Daily News Roundup: Jeff Bezos Is Giving $33 Million for Dreamer Scholarships
The money will go to TheDream.US, a nonprofit that former Washington Post owner Don Graham founded. In other news, advocates worry that the tax bill will make affordable housing more scarce; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says deducting property taxes as charity is “ridiculous"; before Eric Trump resigned from his charity, he continued to host events that benefited his father’s companies; an anonymous donor gave $100 million to a mental-health and addiction center; and much more.
Kansas City Hospital Gets $150 Million for Pediatric Research
The Hall Family Foundation and the Sunderland Foundation each donated $75 million to Children’s Mercy Hospital.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charities Fear Drop in Donations From Government Workers
Giving to the combined federal campaign has been on the decline since its peak of $282.6 million in 2009. In other news, the Trump administration wants to revamp regulations on bank lending to the poor; the GOP tax plan’s levy on university endowments will hurt colleges mostly in Democratic areas; World Vision’s president plans to step down at the end of the year; and more, including articles on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new admissions policy.
Misguided Philanthropy Fuels Worst Option for Placing Foster Children
Some first-stop “shelters” for children separated from their families can be the worst places to house and assess them, but powerful foundations prevent those institutions from being shut down.
By RICHARD WEXLER
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: What Will Jeff Bezos Do With All That Money?
His fortune has grown since he solicited ideas for his philanthropy seven months ago. In other news, the Lilly Endowment has given $80 million to sustain 10 social-service groups for decades; the San Antonio police chief is being criticized for releasing immigrants found in a trailer to Catholic Charities; eight activists who attended the Golden Globe awards say Hollywood women “are trying to learn from us": and much more about taxes and impacting investing.
Daily News Roundup: Bill Gates on Big Pharma, Startups, and Global Health
He says far more could be accomplished if large pharmaceutical companies and startups would get more involved in the Gates foundation’s global-health efforts. In other news, the Interior Department has told its staff to check that discretionary grants “promote the priorities” of the Trump administration; a rising hedge-fund star has been charged with defrauding a foundation client; and much more about the arts, health care, and the Rockefellers.
How to Nudge Reluctant Leaders to Ask for Money
Six tips to help nonprofit executives acquire the skills and confidence to help bring in money.
Daily News Roundup: Emory U. Gets $400 Million Pledge
The money will go toward curing diseases, innovative patient care, and enhancing health. In other news, three N.J. towns are trying a creative way to elude the GOP tax law; the ACLU plans to spend big on the 2018 midterms; at the Golden Globes, actresses wear black and bring activists as guests to protest sexual abuse; after dropping for years, free or discounted care at hospitals is now flat; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: What Gives Bill Gates Hope
In other articles, the FBI has launched another inquiry into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in illegal activity; for the first time in half a century, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will charge non-New Yorkers an admission fee; Warren Buffett has given $43 million worth of stock since July; and more.
Big Fundraising Gains in 2017 Reported by Some Nonprofits
Donor-advised funds, colleges, and other charities say they saw large fundraising spikes in 2017. But social-service groups and others seemed to struggle.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: What 2018 Holds for Impact Investing
Predictions from leaders of four major institutions. In other articles, dozens of refugee resettlement offices in the United States may close; San Francisco’s Internet Archive is given $1 million worth of Bitcoin; grateful fans of football star Andy Dalton are giving to his foundation; real-estate agents and developers are working to lure buyers who want to live in communities involved in philanthropy; and more.
Daily News Roundup: NYC Ballet Leader Acted With Impunity, Say Dancers
In other news, Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg are among the celebrities giving to #TimesUp; Betsy DeVos’s foundation donated to 100-plus groups in 2016; big hospitals got richer but provided less charity care under Obamacare; La Salle University is selling 46 masterpieces to fund its strategic plan; and more.
2017 Was a Banner Year, With 3 Gifts of $1 Billion or More
Billionaire technology entrepreneurs helped make it the strongest year in a decade, according to The Chronicle’s annual top-10 list of the largest individual donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
5 Fundraising Skills to Give Your Charity an Edge in 2018
These Chronicle articles explain how to get your CEO to help with fundraising, how to use social media more effectively, and other things every savvy nonprofit official needs to know.
Readers’ Choice: the Most Popular News-You-Can-Use from The Chronicle in 2017
Every week we publish new resources that help you do your job better and more efficiently. Here’s a list of the resources that drew the most clicks from our readers during the past year.
Reader’s Choice: The Most Popular Stories of 2017
We mined our data to compile the stories that readers clicked on the most this year, on topics including how to raise money from deep-pocketed donors, how to work smarter, and how to deal with a dysfunctional manager.