Howard Buffett Touts ‘Brown Revolution’ to Tackle Hunger
The Atlantic magazine profiles the billionaire farmer and philanthropist and his work to reduce global hunger and preserve vast swaths of African wilderness.
At Least 27 Killed as Another Syrian Charity Hospital Is Hit
A human-rights group said three children and Aleppo’s last pediatrician were among the fatalities in the latest incident of aerial bombardment striking a Syrian facility supported by aid charity Doctors Without Borders, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal report.
Why Grant Makers Should Be Open With Nonprofits
An association of philanthropists who work with few or no staff members shares two videos in which grant makers talk about the importance of open communication with nonprofits and explain why they seek out grantees’ expertise.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Podcast: Breaking Gala Traditions With Boards On-Board
In this segment of Fundraising Fundamentals, two experts discuss how nonprofits can shake up their annual events and engage board members in the process.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Chobani Mogul Gives 2,000 Employees Stake in Yogurt Company
Philanthropist and Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya announced Tuesday that he is giving all of his full-time workers ownership stakes collectively worth 10 percent of the company, a move that could make some longtime employees millionaires, writes The New York Times.
China Set to Enact Law Restricting Foreign Nonprofits
Amid a campaign by Beijing against unwanted foreign influences, Chinese lawmakers could vote this week for legislation that would give police authority to put overseas nonprofits on a permanent blacklist, The Wall Street Journal writes.
A New Website Serves Up 500 Years of Philanthropic History
The National Philanthropic Trust’s 20th-anniversary project is one of a spate of backward-looking enterprises by giving groups.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Doctors Without Borders Resumes Refugee Rescue Operation
The global aid group relaunched efforts to safeguard people making the dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossing to Europe three months after it suspended the operation and called on the European Union to do more for migrants, the Thomson Reuters Foundation reports.
Prince Was Quiet but Effective Philanthropist, Activist Says
Environmental and human-rights activist Van Jones talks to Rolling Stone about his decade-long philanthropic relationship with the pop, funk, and rock superstar who died last week at age 57.
Donated Items Can Complicate Disaster Relief, Aid Groups Say
Relief workers who responded to emergencies such as the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami tell CBS News about how well-intentioned but superfluous material donations can get in the way of humanitarian efforts.
GiveDirectly Co-Founder Touts Plan for Cash Aid to Poor
NPR talks to Michael Faye, co-founder of GiveDirectly, about the charity’s philosophy favoring cash gifts to poor people over traditional aid programs and its ambitious plan to test the concept by providing a basic income to thousands of East Africans over a decade.
Small Minneapolis Nonprofit Making Big Political Waves
Neighborhoods Organizing for Change has won some big victories on inequality issues and become a major voice in Minnesota politics, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Founder of African Orphanage Wins Prize in Memory of Armenian Genocide
Marguerite Barankitse, who saved thousands of Burundian children from genocide in the 1990s, was announced Sunday as the winner of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, an award created in memory of the Armenian genocide, The New York Times reports.
Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders
Darren Walker’s moves to steer the country’s second-largest grant maker toward a focus on inequality and inclusion won him a spot on Time magazine’s 2016 list of the world’s most influential people.
Study Looks Into Foundation Interests in Funding Nonprofit News
More than half of philanthropies that financially support nonprofit journalism outlets specify funding for coverage of topics on which they also seek to influence public policy, according to a new American Press Institute report, nonprofit news service Current writes.
Uber Teams With Charity to Recruit Hearing-Impaired Drivers
The effort by the ride-hailing company and the nonprofit Communication Service for the Deaf aims to boost employment opportunities for the hard of hearing, 70 percent of whom are jobless or underemployed nationwide, writes The Washington Post.