Daily News Roundup: Gun-Control Groups Find Advocates in ‘Big Law’
Also, a Chinese couple donates $115 million to Caltech to establish a neuroscience center and a look at how Judith Rodin reshaped the Rockefeller Foundation.
Daily News Roundup: Sandy Hook Nonprofit Makes Waves With New Ad
Plus, the family foundation co-led by Donald Trump’s son-in-law and possible Middle East envoy has made grants to support West Bank settlements.
Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg Commits $360 Million More to Curb Smoking
Also, the number of private-college presidents pulling down $1 million-plus paychecks rises and a newspaper investigates spending by a San Francisco socialite’s disability charity.
Daily News Roundup: Koch-Backed Nonprofit Shaping Trump Plans for Veterans
Also, a small group of deep-pocketed donors upends medical-research traditions, and a senator calls on the president-elect to strengthen religious charities’ “conscience protection” in hiring.
Flint Water Crisis Proves Mettle of New Foundation Leader
Under the leadership of 37-year-old President Ridgway White, the Mott Foundation provided money to deal with the city’s unsafe water even before a state of emergency had been declared.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Obama Administration Appeals Injunction Blocking Overtime Rule
The Labor Department filed a challenge to a federal-court ruling that halted the planned expansion of time-and-a-half benefits a week before it was to take effect.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: German Couple Donates $127 Million Art Trove
Also, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education chief talks to The Chronicle of Higher Education about its $45 billion aim to advance the science of learning.
Daily News Roundup: Gates-Backed Vaccine Push Rated Most Promising ‘Big Bet’
A top-10 ranking of ambitious social-change efforts also highlighted projects by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the MacArthur and Rockefeller foundations in areas such as energy and criminal justice.
Nonprofits Brace for Big Changes Under Trump Administration
A Republican-controlled White House and Congress means sweeping efforts to overhaul tax laws, redirect spending, and roll back programs important to many charities.
A Year Before Public-Service Loan Forgiveness Kicks In, Uncertainty Looms
The first wave of borrowers in a program meant to steer students toward public-service jobs will see their debt wiped away next fall. But neither borrowers nor government officials have a good sense of what to expect.
By Shannon Najmabadi
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Big Cities Say They Will Fight Trump on Deportations
Also, federal authorities accuse an Oregon charity of helping people set up religious nonprofits to evade taxes, and “free-market philanthropy” rises in Silicon Valley.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Obama’s Expansion of Overtime Pay
A Texas court’s ruling on a suit brought by opponents of broadening time-and-a-half benefits puts in limbo the policy change that sparked a contentious debate among nonprofit employers.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Taps Philanthropist Betsy DeVos for Education Dept.
Also, the president-elect says he won’t press for a renewed investigation of the Clinton Foundation and Exxon Mobil accuses Rockefeller family charities of spearheading a climate conspiracy.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Foundation Appears to Admit Self-Dealing in IRS Form
Also, the president-elect affirmed that his charity will not help cover the $25 million settlement of lawsuits alleging fraud by his Trump University.
Daily News Roundup: Penn Fund Gives $100 Million for Philly Revitalization
Also, the Clinton Foundation could face renewed legal scrutiny by a Jeff Sessions-led Justice Department.
Nonprofits Urged to Build Relationships and Protect Their Reputations
Speakers at Independent Sector’s annual conference said nonprofits will be more important than ever during the next four years, and they urged attendees to work with people in positions of power regardless of political party.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor