New York to Consolidate Welfare and Homelessness Agencies
Mayor Bill de Blasio said reuniting the city’s Department of Homeless Services and Human Resources Administration would offer a “new vision” for tackling entrenched homelessness, reports The New York Times.
How ‘Lean Start-up’ Helped Double Taproot’s Reach in a Year
The foundation quickly built a website where nonprofits and skilled volunteers find each other.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Despite New Ways of Giving, Grant Makers Say No Big Shift Is Afoot
Philanthropy is awash with new approaches to promoting change, but attendees at a gathering of grant makers questioned whether any of them are game-changers.
By Alex Daniels and Rebecca Koenig
How Philanthropy Contributes to Wealth Inequality
In a conversation on the Tiny Spark podcast, Pablo Eisenberg, a veteran nonprofit activist and Chronicle columnist, says only 5 to 8 percent of the money philanthropy doles out goes to the neediest people.
By amy costello
Contributor
Federal Inquiry Into NYC Police Activity Expands to Include Mayor’s Former Nonprofit
Federal investigators are looking into whether real-estate developers and union leaders who donated to a nonprofit that supported the campaign and agenda of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio received special favors, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources.
Philanthropic Leadership Shouldn’t Still Look Like the Country-Club Set
While parts of the foundation world have grown more diverse, the top leadership and program-officer jobs don’t yet reflect the diversity of America, says a report released Sunday.
A Leader in a New Job Finds Old Ways of Communicating Fall Short
A biweekly advice column in which Allison Fine answers your questions about nonprofit careers and leadership.
By Allison Fine
Contributor
Former Wounded Warrior CEO Says He Was ‘Shocked’ at Being Fired
In an hourlong interview with The Chronicle, Steven Nardizzi says trustees knew all along about spending and other activities that the news media have criticized him for.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Universities Adopting Sanford’s Training Program for Fundraisers
Philanthropist T. Denny Sanford talks to Forbes about the growth of his university-level training program for nonprofit fundraisers, which the billionaire banker launched in 2014 with National University in San Diego.
Google Funds to Expand Nonprofit Pushing Renewable Energy
The Silicon Valley giant is putting an undisclosed amount of seed money into sustainability nonprofit the Center for Resource Solutions to help it launch operations in Asia, TechCrunch reports.
New Leaders at the Pritzker Family and VH1 Save the Music Foundations
Personnel changes also announced at the Duke Endowment and the Coca-Cola Foundation.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
12 Steps to Building a Culture of Philanthropy
Here’s how nonprofits can involve more employees in raising money.
Oil Firms That Backed Clinton Foundation Lobbied State Dept.
Major fossil-fuel companies that lobbied Hillary Clinton’s State Department on developing resources from Canada’s oil sands have also donated millions to her family charity, according to International Business Times.
N.Y. Nonprofit Sued Over Chemical Attack on Top Executive
The Queens charity leader who was doused with lye last year in what authorities allege was an attempt to cover up a $750,000 embezzlement is suing the organization’s board, claiming it negligently failed to prevent the assault, the New York Daily News reports.
Quiet Giving Improves Snapchat’s Image in L.A. Community
The image-messaging service is building a philanthropic profile in the beach-side community of Venice, where some locals blame the tech firm for driving up rents and changing the neighborhood’s gritty character, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Nonprofit Leader Allegedly Attacked in Embezzlement Cover-Up
A New York City charity’s former bookkeeper was indicted Tuesday for what authorities allege was a $750,000 theft and a chemical attack on the organization’s leader aimed at heading off discovery of the scam, reports The New York Times.