Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg-Chan Initiative Adds Another Adviser
Joel Benenson, a former Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama pollster, also works for the American Civil Liberties Union. Also, pension and endowment values at the University of California grew 14 percent thanks to lower money-management fees.
After a Scandal Hits, USC Fundraisers Move to Keep $6 Billion Campaign Thriving
The University of Southern California is working to minimize fundraising fallout from the drugs-and-sex scandal involving a former medical-school dean who claimed to have raised $1 billion for the institution.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Rockefeller Backs Social-Good Investment Startup
The new group’s goal is to help charities create exchange-traded funds that benefit the charities. Also, women are gaining prominence in Jewish philanthropy, and twice as many churches now offer sanctuary to illegal immigrants, but they have few takers.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked
The Chronicle staff reports on colleges, hospitals, social-service organizations, and other nonprofits that took a risk and got results.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part I
The 92nd Street Y excites donors with cool technology, a ballet steals an airline tactic, and more.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part II
Inside a “textathon,” the ultimate day planner for gift officers, and benefit parties where food steals the show.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part III
An advocacy group’s members generate social-media content, and a small charity trades events for experiments.
From Boys Town to Harvard: Big Endowments in the Cross Hairs
The exploding size of many nonprofits’ cash stockpiles has some lawmakers wondering how much is too much.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Nonprofit’s Twist on Private-Equity Fund Aims to Speed Diabetes Research
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new nonprofit invests in companies studying the disease. Also, the United States is suspending a program that fights extreme poverty.
Gifts Roundup: $20 Million for Los Angeles Heart Facility; $10 Million for Delaware Hospital
Other notable donations include $7.5 million for a new judicial-education center at Duquesne University and $5 million for the University of Iowa to endow the athletic director’s position.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How to Capitalize on Donor-Advised Funds
The Chronicle’s “What Donors Want: Donor-Advised Funds” gives you advice you can use to tap into this fast-growing trend.
Daily News Roundup: Boy Scouts CEO Apologizes for Trump Speech
Also, a judge has ordered Apple to pay $500 million to a research foundation, and President Trump has donated his $100,000 second-quarter salary to the Department of Education for a STEM camp.
Daily News Roundup: Chinese Man Makes Mysterious $18 Billion Donation
A man contributed a large share of a giant Chinese company to a new foundation based in New York, prompting scrutiny. Also, Google committed $50 million to efforts to prepare workers for the new economy.
NoVo Creates $20 Million Social-Justice Fund to Fight Trump-Inspired Threats
Jennifer and Peter Buffett’s NoVo fund will put a priority on projects led by women and coalitions that bring together people from different countries.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Speech Angers Boy Scout Parents and Alumni
The president gave a partisan speech to a gathering of thousands of Boy Scouts. Also, new research suggests fundraising appeals should be tailored to reflect how donors view themselves.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million From Alumnus Boosts Saint Joseph’s U.
Other notable donations include $10.5 million for new faculty and a new building at Fordham University and $10 million for research at the Stanford Cancer Institute.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor