IKEA to Give $445 Million-Plus to Combat Climate Change
The furniture giant and its foundation announced a commitment Thursday to give to efforts that help poor countries cope with the effects of global warming, Reuters reports.
Red Cross Criticized for Relief Efforts in Haiti
Despite public celebration of its work following the 2010 earthquake, the Red Cross has repeatedly failed in its efforts there, according to ProPublica.
New Charity Will Honor Beau Biden’s Efforts to Protect Children From Abuse
The nonprofit will raise money to help both groups and individuals, reports The News Journal, of Delaware. As the state’s attorney general, Mr. Biden, who died Saturday, formed a committee to focus on catching and prosecuting child sex offenders.
Emails Show Shell Oil’s Suggestions for Museum’s Climate Program
The oil company tried to influence a program on climate change that it sponsored at London’s Science Museum out of concern that the program would provide fodder to climate advocacy groups, The Guardian writes, citing company emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Apple Boss Tim Cook Donates $6.5 Million to Unnamed Charity
The gift, disclosed Friday in a federal financial filing, is the latest in a flurry of philanthropic gestures by the Apple CEO, AppleInsider writes.
Google Commits $20 Million for Tech Projects to Aid Disabled
Google has launched a $20 million effort to fund the development of high-tech devices to help people with disabilities live more independently, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Checkout-Fundraising Campaigns Raised $388 Million in 2014
The Cause Marketing Forum’s annual survey found that 77 drives raised $1 million or more, with eBay topping the list at $62.2 million.
By Nidhi Singh
Contributor
New Google Fellowship Pays for Nonprofits to Build Digital Literacy
The Nonprofit Technology Network will handle recruiting and placing experts into yearlong roles at organizations in eight cities.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Contest Aims to Harness Digital Sensing to Aid Poor
Unicef and ARM, a British firm that makes widely used microprocessors for smartphones and tablets, are leading a new effort to develop high-tech personal devices that could improve health and education for poor people around the world, The New York Times writes.
Major Media Among Big Contributors to Clinton Foundation
More than a dozen big news and digital-media outlets and individuals or entities connected to them have made donations to the Clinton Foundation in recent years, with a handful giving at least $1 million, according to a Politico review of the charity’s fundraising records.
Tech Investors Back Nonprofit Aiding Low-Income Students
An education nonprofit supported by an array of Silicon Valley executives and venture capitalists is connecting disadvantaged students with opportunities to attend top colleges, The Wall Street Journal writes.
New Fund Sets $15 Million Goal for Baltimore Rebuilding
Baltimore’s nonprofit economic-development agency announced an effort Wednesday to raise $15 million to help businesses damaged by last month’s riots, the Baltimore Business Journal and the Associated Press write.
Coalition of Grant Makers Increases Pledge for Veterans Charities to $276 Million
More foundations have joined the group, which is supporting education, employment, health care, housing, and other needs of America’s 21 million veterans.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Opinion: For Big Companies, Charity Begins After Profit
A New York Times opinion writer says the rising profile of corporate philanthropy, especially by companies in need of an image boost, masks questions about “the way that those with wealth take before they give.”
Chelsea Clinton Defends Foundation Before Global Initiative Meeting
As business, political, and philanthropic leaders gathered in Marrakesh for the first Clinton Global Initiative meeting focused on Africa and the Middle East, Chelsea Clinton said there is a “political dimension” to the controversy over multimillion-dollar gifts from foreign governments and corporations to her family’s foundation, The Washington Post reports.
$80 Million Pledged to New My Brother’s Keeper Group
Organizers of the new My Brother’s Keeper Alliance say major corporations have already committed $80 million to the nonprofit spinoff of President Obama’s effort to support young minority males, The New York Times reports.