How to Make the Case for General Operating Support
Sell donors on giving unrestricted gifts by with clear goals, a grand vision, and storytelling that conveys results.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
‘More Than Me’ CEO Leaves Her Post Temporarily After ProPublica Exposé: Daily News Roundup
The group’s board chairman has also stepped down. and several other investigations of the nonprofit are ongoing. Plus, George Mason University’s review of philanthropic giving and donor influence is finished, but the institution still has issues to resolve; a look at Priscilla Chan’s ambitious philanthropic plans; the #MeToo movement’s founder is trying to move beyond trauma; Jeff Bezos discusses charity versus government; and much more about people, innovation, and presidential politics.
Harvard Gets $100 Million for Sciences and Math: Daily News Roundup
Part of the donation will be in the form of unrestricted money for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Plus, the Salesforce and Twitter chiefs are sparring over a San Francisco ballot measure to help the homeless; leading researches at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have disclosed relationships with health-care companies that they had not previously disclosed; a Hong Kong movie star says he will give most of his $714 million fortune to charity; and more about innovation, people, and the arts.
Zuckerberg Tried to Revamp Education, but One Conn. Town Wasn’t Happy: Daily News Roundup
Some liked the program, some hated it, and some parents worried their kids’ data was being shared. Plus, the Lilly Endowment is giving $125 million to Indiana community foundations; an atheist nonprofit has sued the IRS, saying that its tax exemption was revoked unfairly; a University of Virginia affiliate that promotes civil dialogue is confronting incidents of sexism and cultural insensitivity within its ranks; and more about ideas and innovation, opinion, cultural groups, and leadership.
Podcast: Nonprofit StrongMinds Helps Uganda Tackle Mental Health
Since it was founded, StrongMinds has cost-effectively treated more than 40,000 people for mental-health problems throughout Uganda.
Council on Foundations’ New CEO Is Advocate for Giving Nonprofits More Power
Kathleen Enright wants to pursue close relationships with other groups, such as Independent Sector and the Philanthropy Roundtable.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Michelle Obama Starts Program to Help Adolescent Girls Through Education: Daily News Roundup
The Global Girls Alliance will be part of the Obama Foundation and will support 1,500 grassroots groups and form a network. In other articles, some of the girls that an American charity was supposed to save from sexual exploitation in Liberia were allegedly abused by a “co-founder” of the organization; a nonprofit whose mission is to help pay for veterans’ funerals is being investigated for alleged money laundering and wire fraud; plus other news, as well as articles on ideas and innovation.
The 10 Commandments of Corporate Partnerships
Listen more than you talk; be patient; deliver on your promises, and support a company’s business goals.
By David Hessekiel
Contributor
Podcast: Using Philanthropy to Explore the World’s Oceans
Mark Abbott of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute talks about how a private research institute gets its funding and the value of entrepreneurial types of gifts, which allow risk-taking, versus contracts, which are more conservative in scope.
Judge Says Fired Executive Who Sued Gates Foundation Is Entitled to $4.9 Million: Daily News Roundup
The former chief digital officer said he had been terminated after clashing with officials who disagreed with his vision. In other articles, the Illinois governor’s foundation has invested in offshore holdings; an IRS report says the agency needs to be more vigilant in its monitoring of nonprofit political activities; a growing number of big grant makers are using competitions to decide what groups to support; and more about the environment, cultural groups, and ideas and innovation.
9 Things an Executive Director Should Consider Before Deciding to Step Down
How to plan for a transition, how to know when it’s time to leave, and more.
By Jennifer Lentfer
Contributor
Gifts Made Through Amazon Smile Supported Islamic Extremist Group: Daily News Roundup
At least two of the nonprofits eligible through the program for contributions from shoppers are linked to a controversial imam. In other articles: Business Insider examines the new Gates Foundation education effort; three senior leaders of an evangelical-funded Israeli charity are stepping down at the same time; a cryptocurrency group gives all of its coin listings to charity; and more about big donors and ideas and innovation.
Proposed Hospital Merger Could Be One of the Largest: Daily News Roundup
If Memorial Hermann Health System merges with Baylor, Scott & White, it would create the nation’s fifth largest health-care provider. In other articles, a gift from Elon Musk’s foundation will go toward installing ultraviolet water filtration systems to drinking fountains in Flint, Mich., schools; a fired comptroller has filed a lawsuit claiming “illegal” and “fraudulent” financial activity at a Philadelphia museum; and more news. Plus, articles on trouble in the arts.
Need for Social Services May Fall to Lowest Level in a Decade, Study Suggests
An annual report on the Human Needs Index suggests high levels of need in Arkansas, Nevada, and Wyoming and low levels of need in Delaware, Oregon, and Virginia.
By Julian Wyllie
Contributor
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation: Daily News Roundup
State lawyers say the foundation was used to benefit Trump personally and politically. In other articles, George Soros has moved his Open Society Foundations from Budapest to Berlin because of Hungary’s “repressive legal and political environment"; Richard Spencer’s white nationalist group has regained nonprofit status; the entire board has resigned from a nonprofit founded by a former candidate for the Oregon House amid claims that money was mishandled; plus more about big gifts and the arts.
Podcast: Share Our Strength’s Billy Shore Shares Innovations That Built an Anti-Hunger Campaign
The group is trying to end childhood hunger in the United States by using corporate partnerships, celebrity endorsements, and a new podcast that aims to bring conversations about recipes and chronic hunger together.