Daily News Roundup: House Approves $145 Million Each to Arts and Humanities Endowments
Also, a Brooklyn hospital gets $25 million from a family foundation established by Jeff Bezos’s mother and stepfather, and Howard Buffett donates $3 million to expand a children’s museum.
Daily News Roundup: NYC Plan for Arts Groups Links Funding to Diversity
Mayor Bill de Blasio says arts nonprofits’ progress on staff and board equity will be a factor in City Hall grant decisions. Also, big donors to the San Antonio Symphony form a nonprofit to take over operation of the financially struggling orchestra.
Daily News Roundup: House Takes Step to Weaken Church-Politicking Ban
The Appropriations Committee approved language in a spending bill aimed at curbing IRS enforcement of the ban on electioneering by houses of worship. Also, big foundations take big financial hits as a private-equity fund popular with charitable investors goes bust.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million Pledge Backs Teacher Training in Texas
Other notable donations include $25 million from hedge-fund founder Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn, to the New York Public Library for Harlem branch renovations and other programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Case Study: How a Volunteer-Led Grass-Roots Campaign Sparked Big Giving Among Women
Dartmouth College officials were dubious, but the effort netted gifts of $100,000 or more from 114 alumnae.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
How to Open Doors at Foundations
In her latest advice column, nonprofit expert Allison Fine answers a question about where to look for new sources of funding. In a quandary about your career? Need tips on leadership? Ask Allison.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Knight Foundation Arm Sues Over Trump’s Twitter Blocks
The Knight First Amendment Institute says the president’s account is a “public forum” and he violates the free-speech rights of users he prevents from posting responses. Plus, a Philadelphia public broadcaster’s executive pay arouses ire, and Melinda Gates slams White House policies on family planning.
Daily News Roundup: Annual Warren Buffett Charity Gift Tops $3 Billion
The summertime ritual saw 18.6 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock go to the Gates Foundation and four Buffett-family grant makers. Also, a look at how Priscilla Chan is taking the reins at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and a Texas supermarket mogul makes his second major education gift this year.
Gifts Roundup: N.Y.’s Northwell Health Gets $40 Million From Longtime Donor
Other notable donations include $30 million from Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone for financial aid at his alma mater, Bucknell University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
GoDaddy Billionaires Steer Tech Fortune to Groups That ‘Really Need Us’
Renee and Bob Parsons plan to rev up their giving to shed most of their $2.7 billion to help veterans, women, the underprivileged, and others.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Brandeis and Museum of Modern Art Land $50 Million Donations
Other notable gifts include a $20 million matching pledge to Washington University in St. Louis from alumnus and former aerospace executive John McDonnell.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Lawyer and His Family Got Millions From His Nonprofit
A media report details the financial dealings of Trump defense attorney Jay Sekulow’s Christian charity network. Also, Los Angeles lawmakers approve George Lucas’s plan to build his $1 billion museum in the city, and the internet gets it wrong on Mitch McConnell’s childhood polio treatment.
Major-Gift Prospects Get Little Face Time With College Fundraisers, Study Says
Faced with myriad opportunities but little time, gift officers visit barely half of the potential big donors in their portfolios each year, according to new survey by the fundraising-consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
For Jeff Bezos’s Philanthropic Focus, Readers Favor Long-Term Change
A roundup of your responses to our question on where the billionaire Amazon founder should focus his philanthropy following his request for advice on Twitter.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Hip-Hop Star Dr. Dre Pledges $10 Million for Arts Center in Compton, Calif.
Other notable donations include $20 million from cable-TV mogul John Malone and his wife, Leslie, to expand a Denver animal shelter.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: GuideStar Drops ‘Hate’ Label From Nonprofit Profiles
The charity tracker drew strong criticism from conservative organizations for adopting the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate group” tags. Also, Michael Bloomberg unveils a $200 million program to help cities address big social and environmental challenges.