Opinion: Dozens of Countries Cracking Down on Nonprofits
China’s effort to place strict controls on foreign nonprofits is part of a trend around the world of despotic and illiberal regimes restricting the activities of such groups, a New York Times editorial says.
Worker Who Stole $800,000 From Veterans Charity Sentenced
The former bookkeeper was sentenced Friday to two years in prison and was ordered to pay the money back, according to the Hartford Courant.
The Best of Online Fundraising 2016
Online fundraising is hard, but smart charities have shown that it can done successfully with innovative thinking and smart planning.
Follow the Leaders: Learn From Charities Making the Most of Digital Giving
The Chronicle asked experts and readers to identify charities that stand out in their use of the Internet to gain support and sell their causes.
Some charities like the Audubon Society have found ways to further their mission by creating an app, but experts say most nonprofits should focus on building a better mobile site.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
New Leaders at Comic Relief and Children’s Defense Fund-NYC
Personnel changes were also announced at the Skoll Center for Social Impact Entertainment and the Institute of International Education.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Donor-Backed Scalia Honor Fuels Uproar at George Mason U.
Faculty are leading protests against the Northern Virginia institution’s plan to rename its law school for the late Supreme Court justice at the behest of an anonymous $20 million contributor, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal write.
Opinion: Study Shows That in Nonprofit Support, Race Matters
A survey of Philadelphia human-service charities found significant disparities in size, financial resources, and other measures of success between white- and black-led organizations, three area African-American leaders write in a column for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
China OKs Law Extending Police Power Over Foreign Nonprofits
China’s legislature approved a measure Thursday that grants the country’s police broad authority to oversee groups from abroad and punish those deemed to threaten national security, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Lawyer for Scarred Charity Leader Details Chemical Attack
The run-up to and aftermath of an assault with caustic drain cleaner that badly burned the executive director of a New York arts nonprofit are recounted in a New York Times article drawn largely from an interview with the victim’s lawyer.
Charity’s Co-Founder Risks Upending Her Successful Program
Kirsten Lodal, who helped launch the antipoverty group Lift while she was a college sophomore, says the group initially tried to be all things to all people but had better success after it narrowed its focus.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Howard Buffett Touts ‘Brown Revolution’ to Tackle Hunger
The Atlantic magazine profiles the billionaire farmer and philanthropist and his work to reduce global hunger and preserve vast swaths of African wilderness.
$470 Million Cancer Fund Called Largest Impact Investment
A UBS Group executive said the global bank’s Oncology Impact Fund to back development of new cancer drugs is a “milestone” in the burgeoning field of investments that aim for both financial returns and social outcomes, writes The Wall Street Journal.
New App Aims to Help Charities Cut Through Online Chatter
LetsAllDoGood, a mobile application unveiled this week by charity-auction site BiddingForGood, is designed to let nonprofits send push notifications directly to supporters, bypassing the clutter of email and social media, writes The Boston Globe.
Podcast: Breaking Gala Traditions With Boards On-Board
In this segment of Fundraising Fundamentals, two experts discuss how nonprofits can shake up their annual events and engage board members in the process.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
D.C. Youth Group That Got Taxpayer Millions Goes Bankrupt
Members of the D.C. Trust board blamed mismanagement and misspending for the shutdown of the nonprofit, which received government funding for after-school and anti-violence programs but has been plagued by scandals and financial trouble, The Washington Post reports.