Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Loses Another Charity Event
Also, the Girl Scouts accuses the Boy Scouts of a “covert campaign” to recruit girls into their programs, and a New York Times survey shows many of the city’s arts groups are still overwhelmingly white.
$100 Billion Opportunity: Tax Deadline Offers Rare Chance for Fundraisers
A tax rule enacted during the financial crisis offers an extra chance to draw big gifts over the next few months, but experts say many charities aren’t prepared for it.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charities Continue Exodus From Trump’s Fla. Estate
Also, a higher-education expert examines how massive fundraising campaigns have reshaped the job of college president, and Michael Bloomberg announces an international forum not unlike the defunct Clinton Global Initiative.
Gifts Roundup: Pop Singer Bruno Mars Donates $1 Million for Victims of Flint Water Crisis
Also, Bill Gates and Sheryl Sandberg make megagifts to their foundations, and media mogul James Murdoch contributes $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: More Charlottesville Fallout as Big Charities Drop Mar-a-Lago Galas
The American Cancer Society and two other major nonprofits say they will relocate events scheduled for President Trump’s Florida estate. Meanwhile, the ACLU tempers its support for extremist groups’ right to rally, and a Murdoch blasts the president’s response to Charlottesville.
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Donates Nearly $100 Million
The money will go into the Facebook executive’s donor-advised fund, from which it will be disbursed to charities that help women and girls and combat hunger, among other causes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Black Lives Matter Begins Search for Its First Fundraiser
With white nationalists emboldened, the anti-police-violence group hopes to raise millions of dollars by starting a central development shop.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Bill Gates Adds $4.6 Billion to Foundation Endowment
America’s biggest foundation now has a lot more to give, thanks to a large transfer of its co-founder’s Microsoft stock.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Washington U. in St. Louis Gets $10 Million for Vision Care
Other major donations include $2 million from tech executive Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, to advance studies in machine learning.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Chronicle Database Shows How Lucrative Mar-a-Lago Events Can Be
Many charities raised more than $100,000 at President Trump’s Florida resort last year, according to public records.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Loses Top Tech Exec
Also, the Cleveland Clinic stands by plans to hold its winter gala at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and stolen emails reveal a Persian Gulf state’s $20 million donation to an influential foreign-policy think tank.
It’s a Dog’s Life: Canine-Focused Nonprofit Fundraising Campaigns
A collection of stories and resources about man’s best friend in fundraising and philanthropy, for use during these dog days of summer or any time of year.
Daily News Roundup: How Cash Aid Is Working in a Kenyan Village
Also, a Southern California orchestra courts controversy by inviting a prominent conservative talk-show host to be guest conductor at a benefit concert.
Gifts Roundup: Zuckerberg and Chan Give $10 Million for Data-Driven Health Research
Other contributions include $10 million from brothers Steve and Jonathan Tisch to support a range of programs at the Connecticut prep school both attended.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Charities Split Over Ethics and Fundraising Risks of Returning to Mar-a-Lago
A Chronicle analysis shows nonprofits from across the country have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake as they decide whether they will face fundraising or image risks in returning to the Florida resort owned by the president.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Ala. Senate Hopeful Hit Over Pay as Nonprofit Head
An attack ad cites $1 million in compensation Republican candidate Roy Moore and his wife received as leaders of a Christian legal-aid group. Also, the head of GM’s philanthropy unit resigns, and the National institutes of Health leaves millions on the table in ending a brain-research partnership with the NFL.