Daily News Roundup: Congressional Ballgame Raises $1 Million for D.C. Charities
Proceeds from the annual benefit more than doubled last year’s total as ticket sales skyrocketed in the wake of the gun attack on Republican lawmakers at a practice field. Also, Illinois nonprofits lose a round in court in their battle to secure state payments held up by a budget impasse.
Daily News Roundup: Congressional Charity Ballgame to Go On
Lawmakers will take the field as scheduled tonight to raise money for D.C. charities, despite Wednesday’s gun attack on a Republican congressional baseball team at a pregame practice. Also, Harvard’s president announces her exit, and San Diego takes the crown in Charity Navigator’s ranking of big-city nonprofit communities.
Daily News Roundup: Sandy Hook Charity Drops Megyn Kelly Over Alex Jones Interview
Also, plans to overhaul the health-care system could set the stage for faster growth of crowdfunding websites, and how better marketing could draw more donations to help Syrian refugees.
Daily News Roundup: GM to Shift $30 Million in Funding to New Unit
Also, a look at the economic impact of the Trump administration’s plan to scrap funding for federal arts and culture agencies, and a health foundation sues two nonprofit hospitals for allegedly failing to provide sufficient charity care.
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Art Sale Backs New Criminal-Justice Fund
Also, the Gates Foundation and Rotary International spearhead $1.2 billion in new fundraising for the push to eradicate polio, and Warren Buffett’s annual auction of a lunch date fetches $2.68 million for a San Francisco social-service charity.
As GOP Eyes Estate Tax, Muted Pushback From Charity Leaders
Some who are lobbying Congress say there are more important battles to fight.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Packard Foundation Boosts Grants to Offset Impact of Government Cuts
The California grant maker, which said it will increase its payout by up to $22 million this year, joins several large philanthropies that have responded with cash to President Trump’s victory in November.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Billionaire LinkedIn Co-Founder Defends Modern Philanthropy
Reid Hoffman also explains his plans to use his fortune for doing good. Plus, impact investing grows in India, and a New York theater company files for bankruptcy.
Daily News Roundup: Controversial Congressman’s Naming Gift Draws Fire at N.J. University
Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte’s alleged assault of a reporter last month heightens ongoing protests over the Stevens Institute of Technology’s plan to name a building after him. Also, City University of New York looks to rein in nonprofit fundraising affiliates that have come under legal scrutiny.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller: Protector of American Philanthropy
The former FBI director has history of strong leadership and fighting for the rule of law — which is critical to the power of the nonprofit world.
By Maxwell King
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Silicon Valley Donors Are Reshaping Education
Also, the Supreme Court rules that faith-affiliated hospitals need not abide by federal regulations on insuring employee pensions, and an art critic mounts a climate-based case for cultural institutions to reject Koch philanthropy.
Daily News Roundup: How a Conservative Charity Helped Build Trump’s White House
The David Horowitz Freedom Center, a self-styled “School for Political Welfare,” incubated hard-line positions on immigration and Islam adopted by the Trump administration. Also, the latest twist in the battle between billionaire philanthropists over Pier 55, a planned riverfront performance space in New York.
Foundations and Donors Vow to Step Up on Climate Change as U.S. Steps Back
Michael Bloomberg, who pledged another $15 million to the cause, was among those reacting swiftly and angrily to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Questions Raised on Conservative News Site’s Nonprofit Ties
Most of the journalists providing content for the for-profit Daily Caller are empoyed by a foundation that shares office space with the right-wing outlet. Also, a New York drug-treatment charity admits to multimillion-dollar Medicaid fraud, and a Maine grant maker looks to turn a post-industrial town into an artist colony.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Set to Exempt Faith Groups From Birth-Control Rule
A draft White House regulation would let religiously affiliated nonprofits opt out of the Obamacare mandate that workplace health plans include contraceptive care. Also, Illinois shuts down a controversial telemarketer, and Michael Bloomberg talks about the fight against noncommunicable diseases.
Conservative Foundations Aren’t Racing to Change Grants Strategy Because of Trump
Concerns about the president’s ideological allegiance and his troubled White House may be getting in the way of an aggressive approach by right-leaning grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor