Daily News Roundup: LeBron James Gives $2.5 Million for Ali Museum Exhibit
Also, a look at the uncertain future of a federal program offering major student-debt relief for graduates who put in a decade of public service after college.
Daily News Roundup: Bill and Melinda Gatesto Get Presidential Medal of Freedom
Also, a Congressionally appointed panel calls for a national women’s history museum, and the election result fuels fundraising gains for big environmental groups.
Daily News Roundup: Planned Parenthood Sees Flood of ‘Pence’ Donations
Also, Lincoln Center appoints its first woman leader, and a new study says donations have replaced ticket sales as U.S. orchestras’ chief revenue source.
Trump Should Take the Giving Pledge While Nonprofits Play Offense
It’s not enough for charity and foundation leaders to defend causes that matter across the nonprofit world; they need to go on the offense.
By Tom Watson
Contributor
Nonprofits See Unprecedented Support Following Trump’s Win
The American Civil Liberties Union has received more than $7 million since the election, and 128,000 people have contributed to Planned Parenthood in the past several days.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Apple Opens Payments Service to Charity Gifts
Also, volunteering takes a place on the agenda at industry conventions, and a university revises naming guidelines after stripping a controversial donor’s name from a campus facility.
In the Trump Era, Nonprofits Need a New Social Contract With Foundations
The new reality confronting organizations that work for equity and social justice demands that grant makers think and act differently.
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Election Fuels Fundraising Jump for News Nonprofits
Also, the V.A. takes steps to fire a staff lawyer who ran a private veterans charity that spent almost all its donations on fundraising.
New Realities for Philanthropy in the Trump Era
Grant makers have their work cut out for them: addressing the mistrust that many Americans have of the political and philanthropic elite.
By Benjamin Soskis
Contributor
Liberal-Leaning Groups Flood Supporters With Urgent Post-Election Messages
Organizations are working to buck up supporters deeply anxious about a Donald Trump presidency, with many urging backers to donate or take action to challenge the new administration on immigration, climate, and other issues.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Election Loss Muddies Clinton Foundation Transition Plans
But the organization has much work to do to shake off the damaging effects of months of political attacks, and it may need to rethink whether it wants to do business in the same way as before the election.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Climate Activists Vow to Press On in Trump Era
Also, Major League Baseball bucks past practice and opts not to donate unused Indians World Series merchandise to charity.
How the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Makes Data Meaningful
Kate Wilson, a fundraiser with the conservation charity, talks about focusing donor meetings on results rather than raw numbers.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Ex-Charity Leader Elected Mo. Governor
Also, Los Angeles voters approve a $1.2 million fund to build housing for the homeless, and a British veterans group draws scorn for raising money by selling T-shirts with anti-Islam and neo-Nazi messages.
It’s Day One of the Trump Era: Let’s Defend Philanthropy
Too few spoke out in a campaign that portrayed rich donors as corrupt, stingy, or interested only in power grabs, not altruism.
By Henry Berman
Contributor
7 Steps for Preventing Office Culture Shock
Using signals and training to help new employees understand workplace norms benefits the whole organization in the long run.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor