Daily News Roundup: U.S. Volunteer Groups Stranded in Haiti
Flights have been canceled, and roads are unsafe due to violent protests over fuel prices. In other articles, most of the Trump Foundation’s giving in the past decade has gone to groups that hosted lavish events at Mar-a-Lago; artists Chuck Close and Laddie John Dill and the Sam Francis Foundation have lost a lawsuit against Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and eBay over royalties; and more about giving by LeBron James and China’s most charitable man as well as articles on innovation and social services.
Daily News Roundup: MacArthur Foundation to Fund Immigration Projects
Plus, Charles Koch Foundation steps up support for news media; tech donors’ big donations haven’t paid off for San Francisco schools; public radio explores potential of fundraising through Alexa; Metropolitan Museum in New York sees higher attendance despite fee hike; unequal pay dispute roils Boston Symphony; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation receives rare painting; and more.
Longtime CEO of Meadows Foundation Will Retire in 2019
Also, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace appoints a new director for its India program, and the newly created NorthLight Foundation names its first executive director.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Judge Orders FEMA Aid Extension for Puerto Rican Storm Evacuees
Plus, a look at the Christian legal nonprofit that keeps winning at the Supreme Court; emails suggest improper fundraising by Missouri governor who recently resigned; a look at efforts to help revive local journalism; commentator says the Trump Foundation case could force the president to release his tax returns; Arkansas to cut hundreds of health-care jobs; charity’s nuns in India arrested for baby-selling; and more.
Socks Kick Off New Era of Fundraising Premiums
The World Wildlife Fund, New Hampshire Public Radio, and more nonprofits have picked up on a fun new trend in fashion and fundraising: socks.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Big Donors to Baptist Seminary Challenge Trustees’ Ouster of President
Two dozen benefactors are calling for an investigation of the leader’s firing over comments related to mistreatment of women. Also, a veterans nonprofit stands by an official with past links to Klan; a former CEO blamed heavily for the 2008 financial crisis is now active in philanthropy and real estate; Trump has embraced the big-money donor world he once shunned; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Owner of Annapolis Paper Creates Fund for Mass-Shooting Victims and Families
A family foundation will match the company’s donations up to $1 million. Also, infighting is roiling New York’s Lincoln Center over priorities; a look at the ACLU’s war on Trump and a detailed comparison of the Trump and Clinton foundations; UC-Irvine professor and $10 million donor resigns over sexual harassment allegations; and more.
Millennials Get 27 Messages From Nonprofits a Week, Report Says
People 65 and older say they get 15 emails and mail pieces each week, according to a study of 1,000 donors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Rockefeller Names Director of Democracy Building; Ford Hires Program Officer for Creativity
Also, the Kaufman Music Center, Maya Angelou Schools, and Miami City Ballet appoint new leaders.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: Online Fundraising Will Aid Shooting Victims at Md. Newspaper
A GoFundMe campaign is quickly building to the $70,000 goal. In other articles, a Columbia University student who fought sexual violence now faces child sex-crime charges; an opinion piece pins the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s troubles on greed; the Space Foundation counters a lawsuit by Buzz Aldrin; a nonprofit sets up a hotline to reunite immigrant families; the Philadelphia History Museum will close after a partnership collapses; and more on migrants, nonprofits, giving, and arts and culture.
Daily News Roundup: New Cryptocurrency Fund Aims to Raise $1 Billion for Charity
CEO Brian Armstrong of Coinbase wants to donate directly to people in need. In other articles, the owner of nut company used his foundation to lend millions to business associates; an ethics expert at Stanford argues that big philanthropy is hurting democracy; the $1 billion Gates-backed education initiative is judged a failure; a look at the Trump Foundation’s legal troubles; Columbia University to get international Obama Scholars; and more on tax law, education, and nonprofit leadership.
Sexual Harassment of Female Interns Is Widespread, Study Finds
More than 80 percent know someone who has been harassed, and half experienced it themselves, according to the study from the B.A. Rudolph Foundation.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps
The departure comes amid evidence that the prominent chief executive failed to adequately deal with workplace misconduct by the organization’s top fundraiser.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Judge Urges Trump to Settle Foundation Lawsuit
The judge said the president’s nonprofit should try to reach an agreement with the New York attorney general to dissolve. In other articles, the Templeton Prize this year is going to the King of Jordan for promoting cooperation among Muslims with different traditions; the San Diego Foundation has dismissed its CEO; a $25 million donation will go toward creating artificial intelligence to treat heart disease; and much more on immigration and arts and culture and politics, government, and nonprofits.
Tips for Keeping New Donors After a Giving Day
Welcome packages, exclusive thank-you receptions, and more things you can do after the campaign ends.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Billionaires Make Up for Harvard’s Poor Investment Returns
By lagging average investment returns of the Ivy League, the university missed out on $6 billion in investment gains, but it raised more than $9 billion in its latest fundraising drive. In other articles, a $40 million effort to improve nutrition science is nearly out of money; a look at how Sesame Street helps traumatized children; states and communities are fighting to halt sex abuse of people with intellectual disabilities; and much more about giving and poverty and opioid addiction.