Calif. Charity to Handle Finances for Black Lives Matter
After quietly working together since late last year, Black Lives Matter and the International Development Exchange recently formalized a partnership under which the San Francisco nonprofit manages grants and donations for the burgeoning antiracism network, the Associated Press reports.
Big U. of Louisville Donor Wants Audit of College Foundation
The James Graham Brown Foundation is threatening to cut off giving unless the campus’s nonprofit fundraising arm accedes to a forensic financial review following controversies over its spending and relationship with the recently departed university president, The Courier-Journal writes.
New African-American Museum a Product of Persistence
The New York Times recounts the intense, years-long lobbying and fundraising effort that produced the National Museum of African American History and Culture opening September 24 in Washington.
How a Family Foundation Shaped an Urgent National Issue
Through a fellowship program, a family foundation and a communications firm prepared pain experts to raise awareness about ways to better manage chronic pain.
By CAROL SCHADELBAUER
Contributor
A Jewish Federation Courts Support From Secular Gen Xers
The Associated finds that meeting the needs of post-boomers, who are less likely than their elders to practice a religion, has helped the nearly century-old group plant seeds for the future.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Conservation Group Gives Gen X Donors the Data They Want
Panthera makes changes in how it communicates with big donors to satisfy their desire for results — and adjusts to their preference for restricted giving.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Community Fund Tailors Its Appeal to Gen X Donors
In neighborhoods and online, the Denver Foundation works to draw in a cohort committed to hands-on philanthropy.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Nonprofit Uses Science to Reveal Words With Power to Change Minds
The FrameWorks Institute helps charities rethink their messages to simplify complicated ideas, move issues through Congress, and influence public opinion.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Words in Action: 4 Videos Inspired by the FrameWorks Institute’s Work
Climate change, addiction treatment, and equity in education funding are among the causes the nonprofit communications think tank has studied. Here are some examples of how its findings are being used to advance public understanding of complex issues.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Analytics Expert Offers Advice on How to Use Data to Raise Money
Fundraisers have long debated whether their discipline is an art or a science; author and Blackbaud executive Steve MacLaughlin says it’s both.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Record-Setting Harvard Campaign Passes $7 Billion Mark
The university announced Thursday that it has topped its $6.5 billion target with nearly two years to go in the biggest-ever collegiate fundraising drive, campus newspaper The Harvard Crimson writes.
Emails Show Clinton Fund Adviser Sought Diplomatic Passport
A key figure in the Clinton Foundation requested special diplomatic status from the State Department when it was led by Hillary Clinton, The New York Times reports, citing the latest batch of State emails released by right-wing group Judicial Watch.
Muscular Dystrophy Charity Adjusts to Life After Telethon
A year after scrapping its signature Labor Day telethon, the Muscular Dystrophy Association is facing financial challenges but also expanding its digital footprint and pledging to double spending on developing and testing new treatments for diseases that debilitate muscles, reports the Associated Press.
Podcast: How Smaller Nonprofits Can Draw More Planned Gifts
This month’s episode of Fundraising Fundamentals offers tips for small and midsized organizations on building a planned-giving program.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Tech Executive to Head Homelessness Nonprofit; Children’s Institute Gets New CEO
The Denver’s Boys & Girls Clubs and CHI St. Luke’s Health-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center also get new leaders.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Charity Navigator Revamps Donor-Advisory System
The watchdog group replaced its former Donor Advisories and CN Watchlist and will now classify some charities as presenting a low, medium, or high concern.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor