Hard-Fought Corporate Partnerships Yield Big Results for Farmworkers
MacArthur “genius” award winner Greg Asbed has spent years picking watermelons, making farm-labor wages — and persuading major corporations and foundations to fight abuse of field workers
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Big Gifts That Keep On Giving to Local Economies
Measuring the economic impact of giving is tricky, but if more donors were concerned about it, they’d probably give very differently than they do now, experts say.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
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
Daily News Roundup: Oxfam Admits Sexual Misconduct
Also, Oxfam is facing funding losses amid the growing crisis. Plus, two opinion pieces on Oxfam: Its obsession with public relations has hurt its mission; and its current troubles are no reason to cut foreign aid. In other news, Kenneth Cole is pushed out as amfAR chair over Weinstein controversy; Newman’s Own avoids major tax hit; and more news and leadership changes.
Daily News Roundup: Oxfam Staff Paid Haiti Earthquake Survivors for Sex
In other news, former employees of the Cato Institute describe years of sexual harassment; the pharmaceuticals industry used an anti-addiction ally in its opioid fight; only one charity that received money from a men-only fundraising dinner where hostesses were sexually harassed has made an effort to give back the money; plus more news, big gifts, and opinion and analysis articles.
Ben Klasky to Run Giving Compass; Humane Society Has Interim Leader
Plus, a new acting chief has taken the helm at Mercy Corps Northwest, and the billionaire philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. has died at age 80.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Calif. Bill Keeps Charitable Deduction in Reach for More Taxpayers
The bill, which many state nonprofits support, is an effort to work around the new federal cap on the deduction for state and local taxes.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Assets Outpace Ford Foundation
For the first time in recent memory, a community foundation is now in the top ranks of grant makers. Only the philanthropies of George Soros and Bill and Melina Gates have bigger endowments.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Giving Plummets at USC Amid Medical-School Scandal
Donations to the University of Southern California from July to December last year were $100 million less than during the same period in 2016. In other news, women make 21 percent less than men at Wellcome Trust, Britain’s largest charity, the group says; Houston billionaires gave a medical center $25 million; and more.
Allison Fine Answers Readers’ Questions on Careers, Management, Leadership, and More
Get advice on how not to lose ground in your career while you raise your kids, what to do when your boss isn’t listening to you, how to figure out when it’s time to seek a leadership job, and much more.
Nonprofit Uses Creative Impact Investing to Stem Foreclosures
New Jersey Community Capital buys pools of troubled mortgages at a discount and then modifies the loans to help homeowners. Vacant properties or converted to affordable housing.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
New Mellon Foundation Leader Plans to Raise Its Profile
Poet and scholar Elizabeth Alexander, who spoke at Barack Obama’s first inauguration, becomes the first black woman to serve as president of the nation’s pre-eminent humanities foundation.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Conn. May Try to Dodge Tax-Deduction Cap With Charitable Gifts
In other news, President Trump may soon nominate a tax lawyer to head the Internal Revenue Service; the new tax law would eliminate the deduction donors have been getting for prime seats at college games; Hollywood’s Time’s Up has raised $20 million; the Charles Koch Foundation has been giving millions to colleges to study criminal justice and foreign policy; and more.
6 Ways to Attract and Nurture Self-Made Donors
When seeking gifts from newly wealthy donors, educate them, encourage networking, start small, and pay attention to women and kids.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Donors made at least 15 contributions of $1 million or more last year — no strings attached.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: New Tax on Nonprofit Pay Will Hit Different Hospitals Differently
How nonprofit hospitals are structured will determine how much they will owe. In other news, a former official at a charity founded by John Kerry’s daughter is facing a criminal charge for violating a conflict-of-interest law by lobbying former colleagues; Syracuse gets $20 million for a veterans project; a top investigator in the international ivory trade has been found dead; and more.