Case Study: Lessons From a Midsize Charity’s Donor-Database Upgrade
How a summer education program in San Francisco worked through a complicated and challenging change with a consultant.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Obesity Charity Led by Disgraced ‘Subway Guy’ Made No Grants
Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle’s anti-obesity nonprofit, which announced plans in 2008 to allocate $2 million a year to schools and community groups to promote healthy lifestyles, has not issued any grants, USA Today reports.
As Arm of Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s Still Boosts Social Impact
Fifteen years after it was purchased by a global consumer-goods conglomerate, the ice-cream maker has maintained and even strengthened its commitment to sustainability and social causes, writes The New York Times.
U. of Wisconsin Foundation Draws Millions From Health Gift
The university’s nonprofit fundraising affiliate has collected more than $30 million in fees from a $600 million contribution to medical research and education by Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin in 2003, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Philadelphia Foundation Looks to Retool Under New Leader
With a new president in place and several years of stagnant fundraising behind it, one of the country’s oldest community foundations is rethinking its strategy and mission, with a close eye on what other big-city grant makers are doing, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Australian Fund Manager at Leading Edge of Pro Bono Trend
The Wall Street Journal looks at an emerging trend of money-management firms whose stock pickers work without pay and a portion of proceeds go to charity, focusing on Australian firm Future Generation Global Investment.
New Orleans Charities Grew Fast in Decade After Katrina
The wave of public and private dollars directed to the area after Hurricane Katrina has continued, with financial growth still apparent in 2013.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Carter Center ‘Well Prepared’ to Carry On, Former President Says
The organization has an endowment of about $600 million and will continue its work, including the eradication of Guinea worm disease, despite Jimmy Carter’s cancer diagnosis.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
New Leader at Habitat for Humanity New York City and a Change at Walton Foundation
Other personnel changes took place at the Washington National Cathedral, several cultural groups, and more
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Nonprofits Ask Obama to Reverse Rule Allowing Religious Groups to Discriminate
In a letter to the president, 130 groups say the rule unfairly allows discrimination by religious groups that get federal funds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Budget-Cutting Brings Top-Level Exits at Colorado History Museum
Four top officials at the Colorado History Museum, includings its chief executive, are leaving the institution as part of a buyout program instituted by the museum’s strapped nonprofit parent organization, writes The Denver Post.
Smithsonian Tops Crowdfunding Goal for Armstrong Space Suit
The National Air and Space Museum raised $720,000 on Kickstarter to conserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore on his historic moon walk, wrapping up a campaign that surpassed the Smithsonian’s goal by more than 40 percent, writes the Associated Press.
Okla. Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in $1.8-Million Nonprofit Fraud
State Sen. Rick Brinkley resigned from his seat on Thursday after admitting in court to defrauding a nonprofit business group he led, The Oklahoman and the Associated Press report.
Obituary: Whitney Ball, Head of Conservative Donors’ Group
Whitney Ball, a conservative activist who founded and led the philanthropic organization Donors Trust, died Sunday at her home in Alexandria, Va., after a 14-year battle with breast cancer, National Review writes.
‘Fortune’ Magazine Hails Firms That Tie Profit and Social Aims
Vodafone, Google, and Toyota lead the business magazine’s inaugural “Change the World” list of corporations that are “doing well by doing good.
Clinton College-Aid Plan Includes Expansion of AmeriCorps
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a proposal on Thursday to triple the size of the federal community-service program and increase college financial aid to its participants, Reuters reports.