Kellogg’s Racial-Healing Effort Draws Attention From Mayors and Governors
A $24 million grant-making effort is helping communities confront bias and could curb racially motivated violence, says La June Montgomery Tabron, the foundation’s leader.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charities Continue Exodus From Trump’s Fla. Estate
Also, a higher-education expert examines how massive fundraising campaigns have reshaped the job of college president, and Michael Bloomberg announces an international forum not unlike the defunct Clinton Global Initiative.
Daily News Roundup: More Charlottesville Fallout as Big Charities Drop Mar-a-Lago Galas
The American Cancer Society and two other major nonprofits say they will relocate events scheduled for President Trump’s Florida estate. Meanwhile, the ACLU tempers its support for extremist groups’ right to rally, and a Murdoch blasts the president’s response to Charlottesville.
Off Résumé: The Nonprofit World’s Talents and Accomplishments Outside of Work
Responses to our call for your hobbies and side gigs brought tales of competitive marathon running, Dungeons & Dragons, pumpkin carving, and boat building, among other pursuits.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Grantmakers in the Arts and Camp Corral Select New Leaders
In other personnel moves, the Detroit Children’s Fund names its first executive director, and the Latin American Youth Center’s CEO will step down after 38 years.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: 4,000 Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Retain Pulpit-Politicking Ban
Also, Apple donates $2 million to groups combating racist extremism as CEO Tim Cook condemns President Trump’s Charlottesville response, and Facebook rolls out a tool to make those ubiquitous birthday reminders more charity-minded.
Black Lives Matter Begins Search for Its First Fundraiser
With white nationalists emboldened, the anti-police-violence group hopes to raise millions of dollars by starting a central development shop.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
How One Nonprofit Created a Successful Corporate-Mentorship Program
Math-education charity Reasoning Mind teamed up with Deloitte for a training program that has yielded benefits for both sides.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
‘An Intolerable Failure’: How Nonprofits Responded to Charlottesville
A wide variety of nonprofits quickly joined the fray with statements of outrage, hope, and healing. We collected a sampling of their comments.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Gates Follows $4.6 Billion Gift With Malaria Push
Bill Gates announced the “Mosquito War” bed-net campaign a day after federal filings revealed his huge stock donation to his charity. Also, the MacArthur Foundation funds efforts to promote diversity in documentary filmmaking, and the Rockefeller Foundation backs bonds to help cities deal with fierce storms.
How the Junior League Got Its Groove Back
A large-scale membership survey and long-term planning helped the Association of Junior Leagues International adapt to meet the needs of today’s volunteers.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charlottesville Lessons: Listen to Those We Serve and Learn From Our Blind Spots
Pledging more money and starting new programs is not enough to curb hate and promote diversity and equity. Grant makers must listen and learn to understand what kind of help is really needed.
By HENRY BERMAN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Crowdfunding Sites Nix Appeals for Charlottesville Suspect
Mainstream online-fundraising firms say hosting campaigns to raise legal-defense funds for James Fields would violate their policies on hate speech. Also, humanitarian groups suspend Mediterranean migrant-rescue missions, fearing clashes with Libya’s beefed-up Coast Guard.
How to Ensure Your Fundraising Materials Appeal to a Broad Cross-Section of People
Fundraisers and marketing consultants share tips for producing materials with diverse audiences in mind.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
In Charlottesville’s Wake, Nonprofits Urge Trump to Fire Bannon
In the wake of the violence at a white-supremacist rally in Virginia, the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center said the president’s chief strategist and other White House figures they link to white nationalism must go.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: ACLU Draws Flak From Progressives for Charlottesville Stance
Activists normally allied with the civil-liberties group blasted its legal defense of the free-speech rights of white supremacists who rallied in the Virginia city. Also, Microsoft billionaire Steve Ballmer establishes a philanthropic beachhead in his native Detroit.