Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Loses Top Tech Exec
Also, the Cleveland Clinic stands by plans to hold its winter gala at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and stolen emails reveal a Persian Gulf state’s $20 million donation to an influential foreign-policy think tank.
Northern California Grantmakers Gets First Policy Director, FINCA Hires Top Fundraiser
Plus, GM’s philanthropy chief steps down, the Lilly Endowment adds program directors, and more personnel news.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact
The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, which is still in its formative stage, wants to make sure investors seeking social as well as financial returns for their money are really doing as much good as they claim.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: Groups Fighting Teen Pregnancy Set to Lose Millions
President Trump’s budget plan would eliminate an Obama-era program that grants $89 million to dozens of organizations for efforts to influence teenage sexual behavior. Also, a San Francisco disability charity forces out its socialite director, and strange bedfellows fight the D.C. Metro’s restrictions on advocacy ads.
Daily News Roundup: Death of Volunteers Prompts Suit Against Nonprofit
The parents of two British women who drowned while volunteering in South Africa say the charity that organized the trip bears responsibility. Also, cities are repealing restrictions on panhandling in the face of court defeats, and the ACLU jumps into a coal company’s lawsuit against John Oliver.
Impact Investing for Beginners: Advice From Experts
Foundation and nonprofit leaders share lessons learned from investments designed to reap social as well as financial gains.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Tool to Help Nonprofits Assess Volunteer-Run Fundraising Campaigns
A water charity developed a “decision matrix” that lays out in columns and rows the kind of backing the organization will provide for its supporters’ DIY events.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Cash Aid Is Working in a Kenyan Village
Also, a Southern California orchestra courts controversy by inviting a prominent conservative talk-show host to be guest conductor at a benefit concert.
Help Us Find the Nonprofit Stars Flying Under the Radar
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is looking for movers and shakers who are quietly making a big impact – and we need your help to find them!
Foundation Takes Radical Approach to Transparency in Grant Making
The GHR Foundation is testing a system that involves posting grant applications for public comment and allowing applicants to use the feedback to fine-tune their proposals before decisions are made.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charities Mount Capitol Case for Universal Deduction
The push to open the write-off for donating to all taxpayers aims to counter a proposal to double the standard deduction, which nonprofit leaders say would cut into giving. Also, New York’s booming real-estate market has financially struggling congregations looking to sell historic houses of worship.
Charities Split Over Ethics and Fundraising Risks of Returning to Mar-a-Lago
A Chronicle analysis shows nonprofits from across the country have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake as they decide whether they will face fundraising or image risks in returning to the Florida resort owned by the president.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Ala. Senate Hopeful Hit Over Pay as Nonprofit Head
An attack ad cites $1 million in compensation Republican candidate Roy Moore and his wife received as leaders of a Christian legal-aid group. Also, the head of GM’s philanthropy unit resigns, and the National institutes of Health leaves millions on the table in ending a brain-research partnership with the NFL.
ArtCenter/South Florida and Spark Name New Leaders
Other recent personnel moves include new fundraising leaders at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How to Plan a Financial-Wellness Day for Your Staff
Help your employees spend time during a designated workday to create a household budget, negotiate lower bills, plan for retirement, and more.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg-Chan Initiative Adds Another Adviser
Joel Benenson, a former Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pollster, also works for the American Civil Liberties Union. Also, pension and endowment values at the University of California grew 14 percent thanks to lower money-management fees.