Daily News Roundup: Leaked Emails Say Bill Clinton Got Business Deals With Foundation Donors
Plus, the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust are supporting an effort to release bacteria-infected mosquitoes in Brazil and Colombia to fight transmission of the Zika virus.
How the 2016 Philanthropy 400 Was Compiled
A variety of sources were used to make The Chronicle’s list as comprehensive and accurate as possible.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
Rapid Expansion Plans Lift Religious Charity With Youth Focus
Nonprofits like InterVarsity Christian Fellowship that aim to shepherd young adults’ spiritual lives are finding a receptive audience among a notoriously “unchurched” generation.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
A New Way to Give: Inside the Donor-Advised-Fund Explosion
A Chronicle analysis of 85 sponsors of donor-advised funds offers insights into the phenomenal growth of these giving vehicles that are challenging conventions of philanthropy.
By Drew Lindsay and joshua.hatch
How Not to Lose Ground in Your Career While You Raise Kids
In her latest advice column, nonprofit expert Allison Fine answers a reader’s question about balancing advancement opportunities and family priorities. In a quandary about your career? Need tips on leadership? Ask Allison.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Myanmar and U.S. Top List of Most Generous Countries
Also, finance mogul Paul Tudor Jones plans an investment fund made up of socially responsible corporations, and a former antipoverty activist draws fire as the head of New York City’s homelessness agency.
Silicon Valley Donors Ignore Local Needs, Report Finds
Philanthropy is burgeoning along with the region’s wealth, but the tech-sector elite pays relatively little attention to charities in its own backyard, according to a new study.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $210 Million Gates Gift Boosts U. of Washington Health Venture
Plus, a Texas couple pledges hundreds of masterworks to Paris’s Musée d’Orsay and Prince’s house has been cleared by local officials to open as a permanent museum.
Clinton Foundation Fundraising Dropped $57 Million in 2015
Big annual swings in fundraising are not unusual for the charity, but additional precipitous declines could lie ahead.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips and Megan O’Neil
Charity Loses Tens of Thousands of Dollars Amid Cyber Attack
Small Army for a Cause, a cancer-focused group in Boston, was prepped and ready for its annual one-day fundraising campaign when the word “failed” started to appear next to each attempted donation.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofits Saw Healthy Growth in the Past Decade
Despite the Great Recession, nonprofit wages and employment climbed during the past 10 years, according to the Urban Institute’s Nonprofit Almanac.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Clinton Camp Was Worried About Foundation’s Gender Pay Gap
Plus, low-income tenants in Los Angeles say they were misled by two affordable-housing charities about how much money they’d get to relocate from their building.
Sierra Club Foundation and Newcombe Fund Get New Leaders
Also, New York City Opera and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona hire top fundraisers.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Young Nonprofit Professionals on Millennial Myths
Seven young nonprofit workers talk about battling stereotypes, learning on the job, and what charities can do to bring their generation on board.
By Nidhi Singh
Contributor
7 Steps for Making Nonprofit Mergers Work
Negotiating a union between charities can be a tricky business. Here’s expert advice on how to keep talks from crumbling and forge the most productive partnership.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg and Arnolds Take on Big Soda in Tax Fight
Also, young heirs to some of America’s most storied family fortunes are making a Giving Pledge-style commitment to plow their wealth into impact investing.