Museum’s ‘Pay What You Wish’ Admission Policy Pays Off
Revenue from admissions rose 20 percent and attendance rose 69 percent at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego after guests were invited to decide the value of a visit.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Effort to Shame Mott Foundation Is Well-Timed, Expert Says
An advertisement slamming the grant maker for hypocrisy in its approach to the environment may yet yield results, even though the foundation didn’t immediately respond to criticism of its holdings in U.S. Sugar, says one expert.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Goldman Sachs Seeks Input From Young Staff on Giving
The Wall Street giant announced a new philanthropic fund Thursday that will make donations based on pitches for nonprofits from the firm’s millennial employees, writes The New York Times.
Fight Over Finance and Priorities Splits Alzheimer’s Charity
Stat, a Boston Globe online affiliate that reports on health-care issues, examines the rupture at the Alzheimer’s Association, which is seeing prominent regional chapters defect in a dispute over the national organization’s push to centralize control of programs and revenue.
Federal Jobs Numbers Show Nonprofits Bucked Great Recession
While most industries downsized in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, nonprofits were staffing up, The Washington Post writes, citing new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2007 to 2012.
New Leaders at the American India Foundation and Concern Worldwide U.S.
Other personnel changes include new fundraisers at the YMCA of the USA and Princeton University.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Simulating Poverty Gives Charity Supporters a Taste of Hard Times
Interactive and immersive campaigns are taking off. Just make sure they are not “cartoonish,” experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Chicago Media Mogul Donates Sun-Times Stake to Charity
Michael Ferro, who earlier month became the largest shareholder in the company that owns the Chicago Tribune, has given his ownership stake in the rival Chicago Sun-Times to an as-yet-unidentified charitable trust, the Sun-Times and Crain’s Chicago Business report.
How — and Why — to Hire a Diverse Nonprofit Staff
Having employees with varied world views can mean a wider variety of ideas for solving big problems.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
California Campus Rejects $3 Million Gift From Hindu Group
The executive council of the University of California at Irvine’s School of Humanities voted to turn down funding from a foundation with alleged Hindu nationalist ties that sought hiring approval for professorships it endowed, reports New University, a campus newspaper.
Instagram Fame Drives Up Museum’s Attendance Nearly 1000%
The newly renovated Renwick Gallery has seen weekly visits climb from 3,000 to 30,000, thanks to social media, a visually captivating exhibition, and ‘photography encouraged’ signs.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Foundations Put Up $150,000 to Highlight Philanthropy’s Successes
Successes of Philanthropy, which is sponsored by foundations, aims to catch the eyes of movers and shakers in the nation’s capital.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Heinz Endowments to Make Fewer, Bigger Grants as Focus Narrows
The foundation will concentrate its grant-making on learning, creativity, and improving environmental sustainability in its home city, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Experts Question Tax Handling of Gifts to Clinton and Trump Charities
Tax experts tell The Huffington Post that some speaking fees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton passed on to family charities should have been reported by the presidential candidates as personal income because they were donations given in return for a service.
Veterans-Charity Watchdog Downgrades Wounded Warrior Project
A nonprofit that evaluates veterans and military-related charities for the public has removed the controversial Wounded Warrior Project from its list of accredited organizations, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Increasingly Popular Crowdfunding Sites Lack Oversight
For-profit crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe and YouCaring helped ordinary people raise billions of dollars last year, but a lack of accountability leaves the public vulnerable to nefarious actors, The Wall Street Journal reports.