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
How U.S. Charity Could Be Transformed by Giving Cash Directly to the Needy
It’s already a proven strategy in Africa, and after Hurricane Harvey it’s getting a test in the Houston area.
By BENJAMIN SOSKIS
Contributor
Podcast: Nonprofit Works to Spread Innovative Ideas Easily and Equitably
Creative Commons CEO Ryan Merkley explains how his group has created tools to help people share their work — and to make accessing the underlying data easier.
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: 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.
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.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Foundation Raised and Gave More When Under Scrutiny in 2016
Also, President Trump’s golf course reimbursed his charity more than $158,000, which it had used to settle a lawsuit against the club. In other news, an Indian tech billionaire has joined the Giving Pledge; the new Bible Museum, three blocks from the U.S. Capitol, has political ambitions; how Arabella Advisors helps donors achieve their objectives; and more.
Podcast: How the Next Generation Keeps the Walton Foundation Young
Kyle Peterson, executive director of the grant maker, discusses how family members remain active in continuing the philanthropic legacy of Sam and Helen Walton, pouring $1.3 billion into education alone. Other areas of interest include the environment and cultural attractions.
Daily News Roundup: Koch Foundation Boosts Giving to Universities
The Charles Koch Foundation gave $77 million to colleges last year, which is 75 percent more than in 2015. In other news, the Vera Institute for Justice is pledging to match spending on legal aid for undocumented immigrants in several cities; the Gates Foundation and others form a $100 million fund to fight neglected diseases; the notion of cash grants for the poor gains momentum; and more articles about giving and about museums.
$500 Million From Superwealthy Will Promote Results-Driven Philanthropy
Bill and Melinda Gates, Jeff Skoll, and others want to upend social systems that trap people in poverty and poor health.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Fewer Colleges Would Be Taxed Under GOP Tax-Bill Amendment
The tax bill would also eliminate municipal bonds popular with hospitals and universities. In other news, a study shows that when business leaders serve on nonprofit boards, they have a greater appreciation for workplace diversity; Uber gives $5 million for sexual-assault prevention; and more about foundation leaders and about giving.
Daily News Roundup: Helping Charities Pays Off for Corporations
Other articles in a New York Times special section on giving includes a piece on how donors are using bitcoin and how to do research on giving. In other news and features, donor data was exposed in a Denver Art Museum hack, a former accountant at Arc in Hawaii has now been accused of stealing $7 million; environmental groups are trying to involve more minorities; and more news about endowments, Congress, and tax policy.
Podcast: How One Foundation Rewards Risk-Takers Tackling Big Issues
This week in the Business of Giving, Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, discusses a distinctive approach to funding social entrepreneur projects, both nonprofit and for-profit.
Daily Update: Gates, Jobs, and Chan Rated ‘Most Powerful Women’ in Philanthropy
In other news, nonprofits find themselves at the center of an FBI investigation involving NCAA basketball, a youth center is involved in a Medicaid fraud scheme, and an Arkansas senator ends a company’s contract with a nonprofit drug-rehabilitation program after labor complaints.
Digital Connection to Children Helps Compassion International Retain Donors
The international relief group makes a tech-savvy upgrade to the traditional pen-pal relationship between children and their sponsors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Unicef Leader Takes Risks in Push Toward $1 Billion Goal
With an innovation lab, an eye on “customer service,” and market research on donors, CEO Caryl Stern has doubled revenue at Unicef USA.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor