How a $3,000 Gift Led to $53,000 More
The first in a series of videos from a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference that tell how development veterans landed their first big contribution.
By Timothy Sandoval, Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Mormon Church to Stop Participating in Some Boy Scouts Programs
The church will no longer be formally involved in programs for youths ages 14 and older. Also, the United States has been giving foreign aid to a group deemed a cult, and the California State Board of Education votes to close two charter schools.
Steps to Take Before Submitting a Joint Grant Proposal
Get experts’ opinions on your proposal, list possible collaborators who could boost your project’s credibility, and more ways to increase the likelihood of success.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: New Amazon Building Will Include Homeless Shelter
The tech giant will give over part of a structure in its planned office campus in downtown Seattle to a homelessness charity. Also, an Illinois appeals court rules that a public college’s fundraising foundation is subject to open-records laws.
Daily News Roundup: Houston Tries to Steer ‘Spare Change’ to Homelessness Charity
A City Hall-led campaign encourages people to pass up panhandlers in favor of supporting a charitable housing fund. Also, a look at the state of local nonprofit newsrooms and an accountant’s view of a major New York charity’s fiscal meltdown.
Daily News Roundup: Hacked Records Highlight Conservative Foundation’s Reach
The documents detail the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s plans to carry its success promoting conservative causes in Wisconsin to other states. Also, an atheism organization files a court challenge to President Trump’s order on politicking by religious groups.
Veteran Major-Gift Fundraisers Offer Tips to Newcomers
Practice your pitch in front of the mirror — or in front of your kids — and more advice from the Association of Fundraising Professionals conference.
By Nidhi Singh, Eden Stiffman and Timothy Sandoval
Daily News Roundup: Gates Critics Question Sway at WHO
Some global-health leaders say the U.N. agency is adopting the agenda of its second-biggest donor, the Gates Foundation. Also, a nonprofit group allied with Missouri’s new governor widens ad attacks on state legislators, and Minnesota’s attorney general targets a national car-donation charity’s spending and fundraising.
Daily News Roundup: $110 Million Gift Boosts Research at Cal Poly
Also, California’s new attorney general says he will crack down on politicking by nonprofits, and the Obamas make a seven-figure pledge while unveiling the design for the former president’s library.
How Arts and Culture Groups Can Gain Lawmakers’ Support
Use data and powerful stories to help members of Congress see the value of your nonprofit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Trump Moves to Relax Limits on Nonprofit Politicking
An executive order to be signed Thursday with the observance of the National Day of Prayer aims to allow churches to support or oppose political candidates without losing their tax-exempt status.
Daily News Roundup: Jim DeMint Voted Out at Heritage Foundation
The expected move caps several days of internal turmoil at the influential conservative think tank. Also, a Norwegian industrialist promises most of his $2 billion fortune to charity, with a focus on marine conservation.
Philanthropy’s Response to Trump Misses Focus on the Most-Alienated Americans
The buoyancy of the economy and the lack of draconian curbs in the charitable deduction are reasons for nonprofits to celebrate — but few are really reckoning with the roots of Trumpism and how it undermines civil society.
By Suzanne Garment and LESLIE LENKOWSKY
Facebook and Twitter are important, but the Women’s Marches and other activist campaigns prove that an older form of electronic technology still has power to motivate followers, says Brian Young of Action Network.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Free Tool Helps Nonprofits Draw More Social-Media Fans
Facebook’s CrowdTangle tracks the performance of all an organization’s social-media accounts, and savvy nonprofits can use the data to boost fundraising.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Building the Nonprofit Online Communities of the Future
Connecting donors and beneficiaries online helps charities reach more people in need while forging stronger bonds with their supporters, says Katie Bisbee of DonorsChoose.org.
By Katie Bisbee
Contributor