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
Rabbi Who Fought Extremism Wins $1.5 Million Templeton Prize
Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of Britain, was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize Wednesday for his efforts to counter religious extremism and promote tolerance across faiths, Reuters and The New York Times write.
Fla. Activists Hit Mott Foundation for U.S. Sugar Ties
Environmental activists are targeting the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation over its ownership of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, which critics blame for environmental degradation in the Everglades, Broward Palm Beach New Times writes.
Okla. House OKs Bill to Restrict Humane Society Fundraising
State lawmakers approved a measure Tuesday that would ban animal-welfare groups from fundraising in the state for “political purposes” and from using money collected in Oklahoma outside the state, the Tulsa World reports.
More Democracies Taking Aim at Nonprofits, Campaign Group Says
Western and democratic countries are beginning to mirror authoritarian states in the developing world in seeking to rein in nonprofit advocacy groups that criticize government actions and policies, the leader of a global civil-society alliance tells the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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.
3rd Generation of Walton Family Makes Sharp Turn in Giving
The grandchildren of Walmart’s founder are taking a deeper interest in the specifics of their philanthropy than their parents did — and they have some new approaches in mind for the environment, education, and other causes.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
The Next Best Thing to Being There
The cutting-edge technology is an expensive, thrilling new tool a few charities are using to raise support.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How 4 Nonprofits Use Virtual Reality to Help Their Cause
Charities get creative with a technology that can have an immediate and powerful impact on donors, but they also discover pitfalls.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Caring for a Brutal War’s Youngest Victims
Five years into Syria’s grinding civil conflict, Save the Children is working to support schools and clinics, provide humanitarian relief, reunite families, and give kids a safe place to play.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
U. of Texas Launches Undergraduate Philanthropy Program
Courses on planned giving, major-gift fundraising, annual giving, marketing, and predictive analytics aim to address a national shortage of fundraisers.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Ex-N.Y. Council Leader Embraces New Role Serving Homeless
The Wall Street Journal writes about former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s transition to leading WIN, a charity that operates 11 shelters for homeless families in the city.
Aid Charities Say Anti-Terror Laws Hampering Help to Syria
Western countries’ counterterrorism laws, particularly those aimed at interrupting financial flows to jihadist groups, are making it harder for charities to deliver food, medicine, and other vital supplies in militant-held parts of Syria, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
In an Election Year, the Y Campaigns for Attention
The charity throws a tiny hat in the ring in hopes of diverting some donations to its cause.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Independent Sector CEO Praised as Data Savvy and Collaborative
A one-time Catholic research fellow, Dan Cardinali represents a pivot in leadership for Independent Sector.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
U. of Buffalo Faculty Question Campus Foundation’s Spending
The University of Buffalo Foundation plows nearly 40 percent of its spending into salaries for its own staff and university employees, compared to about 7 percent for student scholarships, The Buffalo News reports, citing an analysis by a campus faculty organization.