Daily News Roundup: Major AIDS Charity Draws Fire for Political Spending
Critics say the AIDS Healthcare Foundation is straying from its mission by using its resources on a campaign to limit property development in Los Angeles. Also, Israel denies a work visa for a human-rights nonprofit’s researcher.
Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies
A sense of urgency on issues like immigration and racial and gender justice is prompting progressive foundations and community funds to back new programs and speed up spending.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Me. Governor Calls on Trump to Reject Parkland Gift
Also, the William Penn Foundation promotes from within for its new executive director, and a Los Angeles arts nonprofit closes amid a gentrification battle.
Deep Well of Angst Over Trump Policies Rouses Volunteers to Aid Nonprofit
How one immigrant-rights group is building a volunteer team to tap into anger over the president’s policies.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
A Checklist for Staying Within the Law When Raising Money
A lawyer discusses how to register with the right state charity office, accurately represent how donations will be spent, and more.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
Daily News Roundup: Jewish Nonprofits Hit by New Round of Bomb Threats
Also, Florida’s governor targets nonprofit hospitals in a push to cut state health-care spending, and philanthropic heavy hitters in New York enter the immigration fray.
Diana Aviv Is Bracing for a Fight
The leader of Feeding America and former head of Independent Sector worries that not enough is being done to fight federal budget cuts and protect the charitable deduction.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Writer
Confront Trump, Don’t Indulge His Attacks on Nonprofit Priorities
Independent Sector missed a key opportunity to show what charities and foundations stand for in its first formal request to the White House.
Daily News Roundup: USC Boosts Campaign Goal to $9 Billion
Also, a leading resettlement charity cuts jobs and closes offices as the Trump administration moves to curb refugee admissions, and a snack-bar mogul pledges $25 million to monitor food-industry industry influence on health policy.
MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition
The Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and Sesame Workshop are among the groups still in the running in the foundation’s open-ended “big bet” contest to solve a pressing world problem.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
A Stewardship Plan for Midlevel Donors
The American Farmland Trust developed a simple tool for managing outreach to $1,000-plus contributors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bill and Melinda Gates Urge U.S. Commitment to Foreign Aid
The couple’s annual letter, styled this year as a report to Warren Buffett, touts gains that aid funding has achieved in combating poverty and disease. Also, the Rockefeller Foundation brings its focus on building communities’ resilience to a digital news site.
5 Steps to Building Ties with Corporate Employees
Volunteer help, pro bono support, and eventually money can come from building ties with employees at companies.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
International Nonprofits See a Tough Road Ahead Despite Court Rulings on Travel Ban
Organizations that help resettle refugees worry they will face a much more difficult working environment for years ahead.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Salvation Army to Pay Millions in Pa. Thrift-Store Collapse
Also, the Red Cross suspends aid work in Afghanistan after six employees are killed in an ambush by suspected militants, and a fight over the use of Audrey Hepburn’s image and effects for charity lands in court.
How Nonprofits Can Advocate Effectively — and Stay Within the Law
Advice to help you educate legislators about your causes without running afoul of regulations on lobbying and politicking.