Steyer Nonprofit to End Climate Program and Build ‘Incubator’
Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer’s environmental-policy organization is shutting down its climate and energy program, according to Politico, which says the move could signal plans by the former hedge-fund tycoon to shift more resources to direct political activity as the presidential election looms.
Splashy New Home Raises Costs for Whitney Museum
As it celebrates the opening of its $422 million, Renzo Piano-designed home in Lower Manhattan, the Whitney Museum of American Art is also preparing for the challenge of a nearly 50-percent increase in its budget, The New York Times writes.
Televangelist Robert Schuller Dies
The minister, who built the Crystal Cathedral and achieved popularity with his upbeat view of Christianity, died Thursday morning at age 88, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rev. Schuller eventually saw his ministry crumble amid family discord.
Charity Creates Guide to Help Nonprofits Get Produce Into ‘Food Deserts’
D.C. Central Kitchen sells small amounts of produce to neighborhood stores at discount prices and hopes to see the program replicated in other cities.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Behind the Scenes of a Fundraiser Search: the Job Seeker’s Perspective
The new director of gift planning at Pennsylvania State University talks about his recent job search. Here’s what other charities can learn from his experience.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Dana-Farber Hospital Chief to Step Down Next Year
Edward J. Benz Jr., who has overseen a four-fold increasing in fundraising and revenue at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in his 15-year tenure as CEO, announced Tuesday that he will leave the job in June 2016, The Boston Globe writes.
On April Fools’ Day, an Aid Charity Morphs Into a Deli and Prank Videos Raise Money
A disaster-relief group applies its food-delivery expertise to selling Reuben sandwiches — and other ways charities are having fun today.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Millions in Pledges to Toronto Museum Still Unpaid
The Royal Ontario Museum has yet to collect tens of millions of dollars in years-old pledges for a major renovation project for which the institution was plunged into debt, The Globe and Mail writes.
Should Aspiring Fundraisers Go to Graduate School?
An AmeriCorps alumnus got a wealth of advice when he asked The Chronicle’s LinkedIn group for help. What do you think?
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Mass. Woman Pleads Not Guilty to One Fund Fraud Charges
Joanna Leigh, who was one of the most vocal critics of the primary charity disbursing donated money to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, denied in court Monday that she fraudulently collected tens of thousands of dollars from the One Fund Boston and other sources, The Boston Globe reports.
HashtagCharity Looks to Connect Tech Pros With Nonprofits
A new company matches IT professionals with organizations that need their skills, a service that may be particularly helpful to smaller nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
London Theater Pioneering Social-Impact Bonds for Culture
Shakespeare’s Globe is preparing a $7.5 million social-impact bond, introducing this growing form of nonprofit financing to the realm of the arts, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Are You Ready for Generation Z?
One in five teenagers wants to start a charity, and many have already done so.
By Brennen Jensen
Contributor
Can Social-Impact Bonds Really Have Big Impact?
Nonprofits often take too much risk and investors too little in this fast-spreading approach to solving big problems.
By Clara Miller
Contributor
Gender pay equity is a bigger issue for nonprofits than for the rest of society. It’s time to take a stand.
By Peggy Outon
Contributor
The sex-toy retailer and “father of family planning” long ago lost patience with charity inefficiency. But he’s set a good example in the three charities he’s founded.
By Eric Frazier
Contributor