4 Steps to Strategic Communications
Develop your message, craft and execute a media plan, be consistent on social media, and keep your donors informed.
By Maura F. Farrell
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Soros Foundations Leaves Hungary Under Pressure
In other articles, hedge-fund managers contribute millions of dollars to the Robin Hood Foundation, which backs groups that picket hedge funds; a finance writer questions the ethics of the philanthropy of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg; and Seattle tries to help the homeless by taxing companies like Amazon. Plus, see articles about arts and culture as well as other news and features.
Daily News Roundup: Noted Aid Worker Charged With Child Rape
The Canadian humanitarian worker, working in Nepal, is accused of raping at least two boys, ages 12 and 14. In other articles, the Boy Scouts is lobbying against proposals in some states that could expose it to more child-abuse lawsuits; Silicon Valley CEO Emmett Carson is reportedly negotiating his departure; Harvard’s former head of real estate made nearly $24 million; plus news and opinion about the Kochs’ philanthropy and more news.
Daily News Roundup: Food for the Poor’s Charity Status Under Attack
The California attorney general says the charity inflates the value of donated pharmaceuticals in its tax filings. In other articles, tables for a lavish Clinton Foundation gala are going for as much as $100,000; Democrats are giving nearly $9,000 in contributions from former N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to a domestic-violence charity; an app has helped deliver a million pounds of food to the hungry in Atlanta; and more about giving and the arts and harassment.
Podcast: How Food Corps is Helping Americans Eat Better
In this week’s Business of Giving podcast, Curt Ellis, creator of the documentary King Corn, discusses the detrimental effects of corn on the U.S. food system and how it hurts young people of color the most.
International Nonprofits Best Suited to Address Global Refugee Crisis, Study Finds
A study of the public’s opinions on humanitarian issues also found that three-fourths of American respondents wanted to know how their charitable dollars to aid groups were being spent and two-thirds researched nonprofit groups before they gave.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Slate’s New List of the Biggest Charities
The online magazine found the 10 largest nonprofits by revenue for nine nonprofit sectors. In other articles, philanthropy in China is growing; an expert in public health and social services suggests how Jeff Bezos should spend $131 billion; a trend toward authenticity in history museums is changing black tourism; the Humane Society and Big Isle Residents are trying to rescue pets in Hawaii; and more news.
Growth or Mission? The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Made the Wrong Choice.
It started raising money from all over for causes everywhere — and lost its way.
What to Do If a Grant Maker Won’t Call You Back
Be persistent but don’t be a pest, let your reputation speak for itself, and be gracious with grant makers — they’re human, too.
By TYLER NICKERSON
Contributor
The Basics of Measurement: Start Here
Find out questions to ask before you get started, what nonprofit watchdogs are looking for, and much more.
Daily News Roundup: New $3.2 Billion Health Foundation Will Focus on N.Y. State
The Catholic Church created the charity from the sale of its nonprofit health plan, Fidelis Care. In other articles, the Mormon Church has cut all ties with the Boy Scouts; increasingly the top jobs at museums are held by people other than wealthy white men; the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s after-school music program has ballooned in size and achieved success; and much more about giving and the arts and other news.
Daily News Roundup: Eyeglasses Could Improve a Billion Lives
Poor eyesight can be devastating, but it is often overlooked as a public health issue. In other articles, Stephen Schwarzman’s gifts often spark controversy, but that doesn’t stop him; comments by a prominent Baptist church leader are seen as demeaning to women; the head of a U.N. sexual-harassment committee was promoted while the subject of a sexual-harassment inquiry; the Kennedy Center honor for Bill Cosby has been rescinded; and more news and opinions.
5 Ways Small Nonprofits Can Improve Financial Health
Charities with budgets of $1 million or less face many of the same challenges as similarly sized businesses, but they need not struggle to stay afloat.
By DAVID KING
Contributor
Foundations Push Census Turnout in Worrisome Times
Grant makers are concerned that a new citizenship question, combined with growing anti-immigrant sentiment, could suppress response to the 2020 population count.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: Giving a Boost to People Struggling to Get Hired
Roberts Enterprise Development Fund CEO Carla Javits explains how her organization helps people who are homeless, previously incarcerated, or recently in foster care find jobs and advance in society.
Daily News Roundup: Planned Parenthood Sues to Block Change In Family-Planning Program
Three groups are suing the Trump administration over “radical” changes to a family-planning program. In other articles, Boy Scouts is changing the name of its flagship program to Scouts BSA now that girls are joining; a Kenyan health group that rejected the Trump administration’s abortion policy lost $2 million in aid; a Missouri committee investigating Gov. Greitens says he lied to the state ethics commission about a donor list; and more news and Bill Gates and the Koch Industries.