Foundations and Donors Vow to Step Up on Climate Change as U.S. Steps Back
Michael Bloomberg, who pledged another $15 million to the cause, was among those reacting swiftly and angrily to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord.
By Dan Parks
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Set to Exempt Faith Groups From Birth-Control Rule
A draft White House regulation would let religiously affiliated nonprofits opt out of the Obamacare mandate that workplace health plans include contraceptive care. Also, Illinois shuts down a controversial telemarketer, and Michael Bloomberg talks about the fight against noncommunicable diseases.
Conservative Foundations Aren’t Racing to Change Grants Strategy Because of Trump
Concerns about the president’s ideological allegiance and his troubled White House may be getting in the way of an aggressive approach by right-leaning grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Ford Foundation to Return to Detroit With Satellite Office
The grant maker is re-establishing a physical presence in its native city 64 years after moving its headquarters to New York. Also, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly building the world’s largest aircraft with a charitable purpose in mind.
Ric Weiland was an early Microsoft employee and a “data-driven geek.” His carefully structured bequest brought the LGBT movement a decade of success — and a model for philanthropy that aims to fuel social change.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Texas Two-Step: Dallas United Way Shows Big Results by Upending Tradition
Fundraising is up sharply at the century-old charity under the innovative leadership of Jennifer Sampson, its first woman president.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Dallas Chef Creates a Stir With Program for Troubled Kids
When the local United Way started looking for promising new talent in nonprofits, acclaimed chef Chad Houser was its first find. Hundreds of kids from juvenile-detention centers have benefited from his innovative work program.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
A Bus Load of Legal Help for Rural Californians
OneJustice is aiming to expand its Justice Bus program, which transports lawyers from Los Angeles and San Francisco across the state to help immigrants, veterans, and others in need of legal services.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Targets Obamacare Rule Opposed by Faith Charities
The White House is set to relax the mandate on birth-control coverage in employee health-care plans, which religious nonprofits have fought bitterly. Also, a political scientist looks at the NAACP’s leadership crisis, and Charlotte, N.C.'s property boom disrupts a major charity program.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Breaks Presidential Tradition on Service Programs
The president’s budget plan slashes service programs that have long enjoyed support from both Republican and Democratic administrations. Also, wealthy Arabs begin to embrace large-scale public giving, and Texas is poised to let adoption organizations bypass prospective parents based on their faith or sexual orientation.
Environmental Nonprofits Lack Diversity, Study Find
A scorecard on racial and gender diversity among staff, management, and trustees at 40 green groups showed a wide range of results.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chicago Family Gives $100 Million for Immune-System Research
Also, medical groups say President Trump’s proposed cuts in HIV/AIDS funding could cause the virus to surge again in Africa, and the head of the Conrad Prebys Foundation sues trustees over a payment to the late San Diego philanthropist’s son.
Steps to Take Before — and After — You Rebrand Your Nonprofit
Start by conducting research and thinking through your strategy.
By R. Trent Thompson
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Michael Bloomberg Tops Giving List
Town & Country magazine’s philanthorpy issue spotlights the billionaire media mogul’s work to combat climate change. Also, nonprofit leaders discuss how the Trump administration will change philanthropy, and an embezzlement trial begins for the head of a now-defunct Chicago charity.
Need for Social Services Holds Steady in 2016 as Several States Still Struggle
Nevada, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska, and Arkansas had the biggest demand for basic human services, according to the latest Human Needs Index data, a joint project of the Salvation Army and Indiana University.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
New Tool Outlines Changes to States’ Charity Regulations
The annual survey by the Giving USA Foundation offers a state-by-state overview of the regulations governing registration and fundraising.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer