Hudson-Webber Foundation and Creative Capital Get New Leaders
Plus, new senior fundraisers join the Ronald Reagan Foundation, Chicago’s United Way, and Open Society’s Baltimore office.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Foundation CEOs Struggle to Boost Mission Investing
The pressure for strong financial returns continues to overshadow efforts to do good by reallocating portfolios.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Foundations’ Flint Pledge Fuels Debate on Philanthropy’s Role
The Christian Science Monitor looks at this week’s commitment by 10 foundations to pump $125 million into Flint, Mich., and what it portends about philanthropy’s role in responding to crises to which governments contribute or are slow to address.
Opinion: Charities Are Hamstrung by Restricted Donations
Nonprofit consultant Caroline Fiennes argues in a Financial Times commentary that the desire of many big donors to fund “the glamorous stuff” actually limits the value of their giving.
Outgoing Chair Gives Philadelphia Music School $55 Million
The donation to buttress the Curtis Institute of Music’s endowment comes as Nina von Maltzahn ends a two-year term leading the prestigious, tuition-free conservatory’s Board of Trustees, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer.
N.Y. Arts Charity Whose Leader Suffered Lye Attack to Close
Days after firing an executive director who was assaulted last year with caustic drain cleaner, the Healing Arts Initiative abruptly shut down Wednesday and is likely to declare bankruptcy, according to The New York Times.
GuideStar Unveils New Tool to Share How Charities Measure Results
A new seal that appears on some charities’ profiles is intended to help nonprofits move beyond weighing overhead costs too heavily.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Obama Urged to Rescind Memo Allowing Bias by Faith Groups
A group of prominent constitutional lawyers is calling on the White House to withdraw a George W. Bush-era legal memo that allows religious nonprofits to discriminate in hiring for federally funded programs, ProPublica writes.
Opinion: Getty Lawsuit Could Affect Foundation Diversity
A Los Angeles Times column looks at the potential impact on charitable organizations of a white woman’s court challenge to a Getty Foundation program aimed at boosting diversity at area arts groups.
Global Charities Say More Relief Aid Should Go to Local Groups
Major international aid organizations say humanitarian crisis response could be drastically improved if more relief money from governments and the United Nations went directly to nonprofits based in the conflict and disaster zones, according to a survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
12 Ways to Be Sure Your Board Is Active and Committed to Your Cause
Steps any nonprofit can take to involve its trustees more fully in fundraising and governance.
By Susan Schaefer and Bob Wittig
U.S. Park Service Eyes Naming Rights for Corporate Donors
The director of the National Park Service has proposed expanded rules on philanthropy that would make some facilities at the country’s 411 national parks available to be named for corporate contributors, writes The Washington Post.
Opinion: Red Cross CEO on What Nonprofits Can Teach Business
Gail McGovern, who left a corporate career in 2008 to become president and chief executive of the American Red Cross, writes in a Fortune commentary about lessons businesses can learn from how nonprofits operate, and vice versa.
Mass. Catholic School Settles Suit Over Job Pulled From Gay Man
The Boston-area man had won a court ruling that Fontbonne Academy, an all-girls faith school in Milton, Mass., illegally discriminated against him by rescinding an employment offer after he revealed that he had a same-sex spouse, reports The Boston Globe.
Free Overhead: How Creative Mission Led to Cost Savings
The Scandinavian Cultural Center is an extension of a nonprofit assisted-living center, with dividends for both.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Gates Foundation Funds Polio Vaccine in Eradication Effort
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $38 million to Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals to develop a low-cost polio vaccine, Reuters reports.