NPower and Yellowstone Park Foundation Get New Leaders
Also, Zelda Fichandler, co-founder of Washington’s Arena Stage and a pioneer in the national regional-theater movement, has died at age 91.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Nonprofit Leader Uses Data to Help Kids Succeed in School
Tiffany Cooper Gueye has helped expand a national education nonprofit into a model for evaluation, with programs proven to succeed.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Donors Offer $70 Million for Mich. City to Create Foundation
Kalamazoo officials are moving forward with a proposal to take a page from philanthropy to close the city’s budget deficit, cut taxes, and fund long-delayed projects, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports.
Opinion: ‘Ice Bucket’-Backed ALS Advance No ‘Breakthrough’
Media accounts of new research partially funded by “ice-bucket challenge” donations overstated the importance of the work to promote a feel-good narrative about the 2014 fundraising sensation, writes HealthNewsReview.org, a nonprofit website that assesses reporting on medical news.
Nonprofits and Mass. Towns Tussle Over Tax Proposal
The Boston Globe looks at the battle between charities and local governments in Massachusetts over a state bill that would assess levies on some nonprofit-owned real estate.
‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Credited for Major ALS Discovery
Money raised through the viral fundraiser that swept the internet two years ago contributed to the identification of a gene that scientists have linked to diagnoses of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor report.
Chicago’s Jackson Park to Be Home of Obama Library
The $500 million center will sit between Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago in the historic South Side park, the Chicago Tribune and the Associated Press write, citing sources familiar with the selection process.
Clinton Foundation Donors Said to Be Irked by Lack of DNC Access
Big contributors to the Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation are griping that their gifts to the charity aren’t getting them admitted to exclusive events at the Democratic National Convention put on for major campaign donors, according to The Huffington Post.
Nonprofit N.Y. Circus to End Holiday Shows as Giving Slides
The Big Apple Circus, which gave away tens of thousands of tickets a year for performances in a tent behind Lincoln Center, is folding its big top after falling well short of an emergency fundraising goal, Bloomberg and The New York Times write.
Fraud Concerns Prompt U.S. to Freeze Some Syria Aid Contracts
The government has put more than $200 million in contracts for humanitarian aid to Syria on hold amid fears that corruption is draining money from relief efforts, reports The Washington Post.
Drive for Homeless Teen Becomes Crowdfunding Cautionary Tale
An online campaign for a needy teenager hoping to attend college in Georgia shows how the internet can quickly transform a heart-tugging story into a magnet for donations, and how quickly the tale can turn, The New York Times writes.
Fisk U. Art Sales Open Window Into ‘Deaccessioning’ Debate
The New York Times looks at sales of donated works by Nashville’s Fisk University in light of the larger debate in the museum world over art sales by financially struggling institutions.
Obituary: Mollie Lowery, Pioneering Advocate for Homeless
Ms. Lowery, a nonprofit leader who spent decades serving people living on the streets of Los Angeles and helped develop the “housing first” strategy now at the heart of nationwide efforts to tackle homelessness, died Monday at age 70, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Discontent With U. of Arizona Leader Hits Campaign, Donor Says
The co-chair of a $1.5 billion University of Arizona fundraising drive says donors are pulling back due to disappointment with university President Ann Weaver Hart, who is embroiled in controversy over her paid board service with a for-profit college, the Arizona Daily Star writes.
Nonprofit Opens a Financial Pipeline for Women-Led Social Ventures
Seeded with a $1 million challenge gift, the effort by RSF Social Finance will mix loans, grants, and investment to help create “a more inclusive economy.”
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
What Goes Into a Naming Policy
Establishing rules about naming rights can help your nonprofit negotiate gifts more smoothly.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor