Will New Tax-Law Policy Help Needy Communities or Luxury Condo Developers?
Foundations and nonprofit leaders are trying to make sure that Opportunity Zone investments go to smart projects that help low-income people, but some experts worry they may not have enough leverage.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Zuckerberg Tried to Revamp Education, but One Conn. Town Wasn’t Happy: Daily News Roundup
Some liked the program, some hated it, and some parents worried their kids’ data was being shared. Plus, the Lilly Endowment is giving $125 million to Indiana community foundations; an atheist nonprofit has sued the IRS, saying that its tax exemption was revoked unfairly; a University of Virginia affiliate that promotes civil dialogue is confronting incidents of sexism and cultural insensitivity within its ranks; and more about ideas and innovation, opinion, cultural groups, and leadership.
Impact Matters, but How Can Nonprofits Prove It? 2 Scholars Offer Ideas to Get It Right.
Too many charities overinvest in data that do not credibly or responsibly answer questions about impact and underinvest in data that help guide management and improve operations.
Open Society Foundations Selects New Head of U.S. Programs
Also, New York University names a new vice president for development, and the Council on Foundations hires a CEO.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Council on Foundations’ New CEO Is Advocate for Giving Nonprofits More Power
Kathleen Enright wants to pursue close relationships with other groups, such as Independent Sector and the Philanthropy Roundtable.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Half of Donors Would Give More if Charities Made Their Online Experience Easier, Study Says
Disaster relief is top of mind for donors ahead of the year-end giving season, according to a new survey by Classy, the online fundraising company. But the upcoming midterm elections could reset priorities for one in four donors.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
Michelle Obama Starts Program to Help Adolescent Girls Through Education: Daily News Roundup
The Global Girls Alliance will be part of the Obama Foundation and will support 1,500 grassroots groups and form a network. In other articles, some of the girls that an American charity was supposed to save from sexual exploitation in Liberia were allegedly abused by a “co-founder” of the organization; a nonprofit whose mission is to help pay for veterans’ funerals is being investigated for alleged money laundering and wire fraud; plus other news, as well as articles on ideas and innovation.
How Fundraising Leaders Can Stop Perpetuating Abuse
Bullying and abuse thrive in an environment with an obsessive focus on money and wealth coupled with an office culture that breeds insecurity, stiff competition, and distrust.
By Leadership Consultant In Ghana
Contributor
Judge Says Fired Executive Who Sued Gates Foundation Is Entitled to $4.9 Million: Daily News Roundup
The former chief digital officer said he had been terminated after clashing with officials who disagreed with his vision. In other articles, the Illinois governor’s foundation has invested in offshore holdings; an IRS report says the agency needs to be more vigilant in its monitoring of nonprofit political activities; a growing number of big grant makers are using competitions to decide what groups to support; and more about the environment, cultural groups, and ideas and innovation.
Gifts Made Through Amazon Smile Supported Islamic Extremist Group: Daily News Roundup
At least two of the nonprofits eligible through the program for contributions from shoppers are linked to a controversial imam. In other articles: Business Insider examines the new Gates Foundation education effort; three senior leaders of an evangelical-funded Israeli charity are stepping down at the same time; a cryptocurrency group gives all of its coin listings to charity; and more about big donors and ideas and innovation.
Philanthropy Infrastructure Groups Drew $1.9 Billion in Support, Study Says
Grants to groups like Independent Sector and the Council on Foundations, regional grant-making networks, and research organizations grew 7 percent from 2013 to 2015, to $192 million annually.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Proposed Hospital Merger Could Be One of the Largest: Daily News Roundup
If Memorial Hermann Health System merges with Baylor, Scott & White, it would create the nation’s fifth largest health-care provider. In other articles, a gift from Elon Musk’s foundation will go toward installing ultraviolet water filtration systems to drinking fountains in Flint, Mich., schools; a fired comptroller has filed a lawsuit claiming “illegal” and “fraudulent” financial activity at a Philadelphia museum; and more news. Plus, articles on trouble in the arts.
WNBA President Named CEO of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund
Also, the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy appoints a new chief, and Harvard installs its new head of fundraising.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation: Daily News Roundup
State lawyers say the foundation was used to benefit Trump personally and politically. In other articles, George Soros has moved his Open Society Foundations from Budapest to Berlin because of Hungary’s “repressive legal and political environment"; Richard Spencer’s white nationalist group has regained nonprofit status; the entire board has resigned from a nonprofit founded by a former candidate for the Oregon House amid claims that money was mishandled; plus more about big gifts and the arts.
Foundations Say They Support Grantees’ Needs Beyond Money; Charities Disagree
Foundations are not as in touch as they think they are with the needs and concerns of the nonprofits they support, according to a new survey from the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Winners Include Nonprofit Leaders in Art, Science, and Advocacy
Human-rights lawyer Becca Heller, pastor and community activist William Barber II, violinist and social-justice advocate Vijay Gupta, and artist Titus Kaphar are among this year’s recipients.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor