LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
About half of gays and lesbians are now married, which some fundraisers fear will mean fewer bequests, because more money will be left to spouses and children.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
People who are childless are more likely than others to surprise nonprofits by leaving money to them in their wills. Because baby boomers are more likely than other generations to be childless, those surprises may grow more common.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Big Planned Gifts in Offing as Childless Boomers Age
Research shows donors without kids give more, both during their lifetimes and in bequests, and fundraisers are taking family status into account in shaping stewardship strategies.
By Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
Superwealthy Donors From America’s Modern Families
Never married, divorced, and childless donors dot the ranks of the biggest philanthropists in the United States.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
From Zero to $40 Million: Elite Fundraiser Explains How She Did It
Exhaustive research and tenacity helped Anna Barber raise this tidy sum for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now she’s striking out on her own.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Self-Made Couple Pours Millions Into Their Native Texas
Joe and Teresa Long have a 60-year partnership and a passion for supporting education and the arts in their home state.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Also, Northwell Health gets $61 million for its school of medicine, and the University of Notre Dame receives $15 million for a recreation center.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Pledges $1 Million for Harvey Relief
Also, NFL player J.J. Watt’s appeal for hurricane-recovery donations brings in $18.5 million; Beyonce, Oprah, and others to headline telethon to benefit Harvey victims; and the Google-backed think tank that fired a Google critic is roundly criticized.
Daily News Roundup: Flooded Roads Hamper Aid Groups Headed to Houston
Also, the House GOP is mulling a spending bill that would include a $1 billion cut to Harvey relief in order to fund President Trump’s border wall, and a Red Cross leader says he doesn’t know how much of the money raised for hurricane relief will go to direct aid.
Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
An effort by Facebook to raise money was so popular, it caused a key donation website to crash. Meanwhile, New Orleans residents are contributing money and expertise as they seek to pay back Houston for help it offered during Katrina.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: President Says Harvey Aid Won’t Be Hurt by Government Shutdown
Also, Jeff Bezos thanks the public for suggesting where he should donate money and says “more to come.” And Bloomberg Philanthropies is under scrutiny in India.
Gifts Roundup: George and Amal Clooney Give $1 Million to Fight Extremism
Also, Dakota State University gets $30 Million for computer science, and Gordon Getty pledges $15 million to create an honors college at U. of San Francisco.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Millions Donated for Hurricane Relief
Also, Charlottesville victim’s mother starts a scholarship fund for social justice, and an evangelical group sues the Southern Poverty Law Center over “hate group” label.
Podcasts: What $100 Million Could Do
See a series of interviews with the eight semifinalists in the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition. The winner will receive $100 million to pursue an effort to make measurable progress solving a critical problem.
Daily News Roundup: Another Nonprofit Defects From Mar-a-Lago
Also, a lawsuit accuses a student-loan company of errors that leave some nonprofit workers from benefiting from a federal student-loan forgiveness program, and Google.org launches a Latino Nonprofit Accelerator.
How the Anti-Defamation League Rallied Support After Charlottesville
Years of research, availability to news media, and donors’ need to express moral outrage have increased gifts significantly in the week since the “Unite the Right” rally’s violence.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor