Daily News Roundup: Mexicans Show Solidarity as Hope Fades After Quake
In other news, philanthropists and business titans mingle at Bloomberg gathering; immigrant parents arrested at nonprofit hospital while awaiting newborn’s operation; Charity Network founder talks about celebrity philanthropy and the Giving Pledge; and tips on teaming up with businesses for a good cause.
Daily News Roundup: Volunteer ‘Moles’ Rescue Mexican Earthquake Victims
Mexican rescue operation uses typically small men and women volunteers known for their bravery and skill to pull people to safety; and Houston arts groups are struggling to find a new venue after theater is damaged. In other news, a dispute between Kenneth Cole and Harvey Weinstein has rocked a prominent AIDS group, and Alice Walton has launched a new venture to lend artwork.
After Think-Tank Turmoil, Experts Weigh In on How to Curtail Influence of Big Donors
A group criticized Google; then it was exiled by its parent organization. Experts offer tips on how think tanks and other nonprofits can avoid similar situations.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg Holds Forum as Clinton Global Meeting Ends
In other news, Harvard’s endowment posts an 8 percent return, immigrant hurricane victims seek safety in churches, North Texas Giving Day brings in $39 million in 18 hours, Sen. Charles Grassley says hospitals don’t provide enough charity care, and Eric Trump apparently still attends events for his old charity after promising to stop raising money for it.
Racial Discrimination Tops List of Causes Millennials Care Most About, Study Finds
It’s a cause that didn’t make the top three last year. Two causes tied for second most important: improving health care and the joint category of employment and job creation,
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
A Key to Getting Corporate Money: Find Employees to Champion Your Cause
Corporate philanthropy increasingly takes its cues from “employee resource groups,” which get direction from individual staff members passionate about charitable causes.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Little Progress on Food Insecurity in U.S.
Despite a government report citing a “downward trend,” tens of millions are going hungry. In other news, a charity canceled its triathlon after a Trump name change; Carlos Slim’s foundation is increasing efforts to help Mexicans become U.S. citizens; and a U.N. innovation could transform international aid distribution.
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Daily News Roundup: J.J. Watt’s Fund for Hurricane Victims Closes at $37 Million
Also, storm recovery is vastly different for rich and poor. In other news, impact investing is rising fast thanks to millennials; political events replace charity galas at Trump properties; neurological research says giving really does make people feel good; Humble Bundle brings in $100 million for charity; and the Holocaust Museum finds itself at the center of a debate on the Syrian civil war.
Federal and Corporate Workers Donate More to Groups Critical of Trump
New data shows that the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, and other groups that have been prominent in fighting the president’s policies have been big beneficiaries of those gifts.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: $350 Million Raised for Storm Relief: Now Charities Decide On Priorities
Also, help for people most in need in one hurricane-ravaged Florida county is slow to come. In other news, the Obama Foundation’s outreach meeting drew fans and critics; and the value of an Iowa State University gift has grown $52 million in eight months.
Nonprofit Leaders and Fundraisers Call For Greater Diversity
Speakers at The Chronicle’s Philanthropy NEXT conference discussed race, gender, and sexual orientation in philanthropy.
By Timothy Sandoval and Rebecca Koenig
Daily News Roundup: J.J. Watt’s $33 Million Haul for Harvey Victims: Where Will It Go?
Also, faith groups play an integral role in disaster recovery in coordination with state and federal agencies, and Time profiles the immigrant billionaire who has made one of the biggest gifts for hurricane relief. In other news, Phillip Morris commits $1 billion for anti-tobacco efforts; mid-Manhattan library gets $55 million; and Chicago’s South and West sides get $40 million commitment.
How a Board Revamped and a New Junior Board Kick-Started Giving at LatinoJustice
A cadre of young new leaders brought fresh ideas — and more money — to an organization that dared to shake up its board membership and the way it operated.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Daily News Roundup: $14.5 Million Raised in Star-Studded Benefit for Hurricane Relief
Also, Caribbean survivors of Irma worry they will be forgotten. In other news, George Soros’s foundation has a new acting leader, a billionaire WhatsApp co-founder is starting a foundation, and the Obama Foundation has announced a summit and training sessions to get students and young adults more active in civic life.
Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts
The nation’s largest grant-maker issues a report card meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of international-development objectives.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor