Tech Investors Back Nonprofit Aiding Low-Income Students
An education nonprofit supported by an array of Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists is connecting disadvantaged students with opportunities to attend top colleges, The Wall Street Journal writes.
How Envisioning Success Can Help You Achieve It
A nonprofit helps advocates brainstorm new ideas by envisioning the world as they want it to be.
By Paul VanDeCarr
Contributor
Obama Library Likely to Raise Big Money and Ethics Worries
As the Barack Obama Foundation gears up to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to build the Obama presidential library in Chicago, its efforts are already being scrutinized by watchdog groups concerned about potential conflicts of interest, McClatchy and Politico report.
Donations to N.Y. Schools Nonprofit Down From Bloomberg Era
A charity that raises money for New York public schools and saw donations spike during Michael R. Bloomberg’s City Hall tenure has struggled to draw support under current Mayor Bill de Blasio, reports The New York Times.
New Orleans Jazz Group to Return Library Foundation Gifts
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra has agreed to give back hundreds of thousands of dollars in controversial contributions from a foundation that raises money for the city’s public libraries, WWL-TV reports.
Minneapolis Churches Balk at Tax Assessment for Mall Project
Several large, primarily religious nonprofits are raising legal objections to a proposed special property-tax assessment for major improvements to the city’s Nicollet Mall shopping district, MinnPost reports.
7 Ways to Make Your Nonprofit’s Storytelling Stronger
Choose creative narratives, avoid jargon, and provide a firsthand perspective to make your stories resonate with supporters.
By Idit Knaan
Contributor
Environmental Groups Eagerly Anticipate Pope Francis’s Encyclical
Activists hope the pontiff’s teaching on global warming could add an important moral dimension to the debate, but others say he is stepping out of line.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Obama Foundation Officially Names Chicago as Library Site
Formally confirming a long-rumored decision, the Barack Obama Foundation announced early Tuesday that the South Side of Chicago will be home to the future Obama presidential library, The New York Times reports.
‘Three Cups’ Author’s Nonprofit Reports Fundraising Rebound
The Central Asia Institute, which saw donations plummet following the scandal over founder Greg Mortenson’s memoir Three Cups of Tea, has seen an uptick in giving over the past year, the Associated Press writes.
Likely Bush Campaign Advisers Working for Allied Nonprofit
A nonprofit policy organization started by a friend and political ally of Jeb Bush has hired several top advisers who are expected to join the former Florida governor’s as-yet-unannounced presidential campaign, an arrangement The Washington Post says puts the would-be candidate on “untested legal ground.”
Opinion: For Big Companies, Charity Begins After Profit
A New York Times opinion writer says the rising profile of corporate philanthropy, especially by companies in need of an image boost, masks questions about “the way that those with wealth take before they give.”
Clinton Foundation Battles Charity Navigator on Designation
The foundation has waged a behind-the-scenes campaign to persuade the nonprofit watchdog to remove the embattled foundation from its “watch list,” so far to no avail, according to New York magazine.
Hillary Clinton Win in 2016 Could Cloud Foundation’s Future
A Hillary Clinton victory in next year’s presidential election would put the Clinton Foundation on an uncertain path, throwing up myriad ethical and operational questions about its leadership and fundraising, writes the Associated Press.
Watchdogs Raise Red Flags Over New Charity’s Obama Ties
Transparency advocates and government watchdogs are raising concerns about the tens of millions of corporate dollars flowing to a new nonprofit closely aligned with President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative to improve the lives of young minority males, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Drugmaker Puts $20 Million Into AIDS Cure Partnership with UNC
The British pharmaceutial giant and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are teaming up to establish a research institute and a company that will work to develop and market a cure for HIV/AIDS, The New York Times reports.