Daily News Update: New Trump Administration Rule Ties Funding to Abortion Restrictions
The effort takes aim at Planned Parenthood, said some administration officials. In other articles, a campaign lawyer for Missouri Gov. Greitens says a Greitens aide took a donor list from a veterans charity, and a Missouri House committee wants a court to compel the Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; the Obama presidential library drew scattered protests in Chicago; and much more on nonprofit innovation and the arts and other news.
Daily News Update: Oxfam Chief Announces Departure
Mark Goldring mentioned the nonprofit’s ‘past failings’ after the group’s sex-abuse scandal. In other articles, leaked documents show that the American Museum of Natural History and the World Wildlife Fund have fossil-fuel holdings despite their public positions on climate change, and the University of Virginia gets $20 million for graduate-student fellowships. Also see opinion pieces about helping Jeff Bezos donate his billions; advice to Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg on Education; and more.
Advice From a Top Gift Officer: 5 Lessons Learned From a Crisis
Don’t wait too long, do trust volunteer and junior fundraisers, don’t be afraid to discuss an organization’s struggles, and more.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: A New Way to Fund Nonprofits
The approach is backed by the likes of Richard Branson, Pierre Omidyar, and other big names. In other articles, Bill Gates has given $44 million to influence education policy; donor-advised funds, which allow for big tax breaks but have little oversight, have become popular with Silicon Valley philanthropists; and San Francisco nurses want “Zuckerberg” removed from their hospital’s name. Plus, other articles about wealthy heirs, the biggest ACLU donor, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Soros Foundations Leaves Hungary Under Pressure
In other articles, hedge-fund managers contribute millions of dollars to the Robin Hood Foundation, which backs groups that picket hedge funds; a finance writer questions the ethics of the philanthropy of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg; and Seattle tries to help the homeless by taxing companies like Amazon. Plus, see articles about arts and culture as well as other news and features.
Daily News Roundup: Noted Aid Worker Charged With Child Rape
The Canadian humanitarian worker, working in Nepal, is accused of raping at least two boys, ages 12 and 14. In other articles, the Boy Scouts is lobbying against proposals in some states that could expose it to more child-abuse lawsuits; Silicon Valley CEO Emmett Carson is reportedly negotiating his departure; Harvard’s former head of real estate made nearly $24 million; plus news and opinion about the Kochs’ philanthropy and more news.
Gifts Roundup: UVA Gets $25 Million, USC and Maryland Get $20 Million Each
In other major gift news, Southwestern University, Yale, and the University of Southern Indiana got $15 million each,
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Food for the Poor’s Charity Status Under Attack
The California attorney general says the charity inflates the value of donated pharmaceuticals in its tax filings. In other articles, tables for a lavish Clinton Foundation gala are going for as much as $100,000; Democrats are giving nearly $9,000 in contributions from former N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to a domestic-violence charity; an app has helped deliver a million pounds of food to the hungry in Atlanta; and more about giving and the arts and harassment.
Daily News Roundup: Eyeglasses Could Improve a Billion Lives
Poor eyesight can be devastating, but it is often overlooked as a public health issue. In other articles, Stephen Schwarzman’s gifts often spark controversy, but that doesn’t stop him; comments by a prominent Baptist church leader are seen as demeaning to women; the head of a U.N. sexual-harassment committee was promoted while the subject of a sexual-harassment inquiry; the Kennedy Center honor for Bill Cosby has been rescinded; and more news and opinions.
Gifts Roundup: Dartmouth Gets $20 Million; Children’s Hospital Receives $10 Million
Also, the University of Florida gets $10 million to develop strategies for coping with climate change, and a $5 million donation boosts Virginia Tech programs to help first-generation students.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Koch Gifts Bought Influence and Prompted Query
A gift agreement allowed the Charles Koch Foundation to have a say in hiring and firing of professors at George Mason University. In other articles, the problems at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation appear to run deep; Mark Zuckerberg donates $14 million to Chicago schools; the Obama Foundation has announced plans to open a public library branch at his presidential center; and much more, including how to increase endowments and Jeff Bezos’s philanthropy.
Couple Leaves Surprise $100 Million Gift to Small Wisc. Community Foundation
Historic preservation, education, and health care are among the causes that will get a big boost from the estate of media executive David Nelson and his wife, Rita.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Kalamazoo’s $500 Million Bet on Philanthropy Raises Hopes — and Suspicions
With an initial infusion of $70 million from two local donors, the Michigan city has embarked on an ambitious and controversial effort to permanently supplement its tax revenues with a large endowment.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: National Endowment for the Arts Chair to Step Down
In other articles, the CEO of the Hershey Trust resigns amid an inquiry into the organization’s board; the Kennedy Center is considering withdrawing arts and comedy awards it has given Bill Cosby; the president of George Mason University said some financial gift agreements the institution has accepted raise questions about donor influence; and other articles about Yale’s courting of Stephen Schwarzman, an investigation into a veterans charity’s fundraising expenses and more.
Gifts Roundup: Houston Couple Gives $70 Million for Park; Calif. Music School Gets $46 Million
Plus, a charter-school nonprofit and four universities receive big donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Silicon Valley Fund CEO on Leave ‘Until Further Notice,” Says Board
Emmett Carson will continue to be paid while two law firms investigate the allegations. In other articles, the Yawkey Foundations is objecting to the renaming of a Boston street that had been named after philanthropist Tom Yawkey, who some say was a racist; Dallas considers its own memorial in light of the opening of the National Lynching Museum; an article looks at Tom Steyer’s war with Donald Trump; and much more about giving and innovation and nonprofit management.