International Aid Groups Get Most Media Attention of Nonprofit Causes, Study Says
Organizations that work to address poverty in the United States saw the least coverage. January was the weakest month for news about nonprofits.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofit Fla. College Has Telemarketing Army, Suit Claims
A lawsuit against Keiser University alleges the newly nonprofit institution employs 350 telemarketers to machine-call prospective students, potentially giving ammunition to critics who contend Keiser remains an essentially commercial enterprise, according to BuzzFeed News.
World Vision Donor Learns Story Behind His ‘Sponsored Child’
The New York Times looks at the intersection of a global aid charity, an individual contributor, and a Palestinian village in a human-interest story that grew out of a reporter’s chance encounter at the Sydney airport.
Foundations Ask Public for Messages of Hope in Major Newspaper Buy
Presidents of the grant-making organizations want to counteract the “feelings of sorrow and discord” resulting from recent killings of both unarmed African-American citizens and police officers.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Tumblr Key in Planned Parenthood Arm’s Centenary Campaign
The reproductive-health group’s New York chapter is putting the microblogging site at the center of a 100th-anniversary advertising campaign that does not shy away from the abortion issue, writes The New York Times.
Website Helps Nonprofits Use Movies and TV Shows to Promote Causes
A group called And ... Action links charities with the film industry on social issues.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Black Nonprofit Leaders Share Grief in Wake of Police Shootings
Just hours before five police officers were gunned down in the streets of Dallas, black foundation and charity leaders across the country picked up their phones to share their grief following the second killing of a black man by police this week.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Data Plus Dance Produces Record Season for Boston Ballet
The 53-year-old troupe is crediting data- and digital-driven improvements to its ticketing and marketing techniques for record revenues and its best attendance figures in more than a decade, writes The Boston Globe.
Charity Leader’s Blog Offers ‘Reality Check’ on Philanthropy
Fast Company profiles Vu Le, who celebrates charity work while skewering its absurdities and inequities in his irreverent blog “Nonprofit With Balls.”
Red Cross Apologizes for Safety Poster Decried as Racist
The charity issued a mea culpa for a poster it produced promoting pool safety that drew online criticism for making its examples of misbehavior primarily children of color, CNN reports.
For Muslim Charities and Donors, Peak Giving Season Is Now
The holy month of Ramadan, which concludes July 5, means a flurry of giving by the 3.3 million American Muslims — a donor market largely untapped by non-Islamic nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Podcast: Fine-Tuning Fundraising to Draw Female Donors
Andrea Pactor of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy talks about what nonprofits can do to draw support from a growing class of wealthy women.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Small Arab-American Museum Attracts Diverse Visitors
A Detroit-area museum focused on Arab history and contributions to culture and science has surprised observers by quickly earning national recognition and attracting many non-Arab visitors, writes The Detroit News.
3 Leading Met Museum Officials Exit Amid Budget Crunch
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s first chief digital officer is among those departing as the institution begins a staff winnowing to tackle persistent red ink, reports to The New York Times.
Charity Highlighted by John Oliver Plans to Forgive $1 Billion in Debt
The nonprofit that teamed with the comedian to retire nearly $15 million in Texas patients’ hospital debt aims to erase at least $1 billion owed by low-income people for medical care, health-news site Stat writes.
How Fundraisers Can Deal With Donors Who Have a Different Worldview
What to do when a donor wants to talk politics — or uses old-fashioned terms that make you cringe.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor