Daily News Roundup: Phil and Penny Knight Pledge $500 Million More to U. of Oregon
Also, charities that hold galas at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club are growing wary of the Florida estate amid the furor over sexual-assault claims against the presidential candidate.
Daily News Roundup: Doctors Without Borders Rejects Vaccines From Drug Giant
Also, a $1 million Qatari gift to the Clinton Foundation leads to questions about whether the charity properly disclosed the donation.
Daily News Roundup: Foundation Ties Worried Hillary Aides Before Run
Also, a review by New York City’s top finance official raises questions about whether Donald Trump fulfilled pledges to 9/11 charities in the weeks after the attack.
Daily News Roundup: Haitians Saying ‘No’ to Red Cross Help
Also, March Madness-themed charity Brackets for Good expands and the Associated Press answers questions on the latest Clinton Foundation controversy.
Daily News Roundup: Obama Foundation Names ‘Inclusion Council’
Also, new State Department emails show coordination with the Clinton Foundation following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and Houston officials debate naming a public school for a big donor.
Daily News Roundup: Koch-Linked Nonprofits Endorsing in Key Senate Races
Also, the private-equity mogul who endowed Harvard’s center for African-American studies gives it $10 million for research on inequality in Boston.
New Partnership Makes $401 Million in Loans Available to Rural Areas
The Department of Agriculture, seven foundations, and Bank of America join forces to make it easier for capital to reach distressed communities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
NYC Responds to Charity’s Collapse With New Nonprofit Committee
The panel will explore ways to strengthen social-service charities in hopes of preventing another disaster like the collapse last year of a nonprofit provider that had $200 million in government contracts.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Charity Gave to Right-Wing Groups in Run-Up to Race
Also, the Clinton Foundation belatedly fills gaps in its filings with New York State regulators, and the vice-presidential candidates spar over their running mates’ charity work.
Commander-in-Chief to Activist-in-Chief
After leaving the White House, Michelle and Barack Obama are expected to step up as powerhouse nonprofit advocates and fundraisers.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Charities Hope First Lady’s Work on Obesity Is Just the Beginning
Nonprofit leaders say the first lady has used her bully pulpit to bring unprecedented attention to childhood obesity and foster public-private partnerships to tackle the issue — work that will outlive her time in the East Wing.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
N.Y. Orders Trump Foundation to Cease Fundraising in the State
The state’s top charity regulator issued a violation notice barring the Donald J. Trump Foundation from soliciting contributions because it lacks legal authorization to engage in fundraising, The Washington Post and The New York Times report.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Foundation Is Not Authorized to Solicit in N.Y.
Also, the Koret Foundation settles a simmering boardroom feud, and Melinda Gates lays plans to tackle the shortage of women in technology.
Nonprofits Worry About Election’s Impact on Public View of Charity
Scrutiny of Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s nonprofit organizations may be creating an unfairly negative perception of how most of philanthropy really works, experts say.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Did Foundations Do the Right Thing in Detroit?
Big grant makers’ “stimulus package” for the city included choosing which neighborhoods to invest in, a bold but politically risky stand that differed from philanthropy-funded revitalization efforts elsewhere.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Embattled Leader Keeps Hold on Bay Area Museums
Also, patient-advocacy charities lay low in the debate over rising drug prices, and a data company pledges $100 million in software to nonprofits and schools.