Daily News Roundup: GOP Tax Law Could Cost Charities
A 21 percent tax on some fringe benefits for employees could affect churches, hospitals, colleges, orchestras, and other groups. In other articles, a New York curator says a museum rescinded a job offer after she announced she was pregnant; the Salvador Dali Foundation sued the Monterey Museum for using the artist’s name and likeness; a look at the Gates Foundation’s failed effort to grade teachers; and more articles about big donors and social services.
Veterans Forge Second Careers in Manufacturing
San Diego-based Workshops for Warriors provides training for hot jobs in welding, machining, and advanced manufacturing.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
From Political Fighter to Philanthropy Leader
Evan Feinberg spent years playing hardball politics. Now, with grants from Charles Koch and other conservative donors, he’s running a nonprofit that aims to bring people together to alleviate poverty.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
What A.I. Means for Doing Good
Technologies being tested today could transform nonprofits. But what happens when charity loses some of its human element?
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Charities Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Boost Impact
Advanced technology is helping nonprofits track endangered animals, fight sex trafficking, and reunite refugees after years of separation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: U.S. Volunteer Groups Stranded in Haiti
Flights have been canceled, and roads are unsafe due to violent protests over fuel prices. In other articles, most of the Trump Foundation’s giving in the past decade has gone to groups that hosted lavish events at Mar-a-Lago; artists Chuck Close and Laddie John Dill and the Sam Francis Foundation have lost a lawsuit against Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and eBay over royalties; and more about giving by LeBron James and China’s most charitable man as well as articles on innovation and social services.
Podcast: Eclectic Programming Helps Make Brooklyn Academy of Music a Cultural Hub
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s mix of programming includes education, film, opera, theater, and dance, but president Katy Clark says one of the unique features of the academy, now more than 150 years old, is its role as a place where people can gather to learn and discuss things.
Daily News Roundup: Judge Orders FEMA Aid Extension for Puerto Rican Storm Evacuees
Plus, a look at the Christian legal nonprofit that keeps winning at the Supreme Court; emails suggest improper fundraising by Missouri governor who recently resigned; a look at efforts to help revive local journalism; commentator says the Trump Foundation case could force the president to release his tax returns; Arkansas to cut hundreds of health-care jobs; charity’s nuns in India arrested for baby-selling; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Big Donors to Baptist Seminary Challenge Trustees’ Ouster of President
Two dozen benefactors are calling for an investigation of the leader’s firing over comments related to mistreatment of women. Also, a veterans nonprofit stands by an official with past links to Klan; a former CEO blamed heavily for the 2008 financial crisis is now active in philanthropy and real estate; Trump has embraced the big-money donor world he once shunned; and more.
Podcast: RippleWorks Helps Social Ventures Scale Up with Tech
The Silicon Valley nonprofit launched by cryptocurrency company Ripple pairs volunteers with start-up experience and expertise with social entrepreneurs tackling the challenges of rapid growth.
Mark Independence Day by Bolstering America’s Nonprofit Innovators
The government and donors should support efforts by charities to design and test solutions, then look to state and federal agencies to spread approaches that work.
By David M. Schizer
Contributor
Cleveland Foundation CEO on Being Mindful of Gentrification While Bringing Economic Development
The Cleveland Foundation’s Ronn Richard says the fund stays current by picking cutting-edge, risky investments that aim to bring a renaissance to the Ohio city.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Podcast: 6 Steps to Social Movements That Change Hearts and Minds
It’s at the grass roots where monumental change begins to take shape, says Leslie Crutchfield of Georgetown University.
Daily News Roundup: Judge Urges Trump to Settle Foundation Lawsuit
The judge said the president’s nonprofit should try to reach an agreement with the New York attorney general to dissolve. In other articles, the Templeton Prize this year is going to the King of Jordan for promoting cooperation among Muslims with different traditions; the San Diego Foundation has dismissed its CEO; a $25 million donation will go toward creating artificial intelligence to treat heart disease; and much more on immigration and arts and culture and politics, government, and nonprofits.
Daily News Roundup: Billionaires Make Up for Harvard’s Poor Investment Returns
By lagging average investment returns of the Ivy League, the university missed out on $6 billion in investment gains, but it raised more than $9 billion in its latest fundraising drive. In other articles, a $40 million effort to improve nutrition science is nearly out of money; a look at how Sesame Street helps traumatized children; states and communities are fighting to halt sex abuse of people with intellectual disabilities; and much more about giving and poverty and opioid addiction.
The New York attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that four times Trump signed the grant maker’s tax returns that stated incorrectly his businesses hadn’t benefited from its money. In other articles, the University of Southern Maine got a gift of maps worth $100 million; an interview with the couple who have raised $19 million on Facebook for migrant children; and much more about immigrants and the nonprofits housing the children. Plus, more news about endowments and think tanks and giving.