According to an NBC report, a Russian lawyer told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2016 that Mr. Trump was seeking information about illegal donations to the foundation. In other news and features: an article on how conspiracy theories about George Soros have obscured other issues with large-scale giving; a report on how nonprofits are using a private-equity fund to pull a poor neighborhood out of poverty; and more.
Daily News Roundup: 5 Years in Prison for Former Congresswoman Who Raised Money for Fake Charity
In other news, allegations of bullying and sexual harassment rock New York’s WNYC public radio station after popular host departs; the new tax bill could benefit private schools and hurt public education; Code.org will use $12 million from the Gates Foundation to train more teacher and update curricula; and more.
Tackling Inequality With an Entrepreneur’s Eye
Propeller co-founder Andrea Chen helps nonprofits and small ventures grow and take on tough problems.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Open Your Tent for Supporters Wide, Says Leader of Progressive Group
Groundswell Fund’s Vanessa Daniel believes donors will respond when reproductive rights are linked with other progressive issues.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Musical Melting Pot From the Bronx to Manhattan
The 45-year-old InterSchool Orchestras of New York nurtures friendships and a love of music.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A First-Generation College Grad Helps Others Get Their Degrees
Dartmouth alumna Alexandra Bernadotte builds support networks for students who might struggle with academics or campus life.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Pressing Foundations to Fight Opioid Abuse
Claire Fiddian-Green of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is rallying fellow grant makers to tackle the epidemic.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How One Group Crafts Data-Smart Solutions on Land Use
Ray Rasker and Headwaters Economics are finding answers on issues that often polarize communities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ending Poverty, One Family at a Time
Heather Reynolds and Catholic Charities Fort Worth have built an innovative approach that’s showing solid results.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Leader Moving From a Small Charity to a Big Foundation Finds a New Voice
Taking over the Denver Foundation after leading a small nonprofit, Christine Marquez-Hudson had to change her style.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Building Bridges Across Faiths
Raised by a Muslim father and Methodist mother, Aziza Hasan now helps people of Jewish and Islamic faith find common ground.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Very Personal Fight on Mental Health
Matt Kuntz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness talks openly about how depression almost led him to take his life.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
After 16 Years in Prison, a Massachusetts Man Helps Others Rebuild
Many of the kids who come to YouthBuild have a criminal record. CEO John Valverde can relate.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Winning the Fight to Bring Justice to the Jailhouse
Alec Karakatsanis has filed a barrage of lawsuits to reform a cash-bail system he says discriminates against the poor. And he’s winning.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
5 Key Ingredients for Donors Seeking Audacious Changes
Emotionally appealing milestones and a willingness to work on a grand scale and make course corrections are critical, yet too few donors understand that and are frustrated by setbacks.
Cash in Donor-Advised Funds Takes Years to Trickle Out
The report also raises concerns about whether the funds are sometimes used as a tool for tax avoidance with no net benefit to the public good.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations