropist J.B. Pritzker won the race to be Illinois governor; voters approved a tax to benefit the homeless in San Francisco despite opposition by many billionaires; a billionaire’s estate will award prizes for research in brain diseases; and more.
Gates Foundation Spends $200M on Futuristic Toilet: Daily News Roundup
Poor sanitation kills half a million young children a year and costs $200 billion in health care and lost wages. Plus, emails suggest interior secretary Ryan Zinke continued to be involved in discussions of his family foundation’s property despite his pledge to recuse himself; billionaires are using their influence and donations to back candidates in favor of expanding charter schools; donors support University of Maryland president in controversy over football player’s death, and more.
How Political Differences Affect Philanthropy: Daily News Roundup
The more competitive the area, the less people give, a new study finds. Plus, a GoFundMe campaign for the Tree of Life synagogue has raised $1 million; the former Gates CEO Patty Stonesifer is stepping down from Martha’s Table; a white man is suing a Detroit museum of African-American history, saying he was fired because of race; and a representative for George Soros says he wants to appear on Fox News, but it won’t book him. Plus articles on giving and the election and nonprofits.
Need Volunteers? 93 Percent of Americans Are Willing to Drive Up to 50 Miles
A survey by Hankook Tire found that millennials in particular are willing to drive long distances to help nonprofits provide services.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
How Fast Forward Helps Nonprofits Use Technology to Solve Big Problems (Podcast)
Shannon Farley, co-founder and executive director of Fast Forward, describes how her organization dives into problems that were previously untouched by technology, including police violence and connecting veterans with suicide resources.
Goodwill Chooses Former HUD Secretary as CEO (Transitions)
Also, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco hires a new director, and Andrea Levere, president of Prosperity Now, will leave the group next year.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
A strongly worded letter condemned the group for its efforts in the wake of football player Jordan McNair’s death. In other articles, new requirements for distributing federal funds to states for programs that help the poor has left a food pantry in Ohio struggling to keep up with demand; a Chicago psychiatric hospital is being investigated over reports that allege sexual abuse of children; and more articles about big gifts and grants and innovation.