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: How the Irvine Foundation Takes On the Deep Economic Divide in Calif.
The grant maker’s president, Don Howard, talks about the challenges of working in a state where 40 percent of its 40 million people cycle in and out of poverty.
Daily News Roundup: Mo. House Drops Attempt to Get Records From Greitens Nonprofit
In other articles, the Danish drugmaker Lundbeck has agreed to pay $52.6 million to resolve a U.S. inquiry into its financial support of patient-assistance charitable foundations; the Shubert Foundation is giving $30 million to more than 500 performing-arts groups; families on the Gaza Strip are increasingly needy due in part to the freezing of U.S. aid; and more news and features.
New Fund to Support #MeToo Efforts
The New York Women’s Foundation will soon start making five- and six-figure grants via a new fund aimed at supporting overlooked nonprofits. Activists like Tarana Burke will steer the grant-making decisions.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: David Koch Leaves Conservative Nonprofit
The billionaire industrialist and philanthropist is in declining health. In other articles, money for the universal basic income experiment in California is coming from the Economic Security Project, co-chaired by one of Facebook’s founders, Chris Hughes; the Lichtenstein Foundation is giving big while winding down; the Kellogg Foundation is starting a $10 million small-business loan fund for Battle Creek, Mich.; and more news and opinion.
Daily News Roundup: Anti-Gun-Violence Teens on Get-Out-the-Vote Drive
The March for Our Lives youth movement will go on a bus tour across the country this summer to register young people to vote. In other articles, the Gates Foundation found it benefited from offering 52 weeks of paid parental leave; some wonder if the IRS’s scrutiny of blue states’ tax workarounds will also bring more attention red states; among the options Starbucks’s Howard Schultz is weighing is philanthropy; and more news.
Unbroken: A Father Who Lost His Son to Opioid Addiction Is on a Mission
Gary Mendell channels his pain into relentless efforts to improve treatment, insurance coverage, and public awareness. He has also donated $5 million to the cause — and is raising millions more.
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Takes the Lead in Battling Opioid Abuse
As addiction rates soar, the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation seeks to multiply the power of its $43.5 million fund to combat the problem.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Santa Fe Shooting Survivors Start Nonprofit
In other articles, the Parkland students that formed the nonprofit March for Our Lives are trying new ways to hold politicians and businesses accountable for gun safety; critics are questioning Food for the Poor’s claims of low administrative costs; a judge has delayed an order to force Missouri Governor Eric Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; Warren Buffett’s charity lunch sold for $3.3 million; and much more about giving and arts and culture and opinion.
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.
Truth Initiative Wins Award for Successful Antismoking Campaign
The nonprofit is credited with dramatically reducing cigarette use, making it a model for how to move public opinion on an important issue.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
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.
Nonprofits Must Rally Americans to the Ballot Box to Protect the Needy
As voters and lawmakers focus on the midterm elections, it’s essential to support grass-roots organizing and advocacy against policies that would shred America’s safety net.
By MARK ROSENMAN and Nonprofit Activist
Daily News Roundup: Insiders Reap Big Rewards From Foundations
in other articles, a study found that the University of Louisville Foundation overpaid its former president and other ex-officials $3.9 million; the New York attorney general says a veterans charity sold tickets to a raffle that didn’t take place; the Giving Pledge has added 14 more philanthropists; a look at how Warren Buffett’s fundraising lunches started; and more news as well as articles about big donors.
Daily News Roundup: Koch Fund Boosts Education Giving
The Charles Koch Foundation is giving far more to colleges and universities even as its philanthropy is facing more scrutiny. In other articles, single people are often seen as selfish, but research shows otherwise; the number of college students volunteering has hit an all-time low; a nonprofit that thrived after 9/11 has languished in recent years; and more, including opinion and the arts.
Daily News Roundup: Preparing for Rules to Protect Data
A new regulation will affect nearly any group that uses data originating in the European Union. In other articles, Red Nose Day raised more than $42 million; an opinion writer says the Internal Revenue Service may eliminate a form that could lead to revealing names of donors who give more than $5,000; and more articles about the arts and nonprofit news.