Daily News Roundup: New York Public Radio Suspends 2 More Hosts
Both are on leave while the station investigates accusations of inappropriate conduct. In other articles, while Jared Kushner is pursing Mideast peace, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is giving to a controversial West Bank settlement; Colin Kaepernick’s giving shows his vision for social change; and much more.
Nonprofits Hunt for a Tax Win After Dismal Lobbying Results
As nonprofits try to persuade Congress to keep restrictions on politicking, they also reflect on their earlier tactical errors such as spending too little money on lobbying and focusing on potential job losses.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
According to an NBC report, a Russian lawyer told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2016 that Mr. Trump was seeking information about illegal donations to the foundation. In other news and features: an article on how conspiracy theories about George Soros have obscured other issues with large-scale giving; a report on how nonprofits are using a private-equity fund to pull a poor neighborhood out of poverty; and more.
Daily News Roundup: 5 Years in Prison for Former Congresswoman Who Raised Money for Fake Charity
In other news, allegations of bullying and sexual harassment rock New York’s WNYC public radio station after popular host departs; the new tax bill could benefit private schools and hurt public education; Code.org will use $12 million from the Gates Foundation to train more teacher and update curricula; and more.
How New Forms of Philanthropy Are Squeezing Traditional Charities
Donors and foundations look to alternative legal structures and for-profit investments to effect change, with big implications for grant-supported nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels and Rebecca Koenig
Cash in Donor-Advised Funds Takes Years to Trickle Out
The report also raises concerns about whether the funds are sometimes used as a tool for tax avoidance with no net benefit to the public good.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Daily News Roundup: How the Tax Bill Could Alter Giving
In other articles, the Metropolitan Opera suspended its renowned conductor and former music director after three men claimed he sexually abused them as teenagers; Jared Kushner failed to disclose his role as a co-director of a foundation when the group funded an Israeli settlement; a nonprofit associated with the Koch Brothers gave $1.7 million to Project Veritas; and much more on giving.
House and Senate Now Seek to Reconcile Tax Plan Many Charities Oppose
Nonprofits failed to persuade Congress to take steps to ameliorate damage to charitable giving, and now they worry about the impact of measures that would affect charity politicking, executive compensation, and more.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Cities Can Urge Mega-Gifts Be Spread Around More Equitably
Urban areas are trying to encourage the wealthy to give more for people in need and less on parks and institutions popular with the rich; gifts from the Sackler family, who made their wealth in opioid sales, raise the question of whether museums should vet their donors; the N.Y. attorney general wants to know why Project Veritas didn’t disclose its leader’s criminal conviction in records submitted to the state; and more.
What’s at Stake for Charities and Foundations in Tax Debate
As the Senate grapples with tax legislation, here’s how the pending bill compares with the House-passed measure on key issues that affect the nonprofit world.
Daily News Roundup: Google Adds Donate Button to Search Results
In other news, a $6 million gift aims to diversify leadership at museums; a drug charity financed almost completely by the pharmaceutical industry may shut its doors; Buzzfeed has identified more than two dozen supporters of Project Veritas; Minnesota Public Radio parts ways with Garrison Keillor over sexual-harassment allegations; and more.
Daily News Roundup: How Companies Can Help Fill the Diversity Gap at Nonprofit Boards
In other articles, a look at the far-reaching influence of a right-wing Christian legal group that claims “the homosexual agenda threatens religious freedom"; NPR’s chief news editor has left his job amid allegations of sexual harassment; an update on how much is being raised and spent on Hurricane Harvey relief; what happened when a donation tweet went viral; and additional articles on Giving Tuesday and Project Veritas and more.
Nonprofit Advocates Make Last-Ditch Push on Senate Tax Bill
Charities are continuing to press for a break that would allow everyone to get a charitable deduction, even those who don’t itemize. They say otherwise just rich people would have an incentive to give.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Donors Giving More Than Ever on #GivingTuesday
Also, the Koch Foundation and the Huntsman family give Utah State $50 million; the GOP tax plan could halt rehabilitation of older affordable-housing projects because of the loss of tax breaks; a program helps Girl Scouts visit their mothers in prison twice a month; and more.
Charities Gear Up to Influence Senate Tax Vote This Week
Nonprofits are fearful about the impact on giving and about a House measure that would lift restrictions on politicking.
By Alex Daniels and Megan O’Neil
Daily News Roundup: How Nonprofits Would Fare Under the Tax Bills
Also, both House and Senate tax bills would let Newman’s Own Foundation continue owning its for-profit company without a tax penalty. In other news, California’s attorney general is investigating a nonprofit that allegedly financed its director’s lavish lifestyle; the philanthropy of Mark Zuckerberg sometimes creates tensions and difficulties; and more.