Daily News Roundup: NAACP Hires New Leader and Will Change IRS Status

Top Stories

NAACP Names New President, Moves to Become Social-Welfare Group, Not Charity (The New York Times)

Today’s Big Philanthropists: Giving Away Billions as Fast as They Can (The New York Times). Also, see The Chronicle’s Philanthropy 50 report on the top U.S. donors.

The Nonprofit Leader Behind the #MeToo Movement to Help Victims of Sexual Abuse (The New York Times). Also, see a Chronicle article about what every nonprofit leader needs to know about sexual violence.

U. of Michigan Endowment Approaches $11 Billion Behind Record Giving (MLive). Plus, see a Chronicle article about how Congress and philanthropy critics are taking aim at big nonprofit endowments and our interactive database of endowments.

About Disaster Relief

What the Pileup of U.S. Disasters Means for Nonprofits and Government Agencies (NPR)

5 Former Presidents Come Together for Harvey Relief Aid Concert (Houston Chronicle)

About Giving

Armani Plans Transfer of Stake in Fashion Firm to His Foundation (Reuters)

U. of Louisville Donor Withdraws $6 Million Pledge Over Athletic Director’s Firing (Louisville Courier-Journal)

SEC Charges Adviser With Stealing $9 Million Intended for Charity (Investment News)

About the Scouts

Cub Scout Is Exiled After Pressing Legislator on Guns and Race (The New York Times)

Letting Girls In Won’t Be Anything New for This Boy Scout Troop (The Washington Post)

More News and Features

This Is How Social-Media Data Can Help Nonprofits (The Washington Post)

Movember, Ice Buckets, Fun Runs: Why Philanthropy of the Body Is the Rage (Business Standard). Plus, see a Chronicle article about how the success of the ice-bucket challenge bred further fundraising success.