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.
Starbucks Says It Will Give All Unsold Food to Charity
Joining a growing movement to minimize food waste, the coffee giant announced a new program, FoodShare, through which it will donate unsold meals from its thousands of U.S. locations to anti-hunger groups, reports The Christian Science Monitor.
Why Your Communications Director Is Unhappy and What to Do About It
Research shows nearly half of nonprofit communications directors are ready to jump ship. Here’s how you can keep yours.
By KIVI LEROUX MILLER
Contributor
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.
Why Grant Makers Should Help Nonprofits Collaborate and Experiment
An association of philanthropists who work with few or no staff members shares grant makers’ views on how to encourage grantees to collaborate and take risks.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Bad Boards and Pushy Millennials: Fundraisers Share Strategies That Work — and War Stories
At the annual meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Boston, development leaders focused on how to help their trustees do a better job and how to cope with demographic challenges.
Teach for America to Shed 15% of National Staff
The teacher-training nonprofit is reducing its national work force by a net 150 jobs in a move the group’s leaders say will give its more than 50 regional offices greater autonomy, The Washington Post reports.
Ford and Atlantic Funds Back Policing Center’s Move to N.Y.
A prominent research institute focused on police-community relations will move from the UCLA to New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice with $2.5 million in support from the Ford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies, writes The New York Times.
Anti-Defamation League Redirects Trump Donations
The nonprofit said it will redirect tens of thousands of dollars in donations from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to anti-bullying and anti-bias efforts, Politico reports.
Biden Taps Ex-Nonprofit Head to Lead Federal Cancer Effort
The former leader of a charity that worked to speed the transition of basic research into lifesaving medical treatments has been appointed by the vice president to lead the administration’s “moonshot” effort to find a cure for cancer, The New York Times reports.
Wounded Warrior Founder Says Charity ‘Grew Too Fast’
John Melia, the founder and former head of the Wounded Warrior Project who is hoping to return to the scandal-plagued veterans charity, tells WJXT TV in Jacksonville that it “became exactly what we didn’t want it to be become” under his successors.
37-Year-Old Rises Fast to Lead Fundraising at His Alma Mater
For 20 years, Nick Langridge has been an overachiever at James Madison University. Now he’s raising big dollars for it.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
6 Steps to Building a Program for Midlevel Donors
People who give $1,000 to $10,000 represent only 1 percent of donors at many charities, but they often give more than a third of the money raised. Here’s how to attract them to your nonprofit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Opinion: ‘Big Bets’ by Donors Can Propel Social Movements
History shows that “big bet” donations of $10 million or more play a key role in the progress of mass movements on social issues, a nonprofit adviser writes in a Forbes blog post.
Military Metes Out Punishment in Charity Hospital Bombing
The Pentagon has disciplined more than a dozen officers and enlisted personnel for errors defense officials say led to the deadly bombing of a Doctors Without Borders-run medical center in northern Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports.
Veterans Nonprofits Seek Separation From Wounded Warrior Project
In addition to underscoring their independent identities, the groups say they are emphasizing financial transparency and being clear with donors about the services their dollars provide.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor