Daily News Roundup: What 2018 Holds for Impact Investing
Predictions from leaders of four major institutions. In other articles, dozens of refugee resettlement offices in the United States may close; San Francisco’s Internet Archive is given $1 million worth of Bitcoin; grateful fans of football star Andy Dalton are giving to his foundation; real-estate agents and developers are working to lure buyers who want to live in communities involved in philanthropy; and more.
Video: How to Draw In a More Diverse Group of Donors
Isaac Thweatt, executive director of Individual Giving at Columbia Business School, talks about how to appeal to donors who don’t usually give to your mission.
Opinion: Nonprofits Must Move Swiftly to Fight for Sound Public Policies
The tsunami of challenges caused by the new tax law will pummel nonprofit finances and their work forces — and hurt the charitable missions foundations and organizations strive to carry out.
Daily News Roundup: NYC Ballet Leader Acted With Impunity, Say Dancers
In other news, Meryl Streep and Steven Spielberg are among the celebrities giving to #TimesUp; Betsy DeVos’s foundation donated to 100-plus groups in 2016; big hospitals got richer but provided less charity care under Obamacare; La Salle University is selling 46 masterpieces to fund its strategic plan; and more.
Daily News Roundup: Giving Surge From Tax Law
Charities urged last-minute gifts as they worried about a drop in donations this year. Also, the tax bill allows the rich in some states to profit from “donations” to private-school scholarships; a Trump Mar-a-Lago deal skirted IRS scrutiny; a $165 million gift aspires to set an example for tech’s elite; powerful Hollywood women announce anti-harassment plan and raise $13 million for a legal fund to help less privileged people; and much more.
Fighting Misinformation, Grooming New Leaders, and Unlocking More Giving: Ideas for 2018
Fresh approaches to philanthropy’s urgent problems will be essential in the year ahead. Here are some of the best pieces from The Chronicle’s opinion section to get up to speed on new thinking.
On the Rise: Young Professionals Shaking Up the Nonprofit World
Meet a fundraiser who brought in $40 million for a new museum, a former Obama administration official heading up a health foundation, a Native American activist who builds bridges with grant makers, and other rising stars in philanthropy.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Editor’s Picks: Nonprofit People and Organizations Making an Impact
Learn from these charity leaders, nonprofits, and data trends as you get ready for 2018.
Daily News Roundup: Big Companies Vow to Give to Charity Due to Tax Law
President Trump was pleased, but Democratic lawmakers and corporate watchdogs called it a stunt. In other articles, a report on five things you should know about donor-advised funds and the new tax law; how to write off donations under the new law; how the rich are profiting by manipulating a charitable deduction in the tax code; a look at Harvey Weinstein’s charity nightmare; and much more.
A 2018 Resolution: Let’s Get Congress to Drop the Politicking Ban
Nonprofit leaders and scholars hate the idea of allowing charities to get partisan, but where has staying out of politics gotten us at a time of threats to our missions?
By Robert Egger
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Would Hit Top Earners at Private Nonprofit Colleges
In other news, the Heritage Foundation has named a new president to succeed Jim DeMint; a Vermont senator wants to limit the pay at some nonprofits to no more than the governor’s salary of $166,000; the Holocaust Museum’s ambitious study of the civil war in Syria and U.S. options to mitigate it will be republished; and much more.
Highlights of a year’s worth of data projects by The Chronicle offer telling statistics about board diversity, the growth of donor-advised funds, and the value of big endowments that have become targets on Capitol Hill.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Tax Bill Could Drive More IRA Donations to Charity
In other news, nonprofits hospitals are trying to expand in the face of new competition; an intensive effort around the globe is trying to move children out of orphanages; an Ohio medical center gets $75 million for mental-health care; Fidelity donors have given $22 million in Bitcoin this year; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: IRS Still Seeing Fallout From Tea Party Scandal
In other news, charities worry that the GOP tax bill will mean less money for those in need; a Refugees International report cites a “failure of leadership” by U.S. officials and shockingly poor conditions in Puerto Rico three months after Hurricane Maria; donations keep rolling in to public media, despite accusations of sexual misconduct against several hosts and editors; a report on what’s holding back the rich from giving larger sums; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: Gates CEO Calls 2017 an ‘Awesome Year’
Sue Desmond-Hellmann cites the number of women speaking out about sexual abuse, progress on fighting tropical diseases, and more. In other news, nonprofits ordered to leave Pakistan say thousands will lose aid; a Chinese conglomerate based in New York plans to give away $200 million; the University of Louisville will not sue its troubled foundation; and more.
Podcast: 7 Fundamentals for Optimizing Nonprofit Performance
This week’s Business of Giving features William F. Meehan and Kim Starkey Jonker, co-authors of Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector.