Daily News Roundup: Sexual Harassment at the Red Cross
A Red Cross official was forced to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and rape, then landed a job at Save the Children. In other news, Michigan State’s president is stepping down due to fallout over faculty member Larry Nassar’s sex-abuse conviction; an all-male charity event is shutting down after an investigation found attendees sexually harassed women hostesses; endowment returns rebound, but the long-term outlook is cloudy; Cecile Richards is leaving Planned Parenthood; and more.
How Foundations Can Avoid Common Pitfalls and Collaborate
Cultural differences between grant makers and a lack of senior-staff involvement are just two of several possible roadblocks to success.
By PAUL JELLINEK
Contributor
In other articles, a report gives more details about sexual-harassment allegations against Garrison Keillor, and Mr. Keillor responds; Ecolab makes a $25 million foundation gift; the Mayo Clinic gets $20 million for a building that’s under construction; Colin Kaepernick and Snoop Dogg give $35,000 to fight police brutality; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: Conn. Theater Leader Accused of Sexual Misconduct
in other articles, the University of Texas is the richest public university in the country, but very little of its endowment goes to financial aid; a Silicon Valley program to educate the world’s poorest children has become a lightning rod over its teaching methods and more; President Trump has pursued two-thirds of the policies recommended by the conservative Heritage Foundation; and much more.
Financial Stress a Constant for Social-Service Groups, Says New Report
One in eight is technically insolvent at a time when services are needed more than ever due to an aging population, government cutbacks, and the opioid crisis, among other factors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Gates-Funded Study Identifies Pathways Out of Poverty
Still to be determined; whether the $41 billion grant maker will join the Ford Foundation and others that have taken on the issue in a big way.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: 42 Richest People Worth as Much as 3.7 Billion Poorest
Oxfam published a report on the inequality gap to coincide with the first day of meetings of the World Economic Forum in. In other news, a new project has raised $30 million to provide bail money to people who can’t afford it; a nonprofit is helping provide advance grants for military death benefits during the government shutdown; a nonprofit links immigrants with lenders to start businesses; Apple is working with the Malala Fund to fight for girls’ education; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: Tax Law Will Hurt Affordable Housing
In other articles, an opinion piece says that nonprofits are a “shadow safety net” for problems the government should be taking care of; a Trump appointee to the Corporation for National and Community Services resigned after a report that he made racist, sexist, anti-Muslim, and anti-LGBT comments on the radio; it’s still unclear how much of the surplus money raised for President Trump’s inauguration went to charity; and much more.
Podcast: Helping Impact Investing Live Up to Its Promise
In this week’s Business of Giving, Amit Bouri, co-founder of the Global Impact Investing Network, talks about his group’s efforts to invest in ways that achieve both social and financial returns.
Daily News Roundup: Endowment Tax May Hit Small Colleges Harder
In other news, Oregon State gets a $50 million pledge for veterinary medicine; nonprofits anxiously await the new Facebook news feed, fearing it will decrease their reach; Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have given to Colin Kaepernick’s effort to raise money to help troubled communities; Jeff Bezos’s $33 million gift set him apart from her peers; and more.
Calif. Foundations Move $40 Million Fast to Counter Trump on Immigration
A group of grant makers is doing rapid assessments of nonprofits’ needs and pushing cash out the door fast, sometimes within days, and is asking others nationwide to get on board.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Distrust of Nonprofits Is High. Here’s an Example to Show Why.
After Congress bashed wealthy institutions in reshaping the tax law, a squabble in the nation’s capital over actions by a rich university demonstrate why lawmakers and citizens want to change the ground rules.
By MARK ROSENMAN
Contributor
That $33 Million Bezos Gift for Dreamers? It Started With a Tweet.
A message from a business partner spoke to a personal story in the Amazon founder’s family history.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $75 Million Gift Will Double Philosophy Dept. at Johns Hopkins
The donation comes from alumnus Bill Miller, who beat the S&P 500 for 15 years in a row. In other articles, a top financial investor is telling companies they need to do good in society to get the support of BlackRock; actor Timothée Chalamet is donating his salary from a Woody Allen film to charity; a food-stamp program is making produce more affordable; and more.
How One Group Got Community Input to Create a Successful Ad Campaign
The organization gathered nonprofits and community, faith, and business leaders and used focus groups with students and young people in the community.
Daily News Roundup: Gates Foundation Is Paying Off Nigeria’s Polio Debt
The foundation will pay off a $76 million loan the country got from Japan in 2014 to aid the fight against polio. In other articles, the tax code benefits real-estate investors but is bad news for art collectors; the law is also a “one-two punch” for nonprofits and for giving; the Pittsburg Foundation files a “friend of the court” brief in a gerrymandering case; and much more.