When Government Pulls Back, Donors Don’t Always Step Up, Study Says
Upending conventional wisdom, West Virginia University researchers found that gifts to libraries declined after cuts in public funding. Still unknown: whether the findings apply to other types of charitable giving.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Grant Makers, Put Results First in Deciding How to Give
Today’s system for doling out government and private money forces nonprofits to focus on the wrong priorities and gets in the way of producing concrete change.
By KERRY SULLIVAN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Targets Obamacare Rule Opposed by Faith Charities
The White House is set to relax the mandate on birth-control coverage in employee health-care plans, which religious nonprofits have fought bitterly. Also, a political scientist looks at the NAACP’s leadership crisis, and Charlotte, N.C.'s property boom disrupts a major charity program.
As a Slimmed-Down Tax Plan Grows More Likely, Nonprofits Shudder
Charities fear a drop in donations even if Congress charts a far less ambitious course than President Trump’s proposal.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Breaks Presidential Tradition on Service Programs
The president’s budget plan slashes service programs that have long enjoyed support from both Republican and Democratic administrations. Also, wealthy Arabs begin to embrace large-scale public giving, and Texas is poised to let adoption organizations bypass prospective parents based on their faith or sexual orientation.
Girl Scouts’ Interim CEO Will Stay On, NAACP Seeks ‘Refresh’
Plus, personnel moves at the National Forest Foundation, the Birthright Israel Foundation, and more.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Environmental Nonprofits Lack Diversity, Study Find
A scorecard on racial and gender diversity among staff, management, and trustees at 40 green groups showed a wide range of results.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Major Nonprofit Hospitals Spend Millions on Advertising
Also, media mogul and $500 million art donor Jerry Perenchio dies, and a new app aims to harness President Trump’s Twitter habit to raise money for progressive causes.
Wounded Warrior Project Chided in Senate Report
The oversight memo released by Sen. Charles Grassley takes the charity to task for “inappropriate” spending and attacks its use of a common practice the IRS condones — counting some fundraising appeals as program costs.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Trump Budget Sets 2018 Cutoff for Public-Service Loan Forgiveness
Nonprofit employees already eligible for the federal student-debt relief are safe, but the White House wants to terminate the program next year.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chicago Family Gives $100 Million for Immune-System Research
Also, medical groups say President Trump’s proposed cuts in HIV/AIDS funding could cause the virus to surge again in Africa, and the head of the Conrad Prebys Foundation sues trustees over a payment to the late San Diego philanthropist’s son.
Steps to Take Before — and After — You Rebrand Your Nonprofit
Start by conducting research and thinking through your strategy.
By R. Trent Thompson
Contributor
Nonprofits Unleash Rapid Response to Details of Trump Budget Cuts
Charities were prepared for the deep spending reductions in President Trump’s budget plan, responding with a flurry of activities designed to ensure that members of Congress will hear their side of the story.
By Alex Daniels, Timothy Sandoval and Megan O’Neil
8 Ways to Cultivate High-Potential Employees
Keen observation, open communication, and providing new opportunities are key to keeping talented workers happy.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Interest in Nonprofit Mergers and Partnerships Unexpectedly High, Study Suggests
Proposed Trump budget cuts and state funding woes may be contributing to an “uptick” in interest, experts say.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: NAACP Fires President to Start ‘Systemwide Refresh’
In other news, an Australian businessman announces a $300 million gift to fight slavery and other problems, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates commit $100 million to a fund for women.