Tex. Women’s-Health Program Funds Pro-Life Activist’s Group
The Heidi Group, which offers no direct health services and is headed by an antiabortion advocate, received $1.6 million from Healthy Texas Women, one of the biggest grants from the new state program to subsidize family planning and health services for low-income women, the Austin American-Statesman writes.
$20 Million Pledge Supports Pediatric Care in Miss.
The commitment from Friends of Children’s Hospital advances a $100 million capital campaign to expand pediatric treatment facilities at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, reports The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss.
Black Lives Matter Aims to Raise $100 Million to Back Agenda
On the heels of issuing a six-point policy platform to address systemic racial inequity and injustice, the movement is ramping up organizational and fundraising work in support of the plan, Fortune writes.
Opinion: Why Philanthropy Needs to Embrace ‘Black Rage’
A Baltimore nonprofit leader argues in an essay on Medium that grant makers and nonprofits urgently need to reflect, and act upon, the anger in communities of color over inequality and racial violence.
Ga.-Based Global Health Charity Wins $2 Million Hilton Prize
The Task Force for Global Health, which has led collaborative efforts to tackle large-scale health issues affecting people in poverty, has been awarded the 2016 Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced Tuesday.
Israel Links Save the Children and U.N. Aid Workers to Hamas
A Palestinian employee of the United Nations Development Program was indicted Tuesday on charges of assisting Hamas, and a Save the Children aid worker has also come under suspicion as part of Israeli authorities’ investigation of alleged ties between aid groups and Gaza militants, the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse report.
Dozens of Think-Tank Scholars Also Work for Corporations
The dual roles are often undisclosed by representatives of nonprofit policy institutes who do research on issues for which they also serve as corporate lobbyists or consultants, The New York Times writes in the second article in a series detailing ties between think tanks and big business.
Podcast: Making the Most of a Myriad of Fundraising Tools
Digital strategist Peter Panepento shares some surprising findings from his recent survey on how nonprofits are mixing and matching from a growing array of ways to reach donors.
By Tony Martignetti
Contributor
World Vision Says Charge of Hamas Diversion Doesn’t Add Up
The global aid charity said Monday that there is a “huge gap” between the amount of money, material, and other aid Israeli authorities claim its Gaza director funneled to militant group Hamas and what it actually spends in the region, the Associated Press writes.
Giving Group Courts Rich Women for Skills as Well as Money
A New York Times financial columnist looks at the Maverick Collective, a women-centered philanthropic project that asks participants to give time and expertise as well as money to social causes.
Unicef Cuts Ties to African Charity Linked to Alleged Cult
The United Nations Children’s Fund and the British government have suspended funding for DAPP Malawi, an aid nonprofit that has been tied to the Teachers Group, a shadowy network headed by an international fugitive, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting and the BBC.
Education Group Says Endowments Can Afford More Student Aid
A new report on university investment funds concludes that the wealthiest institutions of higher learning can spend more to assist low-income students, Bloomberg writes.
Nonprofits Can Help Shape Public Policy in an Election Year — With Care
How to advocate for a cause without risking your tax-exempt status.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
World Vision’s Gaza Chief Accused by Israel of Aiding Hamas
Israeli security officials arrested the aid organization’s Gaza director on allegations that he steered tens millions of dollars from the charity to the Islamist Palestinian group’s military wing, Israeli daily Haaretz and the Associated Press report.
At Colleges Riven by Unrest, Older Alumni Rethink Giving
A year of student protests over race, gender, history, and identity at university campuses has engendered a backlash among alumni donors, particularly at elite liberal-arts institutions, according to The New York Times.
ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population
The American Civil Liberties Union is retooling an ambitious, donor-funded effort to reduce incarceration across the country, shifting its emphasis from the ballot box to the courtroom, reports BuzzFeed News.