Nonprofit Leaders Strike Back at Suggestion of Time Limit on DAF Payouts
The heads of several prominent nonprofit associations have written a letter to a Senate panel arguing against a July proposal by two donor-advised-fund critics that would put several restrictions on the funds.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Inaugural Committee Still Hasn’t Donated Promised Millions
Also, the nonprofit My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, which grew out of an Obama program, is merging with the former president’s foundation. And food activist Michael Jacobson is stepping down from Center for Science in the Public Interest, which he co-founded and led for 46 years.
Daily News Roundup: Advocates Press Congress on Dreamers Legislation
Also, Laurene Powell Jobs’s nonprofit cites Ronald Reagan in political ads denouncing the White House decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrants who came to this country as children. And two decades of lobbying by conservative groups fueled Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate accords.
Daily News Roundup: Flooded Roads Hamper Aid Groups Headed to Houston
Also, the House GOP is mulling a spending bill that would include a $1 billion cut to Harvey relief in order to fund President Trump’s border wall, and a Red Cross leader says he doesn’t know how much of the money raised for hurricane relief will go to direct aid.
Taxes and Giving: What to Look for as Trump Seeks an Overhaul
Few details are available yet of what could be under consideration when Congress returns after Labor Day, but here’s a look at what issues may come up affecting nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
An effort by Facebook to raise money was so popular, it caused a key donation website to crash. Meanwhile, New Orleans residents are contributing money and expertise as they seek to pay back Houston for help it offered during Katrina.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: President Says Harvey Aid Won’t Be Hurt by Government Shutdown
Also, Jeff Bezos thanks the public for suggesting where he should donate money and says “more to come.” And Bloomberg Philanthropies is under scrutiny in India.
Daily News Roundup: Another Nonprofit Defects From Mar-a-Lago
Also, a lawsuit accuses a student-loan company of errors that leave some nonprofit workers from benefiting from a federal student-loan forgiveness program, and Google.org launches a Latino Nonprofit Accelerator.
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Loses Another Charity Event
Also, the Girl Scouts accuses the Boy Scouts of a “covert campaign” to recruit girls into their programs, and a New York Times survey shows many of the city’s arts groups are still overwhelmingly white.
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Scaling Up Like a Start-Up
The Facebook-funded philanthropic venture has rapidly grown to more than 160 employees and is set to add dozens more. Also, giving to the Anti-Defamation League spikes in Charlottesville’s wake, and a racial-justice group takes aim at white supremacists’ online funding streams.
Daily News Roundup: More Charlottesville Fallout as Big Charities Drop Mar-a-Lago Galas
The American Cancer Society and two other major nonprofits say they will relocate events scheduled for President Trump’s Florida estate. Meanwhile, the ACLU tempers its support for extremist groups’ right to rally, and a Murdoch blasts the president’s response to Charlottesville.
Daily News Roundup: 4,000 Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Retain Pulpit-Politicking Ban
Also, Apple donates $2 million to groups combating racist extremism as CEO Tim Cook condemns President Trump’s Charlottesville response, and Facebook rolls out a tool to make those ubiquitous birthday reminders more charity-minded.
Daily News Roundup: Gates Follows $4.6 Billion Gift With Malaria Push
Bill Gates announced the “Mosquito War” bed-net campaign a day after federal filings revealed his huge stock donation to his charity. Also, the MacArthur Foundation funds efforts to promote diversity in documentary filmmaking, and the Rockefeller Foundation backs bonds to help cities deal with fierce storms.
Daily News Roundup: Crowdfunding Sites Nix Appeals for Charlottesville Suspect
Mainstream online-fundraising firms say hosting campaigns to raise legal-defense funds for James Fields would violate their policies on hate speech. Also, humanitarian groups suspend Mediterranean migrant-rescue missions, fearing clashes with Libya’s beefed-up Coast Guard.
$700 Million and Counting: How Foundations Have Responded to Trump
A Chronicle chart lists major commitments grant makers linked directly to administration policies or more generally to the shifting political environment.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Loses Top Tech Exec
Also, the Cleveland Clinic stands by plans to hold its winter gala at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and stolen emails reveal a Persian Gulf state’s $20 million donation to an influential foreign-policy think tank.