Daily News Roundup: Supreme Court Rules Church Can Get Government Grant
School-choice advocates said the decision, which concerned a state program to help nonprofits renovate playgrounds, bolsters their call for taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers. Also, Blackbaud makes a big move into crowdfunding, and a charity backed by big tech bucks works to get coding into classrooms.
GuideStar’s Reversal on ‘Hate’ Flags Sparks Debate Over Role of Charity-Information Sites
After threats to its staff and much criticism, the group removed warnings it had placed on profiles of nonprofits labeled “hate groups,” raising questions about how best to promote civil discourse in this political moment.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: GuideStar Drops ‘Hate’ Label From Nonprofit Profiles
The charity tracker drew strong criticism from conservative organizations for adopting the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate group” tags. Also, Michael Bloomberg unveils a $200 million program to help cities address big social and environmental challenges.
Daily News Roundup: Responses to Bezos Giving Tweet at 42,000 and Counting
Experts liken the Amazon founder’s approach to philanthropy to his disruption of the retail industry. Also, Susan G. Komen Arizona is shutting its doors, and the Girl Scouts adds an achievement badge in cybersecurity.
Daily News Roundup: Tight Ga. House Race Resurrects Komen-Planned Parenthood Flap
The Democratic candidate in the bellwether special election is highlighting his GOP rival’s role as a Susan G. Komen executive when the cancer charity briefly cut off grants to Planned Parenthood. Also, commentaries on the implications of megagiving and Jeff Bezos’s philanthropic plans.
Trump Policies Prod Democrats in Particular to Give More, Study Says
Millennials are most likely to ramp up donations this year, according to a report on political affiliation’s impact on philanthropy under the new administration.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Resist! How to Fight the Meanspiritedness in Political and Civil Life
Protest marches against recent racist, sexist, xenophobic, and anti-civil-rights activities are good, but nonprofits need a more strategic and disciplined way to strive for what’s right.
By Robert K. Ross
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Sandy Hook Charity Drops Megyn Kelly Over Alex Jones Interview
Also, plans to overhaul the health-care system could set the stage for faster growth of crowdfunding websites, and how better marketing could draw more donations to help Syrian refugees.
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Art Sale Backs New Criminal-Justice Fund
Also, the Gates Foundation and Rotary International spearhead $1.2 billion in new fundraising for the push to eradicate polio, and Warren Buffett’s annual auction of a lunch date fetches $2.68 million for a San Francisco social-service charity.
6 Things Charities Should Know About America’s Rapid Demographic Shift
As of the 2010 census, the under-5-year-old population was already majority-minority, and other facts about the rapid changes taking place in the United States.
By cody.switzer
Contributor
The Chronicle interviewed black, Native, and Muslim women who participated in the nationwide listening tour put on by the grant maker headed by Jennifer and Peter Buffett.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: How Silicon Valley Donors Are Reshaping Education
Also, the Supreme Court rules that faith-affiliated hospitals need not abide by federal regulations on insuring employee pensions, and an art critic mounts a climate-based case for cultural institutions to reject Koch philanthropy.
Daily News Roundup: How a Conservative Charity Helped Build Trump’s White House
The David Horowitz Freedom Center, a self-styled “School for Political Welfare,” incubated hard-line positions on immigration and Islam adopted by the Trump administration. Also, the latest twist in the battle between billionaire philanthropists over Pier 55, a planned riverfront performance space in New York.
Foundations and Donors Vow to Step Up on Climate Change as U.S. Steps Back
Michael Bloomberg, who pledged another $15 million to the cause, was among those reacting swiftly and angrily to President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Set to Exempt Faith Groups From Birth-Control Rule
A draft White House regulation would let religiously affiliated nonprofits opt out of the Obamacare mandate that workplace health plans include contraceptive care. Also, Illinois shuts down a controversial telemarketer, and Michael Bloomberg talks about the fight against noncommunicable diseases.
Conservative Foundations Aren’t Racing to Change Grants Strategy Because of Trump
Concerns about the president’s ideological allegiance and his troubled White House may be getting in the way of an aggressive approach by right-leaning grant makers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor