Corporations Use Charitable Giving to Influence Lawmakers, Study Finds
Grants from big-business foundations flow to causes favored by legislators with clout on issues of company interest, creating what one economist involved in the research calls a “tax-advantaged form of lobbying.”
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Truth Initiative Wins Award for Successful Antismoking Campaign
The nonprofit is credited with dramatically reducing cigarette use, making it a model for how to move public opinion on an important issue.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Rich College Endowments May Be Able to Get Tax Break
A bill has been introduced in the House that could waive the tax for some. In other articles, a Southern Baptist leader was removed as seminary president for taped comments he made several years ago about abused women; Red Nose Day raised $100 million for needy children in three years; George Mason University has plans to take the controversy out of its gift agreements; and more news and features about sexual harassment and giving.
Daily News Update: New Trump Administration Rule Ties Funding to Abortion Restrictions
The effort takes aim at Planned Parenthood, said some administration officials. In other articles, a campaign lawyer for Missouri Gov. Greitens says a Greitens aide took a donor list from a veterans charity, and a Missouri House committee wants a court to compel the Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; the Obama presidential library drew scattered protests in Chicago; and much more on nonprofit innovation and the arts and other news.
Award-Winning Fundraiser’s Departure Was Long Planned, Board President Says
The international charity SOS Children’s Villages-USA announced last week that it had hired a new leader. The failure to mention the departure of its former CEO, Lynn Croneberger, was an oversight, the board chairman said.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Online Fundraising Tactics Show Mix of Big Gains and Failures, Survey Says
The “mobile-first” movement among web developers has helped, but charities are missing opportunities to introduce new donors to their cause, according to an update of Dunham and Company’s digital engagement scorecard.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
4 Steps to Strategic Communications
Develop your message, craft and execute a media plan, be consistent on social media, and keep your donors informed.
By Maura F. Farrell
Contributor
Foundations Push Census Turnout in Worrisome Times
Grant makers are concerned that a new citizenship question, combined with growing anti-immigrant sentiment, could suppress response to the 2020 population count.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Online Gifts Rose a Median of 23% in 2017, Study Says
Gifts from mobile devices rose especially fast, accounting for nearly one in four dollars raised online, according to the latest survey.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Crowdfunding and Major Gifts Are Highlights at Fundraising Conference
Sexual harassment, turning social-media users into donors, and tough conversations with donors were among other topics discussed at the Association of Fundraising Professionals meeting.
By HEATHER JOSLYN and Timothy Sandoval
Daily News Roundup: Schwarzman Had Long List of Demands in Exchange for $25 Million Gift
Billionaire Stephen Schwarzman wanted a portrait of himself, his brothers’ names on display, curriculum changes, and approval over the building design of the high school that was to receive his gift. In other articles, the MacArthur Foundation is giving more than $24 million to Chicago-are arts groups; a Florida hospital is getting a $25 million contribution; Ken Griffin is donating $10 million to Chicago police to fight gun violence; and much more on the arts and news and opinion.
Facebook Scandal Unlikely to Transform Charity Fundraising, Experts Say
At the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, charity officials and consultants said it was important to check in with lawyers on privacy issues for donors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
‘Modern Donors’ Are Changing How Charities Should Raise Money
Donors under the age of 72 are less responsive to written appeals and more likely to conduct research than their older counterparts, according to a new study.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Daily News Roundup: $42 Million Grant Aims to Protect River
In other articles, some colleges are dropping TIAA because of fee hikes; the leader of the Anti-Defamation League is using business, marketing, and tech acumen to reshape the century-old nonprofit; a startup aims to match nonprofits with freelancers. Plus, other articles about must-read books and museum news and a young trailblazer and more.
Daily News Roundup: $18 Million Gift to Create a Heart Center
In other news, a University of Washington institute has won $11.3 million from the Open Philanthropy Project to work on a universal flu vaccine; the L.A. Clippers Foundation is giving $10 million to renovate basketball courts in Los Angeles city parks; the National Parks Conservation Association is suing Ryan Zinke and agencies he oversees over a water pipeline in California near a national monument; Drue Heinz, a literary-arts philanthropist has died; and more.
How to Inspire Midlevel Donors to Give More
Fundraisers who focus on $1,000-to-$25,000 gifts share strategies for building a coterie of loyal supporters with appeals that combine broad reach and a personal touch.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor