Commander-in-Chief to Activist-in-Chief
After leaving the White House, Michelle and Barack Obama are expected to step up as powerhouse nonprofit advocates and fundraisers.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Why Gender Gap in Nonprofit CEO Pay Just Might Be Closing
A Chronicle analysis of compensation found that median pay for women leading private universities was 93 percent of what their male counterparts made. The divide at social-service organizations was even smaller.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
N.Y. Orders Trump Foundation to Cease Fundraising in the State
The state’s top charity regulator issued a violation notice barring the Donald J. Trump Foundation from soliciting contributions because it lacks legal authorization to engage in fundraising, The Washington Post and The New York Times report.
Stanford Hangs Up on Telemarketing — Will Others Follow?
Fundraisers debate the decision by the university to end phone-athons, weighing the costs of annoying donors versus the benefits of acquiring more of them.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Foundation Is Not Authorized to Solicit in N.Y.
Also, the Koret Foundation settles a simmering boardroom feud, and Melinda Gates lays plans to tackle the shortage of women in technology.
Leader of National-Service Program Has a Hunger for Results
Curt Ellis helped start FoodCorps, a nonprofit whose AmeriCorps program teaches kids about healthy food and nutrition through hands-on activities like gardening and cooking.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nev. Official to Run Communities in Schools; Leadership Roundtable Gets New CEO
Plus, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Hamlin Fistula USA get new top executives and more nonprofit personnel moves.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tech Giants Form Nonprofit to Study Artificial Intelligence
Plus, a look at whether candidates’ philanthropy affects voters’ choices and an examination of Donald Trump role as “Grand Benefactor” of a prominent cancer hospital.
5 Crucial Skills for Nonprofit Product Managers
Managing technology products is difficult, but those who do it say the job comes down to a handful of key attributes and abilities.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Did Foundations Do the Right Thing in Detroit?
Big grant makers’ “stimulus package” for the city included choosing which neighborhoods to invest in, a bold but politically risky stand that differed from philanthropy-funded revitalization efforts elsewhere.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Creating Top-Notch Videos for Your Nonprofit
Experts share advice on how to produce powerful clips that draw online attention to your mission and work.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Embattled Leader Keeps Hold on Bay Area Museums
Also, patient-advocacy charities lay low in the debate over rising drug prices, and a data company pledges $100 million in software to nonprofits and schools.
Report Lists Feeding America as No. 1 Target for Schwab Charitable Grants
Clients of the donor-advised-fund provider directed more than half of their grant making to causes in their home states in fiscal year 2016, according to new data on their giving.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grant makers’ active role in redeveloping the Motor City is drawing close attention from other regions in economic distress.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: $37 Million Tex. Haul Raises Giving-Day Bar
Also, Yale University bucks the 2016 trend of college-endowment losses, and new census data shows the first significant drop in U.S. proverty since the Great Recession.
Fast-Growing Network for Young Professionals Names Executive Director
Jamie Smith had served as co-interim leader of the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network since January. Her top priorities include fundraising and managing growth.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor