Daily News Roundup: Coke and Pepsi Fund Scores of Public-Health Groups
Also, a national evangelical nonprofit issues a call for employees who support same-sex marriage to quit, and City College of New York’s leaders steps down amid an inquiry into a campus foundation’s finances.
$30 Million Bloomberg Program Helps Culture Groups Improve Cities
An infusion of money, mentoring, and management training aims to put small and midsized arts groups in a stronger position to improve the social and economic health of urban areas.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Executives Join CDC Foundation and Chess in the Schools
Plus, major personnel moves are announced at City University of New York, Feeding America, and the Julliard School.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Koch-Linked Nonprofits Endorsing in Key Senate Races
Also, the private-equity mogul who endowed Harvard’s center for African-American studies gives it $10 million for research on inequality in Boston.
New Partnership Makes $401 Million in Loans Available to Rural Areas
The Department of Agriculture, seven foundations, and Bank of America join forces to make it easier for capital to reach distressed communities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
NYC Responds to Charity’s Collapse With New Nonprofit Committee
The panel will explore ways to strengthen social-service charities in hopes of preventing another disaster like the collapse last year of a nonprofit provider that had $200 million in government contracts.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: 32-Year Juilliard Leader Stepping Down
Also, Doctors Without Borders re-creates the refugee experience in Washington, and Michelle Obama gets corporate support to maintain the White House vegetable garden.
5 Steps to Building Better Technology at Your Nonprofit
Think of technology as a long-term investment, leaders of tech-savvy nonprofits recommend — one that requires in-house talent and continual feedback to pay off.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Charity Gave to Right-Wing Groups in Run-Up to Race
Also, the Clinton Foundation belatedly fills gaps in its filings with New York State regulators, and the vice-presidential candidates spar over their running mates’ charity work.
Philanthropy Urged to Invest $500 Million to Track Results
Controversial author and marketing consultant Dan Pallotta argued for an expensive alternative to using overhead ratios as the primary measurement of a charity’s efficiency.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Wilson Foundation Starts 20-Year, $1.2 Billion Giveaway
Also, Louisiana government documents show strong criticism of the Red Cross’s response to August’s catastrophic floods, and 74 Clinton Foundation employees are getting pink slips.
CEO Pay Is Nearly $10 Million for 2 Nonprofit CEOs, Database Shows
The Chronicle’s newly updated database tracking nonprofit leaders’ compensation also shows some university presidents topping $4 million.
Former Rabble-Rouser Works With ‘the System’ to Cut Recidivism
A Boston-area nonprofit leader and investors like Goldman Sachs and the Kresge Foundation gamble on the nation’s largest pay-for-success program, with seven years to show results.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Leader Seeks to Break Crisis-Response Pattern After Shootings by Police
Susan Taylor Batten, head of the Association of Black Foundation Executives, works to help grant makers understand — and address — the systemic racism underlying police killings of unarmed African-Americans.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Sibling Engineers ‘Crowdfund’ Health Data to Improve Lives
Harnessing the power of the breakout ideas behind Facebook and Kiva, Jamie and Ben Heywood see huge potential in a model for sharing medical information.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Spreading the Entrepreneurial Gospel to Christian Social Ventures
Praxis offers a corporate-style “accelerator” program to help faith-grounded nonprofits and social enterprises grow and attract investment while staying true to religious principles.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects