How They Did It: 10 Stories of Runaway Growth in Giving
These organizations defied the ho-hum fundraising returns of recent years to post remarkable results.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Would Hit Top Earners at Private Nonprofit Colleges
In other news, the Heritage Foundation has named a new president to succeed Jim DeMint; a Vermont senator wants to limit the pay at some nonprofits to no more than the governor’s salary of $166,000; the Holocaust Museum’s ambitious study of the civil war in Syria and U.S. options to mitigate it will be republished; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Could Drive More IRA Donations to Charity
In other news, nonprofits hospitals are trying to expand in the face of new competition; an intensive effort around the globe is trying to move children out of orphanages; an Ohio medical center gets $75 million for mental-health care; Fidelity donors have given $22 million in Bitcoin this year; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: IRS Still Seeing Fallout From Tea Party Scandal
In other news, charities worry that the GOP tax bill will mean less money for those in need; a Refugees International report cites a “failure of leadership” by U.S. officials and shockingly poor conditions in Puerto Rico three months after Hurricane Maria; donations keep rolling in to public media, despite accusations of sexual misconduct against several hosts and editors; a report on what’s holding back the rich from giving larger sums; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Entrepreneur Gives $50 Million to Rochester Institute of Technology
Other recent gifts include $25 million for the World Wildlife Fund and Duke University for wildlife and environmental programs and $10 million to endow a dean of science at Carnegie Mellon University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Gates CEO Calls 2017 an ‘Awesome Year’
Sue Desmond-Hellmann cites the number of women speaking out about sexual abuse, progress on fighting tropical diseases, and more. In other news, nonprofits ordered to leave Pakistan say thousands will lose aid; a Chinese conglomerate based in New York plans to give away $200 million; the University of Louisville will not sue its troubled foundation; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg Letter Outlines Long-Term Plan for Philanthropy
In other news, the Gates Foundation is committing $300 million to develop new crops to withstand the ravages of climate change; a graduate who barely squeaked by at the Rochester Institute of Technology donated $50 million to the institution; charity and advocacy are sustaining Sandy Hook families five years after the shootings; and much more on donor-advised funds and impact investing, as well as nonprofits and the law.
Daily News Roundup: Charities Compete Onstage for $100 Million MacArthur Prize
In other articles, A U.N. expert on extreme poverty met Monday with Puerto Rican hurricane victims to assess the U.S. response to the disaster; a report on business executives taking public stands on issues unrelated to their companies’ bottom lines; how libertarian Charles Koch and Silicon Valley are working together to push the idea that government should leave innovation alone; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Politcking and the Tax Code — Freeing Charities or Harming Them?
In other articles, a think tank says 29 million households now writing off donations and other deductions would no longer be able to do so under either of the tax plans; another report says that under the House bill, big donors could give unlimited sums to independent political groups in secret — and write off those contributions; research shows how far people will go to avoid giving — and how behavioral economics can help them be more charitable; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Columbia and Cambridge Universities Received 9-Figure Gifts
Donors featured in this week’s roundup include the family of the late Ray Dolby, who founded Dolby Laboratories and invented the Dolby Sound System.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
As Tax Changes Loom, Charities Encourage Donors to Give Now
With the tax overhaul looming, many charities are talking about the possible effects of the measure, including potential changes to giving stocks and other issues of interest to supporters.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Hospitals and Schools Race to Borrow Tax-Free While They Can
Borrowers issued more than $4 billion in private-equity bonds last week, which nonprofits and others can use for development projects with a public benefit. In other news, Newman’s Own could face a 200 percent tax thanks to the tax bill; civil-rights leader and Democratic congressman John Lewis will skip the opening of the Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi if President Trump attends; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: New York Public Radio Suspends 2 More Hosts
Both are on leave while the station investigates accusations of inappropriate conduct. In other articles, while Jared Kushner is pursing Mideast peace, the Kushner Companies Charitable Foundation is giving to a controversial West Bank settlement; Colin Kaepernick’s giving shows his vision for social change; and much more.
According to an NBC report, a Russian lawyer told the Senate Judiciary Committee in 2016 that Mr. Trump was seeking information about illegal donations to the foundation. In other news and features: an article on how conspiracy theories about George Soros have obscured other issues with large-scale giving; a report on how nonprofits are using a private-equity fund to pull a poor neighborhood out of poverty; and more.
Grants Roundup: Wells Fargo Offers $50 Million for Native American Groups
Other grants include $8 million to develop new treatments for leukemia and $5 million for the Baltimore Police Department for crime-fighting technology.
By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions
Daily News Roundup: 5 Years in Prison for Former Congresswoman Who Raised Money for Fake Charity
In other news, allegations of bullying and sexual harassment rock New York’s WNYC public radio station after popular host departs; the new tax bill could benefit private schools and hurt public education; Code.org will use $12 million from the Gates Foundation to train more teacher and update curricula; and more.