Faith Nonprofits Sue Over Health Coverage for Transgender People
Five states and a trio of religiously affiliated medical nonprofits filed a legal challenge in Texas on Tuesday to provisions of the Affordable Care Act aimed at ensuring coverage for transgender people, BuzzFeed News reports.
Clinton Met With Scores of Donors to Foundation While at State
More than half of the 154 people from outside government with whom Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton met while serving as secretary of state were donors to her family’s charity, the Associated Press reports, citing State Department calendars from her tenure.
A Fellowship Program Creates Paths to Boosting Diversity at Foundations
By introducing professionals of color to work in the field, a regional network of grant makers aims to make philanthropy more inclusive and effective.
By Shin Yu Pai
Contributor
Red Cross Flood Response in La. Raises Volunteers’ Ire
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’s office said the state may “re-evaluate” its partnership with the American Red Cross following complaints from people attempting to volunteer and donate materials for flood victims, according to Baton Rouge newspaper The Advocate.
Foundation Investment Returns Fall, but Spending Rate Remains Steady
Private foundations saw zero growth on endowment investments in 2015 and community foundations lost 1.8 percent, according to a new study.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Slow Start for Donations to Aid La. Flood Victims
The devastation caused by the latest flooding is the worst since Hurricane Sandy and highlights the need for nonprofits to be better prepared when a crisis hits.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Obituary: Peter Hero, Guided Growth of Silicon Valley Giving
Peter deCourcy Hero, who died of cancer Sunday at age 73, is credited with catalyzing a philanthropic culture in the tech industry while serving as president of a forerunner of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Palo Alto Weekly reports.
Studies Examine Why People Give Differently Than They Invest
A quartet of academics specializing in marketing and behavior write in MarketWatch about their research comparing people’s decision making on charitable donations and investments.
To Make Program Evaluation More Affordable, Start With Existing Data
Information that is available to the public and free — like crime records and medical statistics — can form the baseline for nonprofit program measurement.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Emails Show More Clinton Fund Donors Sought State Dept. Help
The latest batch of internal State Department communications released by conservative advocacy group Judicial Watch shows a pattern of Clinton Foundation supporters seeking meetings and other assistance from the agency when it was led by Hillary Clinton, reports The Washington Post.
Fundraising Curbs Might Not Cover All Clinton Charities
The Clinton Health Access Initiative, the largest of the Clinton Foundation’s subsidiary charities, might not be bound by the foundation’s pledge not to take gifts from foreign actors and corporations if Hillary Clinton is elected president, according to The Boston Globe.
Business Ties Could Present Conflicts for Big Hospitals
The burgeoning size and vast business relationships of many nonprofit hospitals pose unique challenges for the institutions’ administrators and trustees in combating appearances of impropriety, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Experts Question Ethics of Breitbart Editor’s Fundraising
Breitbart News editor and conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos raised at least $100,000 for scholarships for white men in an unethical and “possibly illegal” way, according to The Daily Beast.
Mass. Charter-School Campaign Funded by Secretive Nonprofits
A ballot initiative to expand charter schools in Massachusetts is being funded in part by nonprofits that do not have to disclose their donors, highlighting the difficulty states face in tracking political money that flows through tax-exempt “social-welfare” groups, The Boston Globe writes.
Network of Minorities Urges Foundations to Look in the Mirror
The newly renamed Change Philanthropy is working to make staffs, boards, and grant making more inclusive.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Los Angeles’s Powerful Broad Foundation Names New President
Bruce Reed, who formerly worked for Joe Biden, announced his departure a year ago, leaving an opening for longtime staff member Gerun Riley to take the role.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor