Creative Ideas for Giving Tuesday 2015
An organizer of the annual giving day shares advice on how to participate in the event this fall.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
Obituary: Lawrence S. Phillips, Led Pioneering Jewish Aid Group
Mr. Phillips, who co-founded global relief charity the American Jewish World Service and was its first chairman, died Friday at age 88 at his home in Florida, reports The New York Times.
House Panel Chair Subpoenas Uncut Planned Parenthood Videos
Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz said a federal judge’s order blocking the release of some of the footage secretly filmed by anti-abortion group the Center for Medical Progress would not impede his Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of Planned Parenthood, the Associated Press reports.
Charity Leaders Call on Obama to Take in Many More Syrians
Major aid groups such as Save the Children, CARE USA, Mercy Corps, and Oxfam America are calling on the administration to multiply by several times its pledge to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year, The New York Times writes.
Synthetic Drug Use Poses New Challenges for Nonprofits
Violent episodes among users raise alarms, but most foundations avoid funding requests aimed at a single substance, preferring comprehensive approaches to drug abuse.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
La. Tries New Tack in Bid to Block Planned Parenthood Funds
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration is now citing a 2013 Planned Parenthood settlement with neighboring Texas as a reason to end Medicaid payments to the organization’s two Louisiana clinics, the Associated Press reports.
Target to Change Giving Focus From Schools to Wellness
The retail giant is ending its signature education-focused giving program and shifting its philanthropic focus to health and wellness efforts, such as promoting good nutrition and active lifestyles, writes the Star Tribune.
When Pope Francis Accepts Your Lunch Invitation
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington will host the pontiff on September 24, the result of good fortune and good connections.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Laurene Powell Jobs Pledges $50 Million to Start New Schools
The Silicon Valley philanthropist’s XQ: the Super School Project will design and establish five to 10 new high schools in what Ms. Powell Jobs describes as an effort to remake an outmoded system of public education, The New York Times writes.
Opinion: What Impact-Driven ‘Effective Altruism’ Misses
In its drive to foster philanthropy based on data, reason, and the widest possible impact, the “effective altruism” movement ignores the traditional, theological underpinning of charity as an exercise in love and compassion, an author and nonprofit leader writes in The Washington Post.
Patty Stonesifer: Big Family, Zigzag Path Shaped Leadership Style
The head of Washington, D.C., social-service charity Martha’s Table and former chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about her formative experiences and approach to management in a New York Times interview.
Opinion: Lucrative Job Might Be Best Route to Social Impact
A leader of a nonprofit group that advocates “earning to give” argues in a Washington Post column that people who pursue high-paying careers so as to donate a significant portion of their income to charity can do more good in the world than those working for a nonprofit directly.
Google-Backed San Francisco Charity Turns Buses Into Showers for Poor
The Guardian profiles Lava Mae, a Google-supported San Francisco charity that outfits decommissioned city buses with showers and toilets for the homeless, an article that also looks at the tech company’s growing social-service giving.
Lucas Museum Unveils New Design That Could Derail Lawsuit
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art revealed a scaled-back blueprint for the proposed Chicago lakefront attraction Thursday that could unravel local parks advocates’ legal challenge to the project backed by movie mogul George Lucas, reports the Chicago Tribune.
6 Ways to Use LinkedIn to Boost Fundraising
Fundraisers share their advice for collecting better data, connecting with board members’ networks, and more.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
‘Spoontember’ Campaign Aims to Spur Action on Hunger
National food-bank network Feeding America is running a monthlong multimedia effort branding September as “Spoontember” to raise awareness and spur giving to combat hunger, writes Digiday.