Daily News Roundup: Embattled Leader Keeps Hold on Bay Area Museums
Also, patient-advocacy charities lay low in the debate over rising drug prices, and a data company pledges $100 million in software to nonprofits and schools.
Daily News Roundup: $37 Million Tex. Haul Raises Giving-Day Bar
Also, Yale University bucks the 2016 trend of college-endowment losses, and new census data shows the first significant drop in U.S. proverty since the Great Recession.
Religious Charities Commit $52 Million to Help Elderly Jews
The money will be used to provide food and medicine to people, including Holocaust survivors, living in the former Soviet Union.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofit Leader Tiffany Gueye: How an Education Charity Rigorously Measures Results
In this video interview, Chronicle reporter Eden Stiffman talks to Tiffany Gueye, CEO of Building Educated Leaders for Life, about the group’s participation in randomized, controlled studies and its partnership with the YMCA.
By Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Daily News Roundup: Digging Deeper Into $3 Billion Chan-Zuckerberg Pledge
Also, Harvard’s endowment reports weak 2016 investment results, and a Buffalo art museum is setting speed records with its capital campaign.
Listen to Foundation Leaders and Issue Experts Live From ComNet16
The Chronicle of Philanthropy will stream all five keynote sessions from the Communications Network’s annual meeting September 29 and 30, featuring Kellogg Foundation CEO La June Montgomery Tabron, New York Times columnist Charles Blow, and other nonprofit leaders and social commentators.
4 Things You Can Do Now to Foster Young Alumni Giving Later
Recent graduates may not have much to contribute financially at first, but they can give back to their alma maters in other ways. Developing that habit may lead them to donate later on.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Watchdog Report Contrasts Clinton and Trump Charities
Also, the University of Maryland launches a $75 million program to support students’ philanthropic ventures, and Clemson University’s fundraising rises with its football prowess.
More Than 75% of Voters Want Charities to Get a Bigger Say in Policy Making, Poll Finds
Nearly three in four people also say they trust charities to spend money more wisely than governments.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
2 Nonprofit Leaders Among the 2016 MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners
A charity founder who helps poor people build credit histories and a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union who defends refugees will each receive a $625,000 stipend over the next five years.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Study Finds Jump in No-Strings Giving to Arts Groups
Fundraising efficiency is rising at cultural organizations, according to a report by the National Center for Arts Research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Some Heavy Hitters Absent From Last Clinton Global Initiative
Also, a major humanitarian charity says global funding to tackle poverty and disease is being stretched thin by the migrant crisis.
Faith-Based Groups and Companies Drive $1.2 Trillion in Impact, Says Study
U.S. congregations and hospitals, educational institutions, charities, and businesses shaped by religious values constitute an economy bigger than Mexico’s, according to new research.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
A Tool to Plan a Compelling Nonprofit Video
Creating videos is more work than you might think. Here’s a guide to planning ahead to produce a great video and make the best use of it.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Foundations Bet It All on Advancing Equity
Grant makers like the Meyer Memorial Trust in Oregon are reworking internal policies and spending practices in an effort to close gaps in education and economic opportunity.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
In a Year of Intimidating Voters, It’s Never Been More Urgent for Nonprofits to Get Out the Vote
Important elections at every level will affect nonprofits for years, but not everyone will be allowed a chance to cast a ballot. It’s time for charity leaders to step in.
By DIANE YENTEL
Contributor