Daily News Roundup: Fidelity’s New Female Chief Is Intensely Private — and a Big Philanthropist
A generous but anonymous supporter of charities, Abby Johnson aims to remake the finanial services company she took over from her father. Also, museums seek to cultivate more curators of color; it’s harder than you think to return tainted donations; and storm-ravaged Puerto Rico gets water relief from an unlikely duo.
Daily News Roundup: Federal Grants to Care for Detained Kids Soar
Health and Human Service grants for providing shelter, foster care, and other services jumped from $74.5 million in 2007 to $958 million in 2017. In other articles, early ventures could shape the new federal “opportunity zone” program, which gives tax breaks to poor neighborhoods; the leader of a conservative group that says it aims to expose scientific fraud faces allegations of financial mismanagement and faked documents; and other news about innovation, big philanthropists, the arts, and more.
What A.I. Means for Doing Good
Technologies being tested today could transform nonprofits. But what happens when charity loses some of its human element?
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
How Charities Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Boost Impact
Advanced technology is helping nonprofits track endangered animals, fight sex trafficking, and reunite refugees after years of separation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: MacArthur Foundation to Fund Immigration Projects
Plus, Charles Koch Foundation steps up support for news media; tech donors’ big donations haven’t paid off for San Francisco schools; public radio explores potential of fundraising through Alexa; Metropolitan Museum in New York sees higher attendance despite fee hike; unequal pay dispute roils Boston Symphony; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation receives rare painting; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Judge Urges Trump to Settle Foundation Lawsuit
The judge said the president’s nonprofit should try to reach an agreement with the New York attorney general to dissolve. In other articles, the Templeton Prize this year is going to the King of Jordan for promoting cooperation among Muslims with different traditions; the San Diego Foundation has dismissed its CEO; a $25 million donation will go toward creating artificial intelligence to treat heart disease; and much more on immigration and arts and culture and politics, government, and nonprofits.
Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Sandberg Give to Unite Immigrant Families
The pair gave to an online drive by former Facebook employees raising money for a Texas nonprofit. In other articles, a look at what would happen if university endowments invested only in funds with diverse hiring practices; how the Koch brothers are fighting public-transit plans; and more about big philanthropy and other news.
Daily News Roundup: $50 Million Gift to Cincinnati Zoo
In other articles, the former chairman of Wells Fargo is giving $20 million to DePauw University; the Gates Foundation is starting a nonprofit biotech in Boston; a little-known conservative Midwestern couple is wielding big influence in philanthropy; “design thinking” can help nonprofits with fundraising; how to get narcissists to give to charity; and other articles about legal news and investing and opinion and much more.
Podcast: Nonprofit Code.org Hopes to Inspire Kids to Learn Computer Science
Code.org trains teachers to teach computer science, even if they have no background in the subject.
Daily News Roundup: Southern Baptist Seminary Fires Leader Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Allegations
Paige Patterson was let go after statements he made about spousal abuse while he was in a previous job were published. In other articles, IBM is pledging $30 million over five years for a global effort to tackle social challenges such as relief after natural disasters; Melinda Gates has been supporting venture-capital firms led by women and minorities; and more news and articles about the arts.
Daily News Roundup: ‘Free-Market Philanthropy’s’ Impact on Scientific Research
Billionaires are investing more in biotechnology, raising questions about diversity and more. In other articles, a former Gates Foundation executive will be chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; the Education Department is conducting a review after a report that teachers’ grants had been converted to loans; a House Committee subpoenaed bank records of a nonprofit tied to Missouri Gov. Greitens; and other articles about sexual misconduct and museums and more.
Daily News Roundup: $180 Million Renovation for 92nd Street Y
In other articles, colleges may try several strategies to avoid the tax on their endowments, like increasing enrollment to reduce endowment-per-student ratio; the Metropolitan Opera found evidence that former conductor James Levine abused or harassed seven people; a mysterious benefactor’s $16 million loan to a college raises questions; and other articles about health care and opinion and more news.
Daily News Update: New Trump Administration Rule Ties Funding to Abortion Restrictions
The effort takes aim at Planned Parenthood, said some administration officials. In other articles, a campaign lawyer for Missouri Gov. Greitens says a Greitens aide took a donor list from a veterans charity, and a Missouri House committee wants a court to compel the Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; the Obama presidential library drew scattered protests in Chicago; and much more on nonprofit innovation and the arts and other news.
Online Fundraising Tactics Show Mix of Big Gains and Failures, Survey Says
The “mobile-first” movement among web developers has helped, but charities are missing opportunities to introduce new donors to their cause, according to an update of Dunham and Company’s digital engagement scorecard.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Silicon Valley Fund CEO on Leave ‘Until Further Notice,” Says Board
Emmett Carson will continue to be paid while two law firms investigate the allegations. In other articles, the Yawkey Foundations is objecting to the renaming of a Boston street that had been named after philanthropist Tom Yawkey, who some say was a racist; Dallas considers its own memorial in light of the opening of the National Lynching Museum; an article looks at Tom Steyer’s war with Donald Trump; and much more about giving and innovation and nonprofit management.
Facebook Makes it Easier for Users to Offer Matches for Fundraising Efforts
People raising money for charity have sometimes offered matching donations informally on the site; the new feature makes it a built-in function.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor