Major Outreach to Black Donors Fuels New Museum’s Drive
The Washington Post looks at the fundraising success of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which has tapped a broad pool of black supporters to close in on a $270 million campaign goal.
Congressional Study Says NFL Tried to Steer Research Funds
A report released Monday by a House committee asserts that the National Football League sought undue influence over the National Institutes of Health’s use of what was billed as an unrestricted donation to study brain injuries, writes The New York Times.
How a Nonprofit Motivated Staff to Give to a Capital Campaign
Getting executives, employees, and board members to donate, a Philadelphia hospital generated buzz and then momentum among donors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
More Nonprofits Ramp Up Their Donor Stewardship
Fierce competition for support results in new and expanded donor-relations staffs and creative ways of saying thanks.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Opinion: Foundation’s Ties Would Dog Clinton Administration
A Hillary Clinton presidency would likely be buffeted by questions of conflict of interest in relation to support of the Clinton Foundation by wealthy donors, corporations, and foreign governments, a Bloomberg columnist writes.
Gates Foundation CEO Marks Anniversary With Media Blitz
Sue Desmond-Hellmann, chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, spoke to The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, and other media outlets about the group’s health programs and what she sees as biggest challenges facing the world’s largest philanthropy.
Opinion: Bloomberg’s Giving Offers Lessons on Partnership
The billionaire media mogul’s philanthropy also reflects a willingness to give to organizations that have a local focus but serve a larger purpose, a New York Times columnist writes.
Hollywood Star Power Puts Spotlight on Saving Elephants
Conservationists have embraced the activism of celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Susan Sarandon, Lupita Nyong’o, and Leonardo DiCaprio who have promoted anti-poaching efforts and raised money for the cause, The New York Times reports.
Gates CEO Pledges to Listen More and Share Fund’s Failures Along With Successes
In an interview, Sue Desmond-Hellmann said she recognized that many people consider the foundation’s work “fuzzy or not so clear,” and she vowed to seek out complaints from grantees and others.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Critics Say Charities Help Drug Companies Cover for Price Spikes
Big pharmaceutical firms are using contributions to “co-pay charities” to deflect criticism of massive price hikes for lifesaving medications, according to a Bloomberg BusinessWeek investigation.
22% of Americans Say They’ve Donated to Crowdfunding Campaigns
Women are more likely to give to such online drives, and to start them, says a Pew Research Center study.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and Johns Hopkins Hospital Get New Leaders
Also, AmeriCares, Bennington College, and the Natural Resources Defense Council hire new fundraisers.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
A Match for Estate Gifts Helps 30-Year-Old Leader Build Endowment
Mike Goorhouse began his career in philanthropy at age 18 as a member of his organization’s youth grant-making group.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Humanitarian Aid Reached Record $28 Billion in 2015
Relief funding, including $6.2 billion from private donors, increased 12 percent from 2014 but still failed to keep pace with the galloping need for crisis assistance, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports, citing new data from a research group Development Initiatives.
Planned Parenthood Takes Funding Fight to Nation’s Courts
The nonprofit’s lawsuit against Ohio, filed last week to challenge the state’s revocation of funding for non-abortion health services provided by Planned Parenthood clinics, is the 15th the organization has filed since July amid a wave of such state-level restrictions, Bloomberg writes.
D.C. Consultants Get Windfall From ‘Dark Money’ Nonprofits
Much of the money funneled into election and issue campaigns via nonprofit “dark money” groups ends up with a handful of political-advertising and -consulting firms in Washington and its environs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.