Cummings Fund Puts All of Its Assets Into Mission Investing, Making It Largest to Do So
The half-billion-dollar endowment seeks to reduce social inequality and mitigate climate change — two areas the foundation says require business solutions as well as philanthropy.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bono Says Charity He Co-Founded Failed to Protect Workers From Abuse
He says he is “furious” after accusations resurfaced about an atmosphere of bullying and abuse at the Johannesburg operation of ONE. In other news, a protest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art takes aim at donors connected to OxyContin; a California veterans program was struck by violence; nonprofit officials are accused of harassing union organizers; David Rockefeller’s estate sale may hit $1 billion; and other articles about the arts and Trump-inspired “rage philanthropy” and more.
Daily News Roundup: Women Aid Workers Worldwide Join Calls to Fight Sexual Abuse
In other news, women aid workers around the world join efforts to combat sexual abuse, a bipartisan bill would scrap new levy on college endowment funds, and Home Depot announces $50 million program to train veterans in skilled trades. Plus, Salvation Army opens its first grocery store to expand food options in low-income area of Baltimore, report shows NRA support for youth shooting programs, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Save the Children Admits ‘Unsafe Behavior’ in Workplace
In other news, the fundraiser who led USC’s record capital campaign is retiring, maverick Silicon Valley donor Peter Thiel talks Trump and Facebook, and the U.S. Holocaust Museum revokes a human-rights award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Plus, Florida legislators terminate a troubled state-office charity campaign, how insurance giant Humana used a charitable donation to boost executive bonuses, and more.
Coverage and Tools About Fostering Diversity and Inclusion at Your Nonprofit
A collection of resources about building a diverse staff and board, what foundations are doing to help, and more — including how to take advantage of an effort by a group of businesses that are pursuing more diverse and inclusive workplaces.
Fundraisers’ Group Launches Gender-Equity Effort
Over the next 18 months, the membership group’s Women’s Impact Initiative will seek out and share effective ways to close pay gaps and combat sexual harassment at nonprofit workplaces.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Quota Question: Picking a Diverse Board
The nonprofit Sage set flexible goals for the number of trustees who are transgender, straight, disabled, young, old, and so forth — but stopped short of creating strict floors or ceilings.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Becoming Diverse: One Foundation’s Evolution
Six years ago, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s staff was 58 percent white. Today, that figure is 43 percent. A focus on retention of minority employees is among the reasons for its success.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
What It Takes: How a Charity Confronted Its Lack of Diversity and Found New Strength
Lift, a national nonprofit, has spent eight years trying to change its culture — and leadership — to better reflect America.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Nonprofit Helps Identify Migrants Who Died Crossing the Border
The Colibri Center for Human Rights sifts through a variety of clues in its efforts to return remains and belongings to grieving family members.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
After 25 Years of Talk, Are Nonprofits Ready to Act on Diversity?
Despite the post-Ferguson urgency on race and social justice, nonprofit leadership remains nearly all white. Charities are running out of excuses, diversity advocates say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Child-Sex-Abuse Claims Reported to British Charity Watchdog
In other news, international nonprofits worry about proposals to tighten Washington lobbying rules for foreign entities, a U.K. charity draws fire for cooperating with immigration patrols to round up homeless migrants, Salesforce and the United Way team up in a bid to transform workplace giving, and more.
How One Public-Radio Station Talked to Donors About Sexual Harassment
When a scandal rocked NPR, Washington, D.C., affiliate WAMU shared with supporters what it’s doing to prevent workplace misconduct.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Aid Charities Report Scores of Harm Cases to Regulator
In other news, congressional Republicans take another shot at undoing the Johnson Amendment, a donor family sues to claw back a $100 million gift to the University of Chicago, and a Harvard professor faces a new round of sexual-misconduct allegations. Plus, companies court lawmakers with charitable gifts, the Gates Foundation puts $170 million into gender equality, a crowdfunding campaign delivers for the families of Vegas shooting victims, a Georgia Girl Scout’s cookie sales go viral, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Mo. Governor Used Charity Email for Political Messages
In other news, a New Hampshire university dedicates $20 million to scholarships for Dreamers; Bryn Mawr gets a $25 million gift; and thousands of nonprofits could lose Google Ad grants. Plus, the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces mandatory admission, big foundations fight Trump cuts for the arts, charity-fundraising site CrowdRise rises again, a nonprofit leader proposes a Star Trek-inspired management model, and more.
Podcast: Clean Water ‘Underpins Everything,’ Says Nonprofit CEO
Gary White of Water.org, whose partners include the actor Matt Damon, says, “There’s plenty of water on the planet to satisfy the needs of everyone,” but it’s an enormous lift to get it where it’s needed.