Foundation Center Lays Off 14% of Staff as It Moves to Give Grant Seekers More Data Faster
New data systems are allowing the center to vastly increase the speed and volume of information on what foundations and corporations support.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
In Interview, Gates CEO Addresses ‘Big Philanthropy’ Barbs
Sue Desmond-Hellmann tells the Financial Times that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is in a position to make “long-term bets” with potentially significant payoffs in health and other areas.
Cosby Exhibition at New Museum Decried by Alleged Victims
Several women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault rebuked the soon-to-open National Museum of African American History and Culture for recognizing his entertainment work without mentioning the abuse allegations, The New York Times reports.
Donors and Foundations Say There’s Value in Saying ‘No’
Turning down requests and funding is sometimes not only necessary but also vital for both donors and would-be recipients, giving experts tell The New York Times.
How to Start a New Nonprofit — and Why You Probably Shouldn’t
A biweekly advice column in which Allison Fine answers your questions about nonprofit careers and leadership.
By Allison Fine
Contributor
A Grass-Roots Fundraiser Fights GOP Front-Runner
A spontaneous Twitter donation drive prompts more giving to left-leaning groups following a Donald Trump speech.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Ecotrust and the Better Angels Society Get New Leaders
Job changes were also announced at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Every Mother Counts.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Activists and Philanthropists Make Fortune Leadership List
Nonprofit advocates who champion human rights, the environment, and other causes joined heads of state and captains of industry on Fortune magazine’s 2016 selection of the world’s 50 greatest leaders, the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes.
Fundraising Group for N.Y. Schools Installs New Director
Three and half months after the executive director of the Fund for Public Schools abruptly stepped down, the education nonprofit named former Rockefeller Foundation official Sarah Troup Geisenheimer to the post, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Guilty Plea for Man Accused of Defrauding Sandy Hook Charity
Robert Bruce was accused of misappropriating about $73,000 from a runners charity he established to help victims of the Newtown, Conn., mass shooting, writes the Associated Press.
Charity Navigator Seeks Feedback Ahead of Changes to Financial Ratings
The watchdog group is asking the more than 8,000 charities it rates to weigh in before finalizing its new criteria.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Paul Allen Commits $100 Million to Boost Bioscience Studies
The tech billionaire’s 10-year pledge will fund a new organization, the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, to support unconventional research at the “frontiers” of biological science, The Washington Post reports.
Rockefeller Family Fund to Eliminate Fossil-Fuel Holdings
The charity founded by descendants of oil baron John D. Rockefeller announced Wednesday that it will fully divest from fossil fuels “as quickly as possible” and singled out ExxonMobil for stinging criticism over its handling of climate issues, Reuters and The Guardian write.
Salesforce.com Seeks Nonprofit Input on Specialized Software
The cloud-computing company has held a series of events, called Community Sprints, at which nonprofit officials can suggest changes or even revise code to tailor Salesforce products to meet charities’ needs, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
Supreme Court Appears Split on Contraceptive Mandate
Justice Anthony Kennedy, the key swing vote in the case brought by faith-based nonprofits against the Affordable Care Act’s provision on birth-control coverage for employees, seemed to agree during oral arguments Wednesday that the rule impinges on their religious liberty, The Washington Post reports.
N.Y. Nonprofits Seek $200 Million to Cover Minimum-Wage Hike
Leaders of government-funded New York social-service charities called on legislators Tuesday to approve Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed minimum-wage increase and to include $200 million in the state budget to help cover their higher payrolls, Newsday and the Albany Times Union report.