Customers Gave $441 Million at Checkout Counters Despite Retail’s Woes
Two children’s hospitals got nearly half of all donations from million-dollar point-of-sale campaigns, says a survey by Engage for Good.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Endowment Managers Still Upbeat on Economy, Survey Says
Asset managers expect stock-market returns of up to 10 percent in 2017, according to the first-quarter report by NEPC.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
$100 Million Art Gift Is Part of Growing Trend of Foundation-Donor Partnerships
Agnes Gund is using money from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein classic to create an unusual partnership with the Ford Foundation to work toward improving the criminal-justice system.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Art Sale Backs New Criminal-Justice Fund
Also, the Gates Foundation and Rotary International spearhead $1.2 billion in new fundraising for the push to eradicate polio, and Warren Buffett’s annual auction of a lunch date fetches $2.68 million for a San Francisco social-service charity.
New Leaders at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation and Orange County United Way
Also, the Meyer Foundation’s head of programs steps down and Miami New Drama names its first executive director.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
GuideStar Adds Hate-Group Warning Labels to 46 Nonprofit Profiles
The charity-information service is placing prominent warning banners at the top of the organizations’ profiles, based on the findings of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Controversial Congressman’s Naming Gift Draws Fire at N.J. University
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte’s alleged assault of a reporter last month heightens ongoing protests over the Stevens Institute of Technology’s plan to name a building after him. Also, City University of New York looks to rein in nonprofit fundraising affiliates that have come under legal scrutiny.
6 Things Charities Should Know About America’s Rapid Demographic Shift
As of the 2010 census, the under-5-year-old population was already majority-minority, and other facts about the rapid changes taking place in the United States.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
Special Counsel Robert Mueller: Protector of American Philanthropy
The former FBI director has history of strong leadership and fighting for the rule of law — which is critical to the power of the nonprofit world.
By Maxwell King
Contributor
Facebook Offers Charities Free Data to Help Them Better Respond to Disasters
The mapping feature will help nonprofits find concentrated areas where people feel unsafe.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Business Reaped Revenue From Eric Trump Charity Events
The president’s company reportedly billed his son’s foundation for hundreds of thousands of dollars for fundraising golf tournaments held at a Trump course. Also, charities could see as much as $700 million from a 2018 auction of David Rockefeller’s art collection.
A new report by the Communications Network offers nonprofit leaders tips for building a strong communications team.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
After a Criminal Attack and Embezzlement, a Philanthropic Rescue Offers Lessons
The successful relaunch of New York City’s Healing Arts Initiative shows the roles donors, volunteers, and others can play in lifting a troubled nonprofit out of bankruptcy.
By JOHN MACINTOSH
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Silicon Valley Donors Are Reshaping Education
Also, the Supreme Court rules that faith-affiliated hospitals need not abide by federal regulations on insuring employee pensions, and an art critic mounts a climate-based case for cultural institutions to reject Koch philanthropy.
It’s Bias That Hobbles People of Color, Not Lack of a Leadership Pipeline
A new study of more than 4,000 people shows that efforts to train more leaders won’t work until nonprofits tackle head-on the prejudices that shut minorities out of top jobs.
With endowments struggling to generate robust returns, experts wonder if charities and foundations should tighten their belts — or lower their expectations.