Nonprofits See Unprecedented Support Following Trump’s Win
The American Civil Liberties Union has received more than $7 million since the election, and 128,000 people have contributed to Planned Parenthood in the past several days.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Apple Opens Payments Service to Charity Gifts
Also, volunteering takes a place on the agenda at industry conventions, and a university revises naming guidelines after stripping a controversial donor’s name from a campus facility.
In the Trump Era, Nonprofits Need a New Social Contract With Foundations
The new reality confronting organizations that work for equity and social justice demands that grant makers think and act differently.
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Election Fuels Fundraising Jump for News Nonprofits
Also, the V.A. takes steps to fire a staff lawyer who ran a private veterans charity that spent almost all its donations on fundraising.
New Realities for Philanthropy in the Trump Era
Grant makers have their work cut out for them: addressing the mistrust that many Americans have of the political and philanthropic elite.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
Liberal-Leaning Groups Flood Supporters With Urgent Post-Election Messages
Organizations are working to buck up supporters deeply anxious about a Donald Trump presidency, with many urging backers to donate or take action to challenge the new administration on immigration, climate, and other issues.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Election Loss Muddies Clinton Foundation Transition Plans
But the organization has much work to do to shake off the damaging effects of months of political attacks, and it may need to rethink whether it wants to do business in the same way as before the election.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Climate Activists Vow to Press On in Trump Era
Also, Major League Baseball bucks past practice and opts not to donate unused Indians World Series merchandise to charity.
How the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Makes Data Meaningful
Kate Wilson, a fundraiser with the conservation charity, talks about focusing donor meetings on results rather than raw numbers.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Ex-Charity Leader Elected Mo. Governor
Also, Los Angeles voters approve a $1.2 million fund to build housing for the homeless, and a British veterans group draws scorn for raising money by selling T-shirts with anti-Islam and neo-Nazi messages.
It’s Day One of the Trump Era: Let’s Defend Philanthropy
Too few spoke out in a campaign that portrayed rich donors as corrupt, stingy, or interested only in power grabs, not altruism.
By Henry Berman
Contributor
7 Steps for Preventing Office Culture Shock
Using signals and training to help new employees understand workplace norms benefits the whole organization in the long run.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Doing Data Right to Show Real Impact
Carl Chadband, former chief operating officer of the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, talks about how the West Virginia family-services charity rethought how it presents data to donors.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Secret Audio Fueled FBI Clash Over Clinton Charity
Also, Melinda Gates is named one of 2016’s top innovators for putting gender at the forefront of her foundation’s work, and Amnesty International is ensnared in Russia’s crackdown on nonprofits.
Foundations Call on Peers to Hire People With Criminal Records
The “ban the box” movement urges grant makers not to ask job applicants about arrests or convictions.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Podcast: Why Small and Midsize Nonprofits Rock
In the final episode of Fundraising Fundamentals, host Tony Martignetti extols smaller charities and the opportunities they afford for making lasting human connections.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor