Daily News Roundup: Digging Deeper Into $3 Billion Chan-Zuckerberg Pledge
Also, Harvard’s endowment reports weak 2016 investment results, and a Buffalo art museum is setting speed records with its capital campaign.
Listen to Foundation Leaders and Issue Experts Live From ComNet16
The Chronicle of Philanthropy will stream all five keynote sessions from the Communications Network’s annual meeting September 29 and 30, featuring Kellogg Foundation CEO La June Montgomery Tabron, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, and other nonprofit leaders and social commentators.
4 Things You Can Do Now to Foster Young Alumni Giving Later
Recent graduates may not have much to contribute financially at first, but they can give back to their alma maters in other ways. Developing that habit may lead them to donate later on.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Watchdog Report Contrasts Clinton and Trump Charities
Also, the University of Maryland launches a $75 million program to support students’ philanthropic ventures, and Clemson University’s fundraising rises with its football prowess.
More Than 75% of Voters Want Charities to Get a Bigger Say in Policy Making, Poll Finds
Nearly three in four people also say they trust charities to spend money more wisely than governments.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
2 Nonprofit Leaders Among the 2016 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
A charity founder who helps poor people build credit histories and a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union who defends refugees will each receive a $625,000 stipend over the next five years.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Study Finds Jump in No-Strings Giving to Arts Groups
Fundraising efficiency is rising at cultural organizations, according to a report by the National Center for Arts Research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Some Heavy Hitters Absent From Last Clinton Global Initiative
Also, a major humanitarian charity says global funding to tackle poverty and disease is being stretched thin by the migrant crisis.
Faith-Based Groups and Companies Drive $1.2 Trillion in Impact, Says Study
U.S. congregations and hospitals, educational institutions, charities, and businesses shaped by religious values constitute an economy bigger than Mexico’s, according to new research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Tool to Plan a Compelling Nonprofit Video
Creating videos is more work than you might think. Here’s a guide to planning ahead to produce a great video and make the best use of it.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundations Bet It All on Advancing Equity
Grant makers like the Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon are reworking internal policies and spending practices in an effort to close gaps in education and economic opportunity.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
In a Year of Intimidating Voters, It’s Never Been More Urgent for Nonprofits to Get Out the Vote
Important elections at every level will affect nonprofits for years, but not everyone will be allowed a chance to cast a ballot. It’s time for charity leaders to step in.
By DIANE YENTEL
Contributor
As Campaign Enters Final Lap, Nonprofits Ratchet Up Voting Work
Organizers say charities’ civic-engagement efforts have proven effective in boosting turnout in traditionally low-voting communities.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Trump Foundation Spends Other People’s Money
Plus, Chelsea Clinton says she will stay with her family’s charity if her mother is elected president, and the Unversity of Louisville threatens to sue its nonprofit fundraising arm.
Georgetown Slave Descendants Propose $1 Billion Foundation
Organizers have already raised $115,000 — equivalent to the price their 272 forebears fetched in 1838 to pay off a university debt — in seed money to “create a model for healing and redress,” The Washington Post reports.
Foundations Pledge $20 Million to ‘Reimagine’ City Spaces
The commitment by the JPB, Knight, Kresge, and Rockefeller foundations is aimed at boosting revitalization efforts in four cities by transforming neglected sites into vital neighborhood assets, according to CityLab.