Daily News Roundup: $225 Million Flows to Disaster Relief From Corporations
In other news, a nonprofit allied with Trump bashes the NFL in a Facebook ad, donors write big checks to fight gentrification in DC, the Washington State attorney general sues an Olympia hospital for insufficient charity care, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Mexicans Show Solidarity as Hope Fades After Quake
In other news, philanthropists and business titans mingle at Bloomberg gathering; immigrant parents arrested at nonprofit hospital while awaiting newborn’s operation; Charity Network founder talks about celebrity philanthropy and the Giving Pledge; and tips on teaming up with businesses for a good cause.
After Think-Tank Turmoil, Experts Weigh In on How to Curtail Influence of Big Donors
A group criticized Google; then it was exiled by its parent organization. Experts offer tips on how think tanks and other nonprofits can avoid similar situations.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $55 Million From Stavros Niarchos Foundation for Mid-Manhattan Library
Plus, JPMorgan Chase commits $40 million to create economic opportunity in two Chicago neighborhoods.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
A Key to Getting Corporate Money: Find Employees to Champion Your Cause
Corporate philanthropy increasingly takes its cues from “employee resource groups,” which get direction from individual staff members passionate about charitable causes.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: J.J. Watt’s Fund for Hurricane Victims Closes at $37 Million
Also, storm recovery is vastly different for rich and poor. In other news, impact investing is rising fast thanks to millennials; political events replace charity galas at Trump properties; neurological research says giving really does make people feel good; Humble Bundle brings in $100 million for charity; and the Holocaust Museum finds itself at the center of a debate on the Syrian civil war.
Federal and Corporate Workers Donate More to Groups Critical of Trump
New data shows that the ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, and other groups that have been prominent in fighting the president’s policies have been big beneficiaries of those gifts.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: J.J. Watt’s $33 Million Haul for Harvey Victims: Where Will It Go?
Also, faith groups play an integral role in disaster recovery in coordination with state and federal agencies, and Time profiles the immigrant billionaire who has made one of the biggest gifts for hurricane relief. In other news, Phillip Morris commits $1 billion for anti-tobacco efforts; mid-Manhattan library gets $55 million; and Chicago’s South and West sides get $40 million commitment.
Grants Roundup: Gates Gives $120 Million to Fight Pneumonia and Other Diseases
Plus, more support for hurricane response from Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, and Taub Philanthropies.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Starts Hurricane Recovery Fund
Plus, Facebook matches up to $1 million for storm recovery, CenterPoint Energy is committing $1.25 million for hurricane relief, and the 100Kin10 network is offering at least $1 million for New York organizations to improve STEM instruction.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Flooded Roads Hamper Aid Groups Headed to Houston
Also, the House GOP is mulling a spending bill that would include a $1 billion cut to Harvey relief in order to fund President Trump’s border wall, and a Red Cross leader says he doesn’t know how much of the money raised for hurricane relief will go to direct aid.
Grants Roundup: Home Depot, NFL, and PepsiCo Foundations Pledge Millions to Hurricane Harvey Relief
Plus, Gates and Walton foundations create programs at universities with multimillion-dollar commitments.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.
In an interview with The Chronicle, Google.org president Jacquelline Fuller talks about how the philanthropy sets its priorities, what makes grant seekers stand out, and how corporate philanthropy compares with her work at the Gates Foundation.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Millions Donated for Hurricane Relief
Also, Charlottesville victim’s mother starts a scholarship fund for social justice, and an evangelical group sues the Southern Poverty Law Center over “hate group” label.
Grants Roundup: $7.5 Million From Dave Thomas Foundation Aids NYC Foster Kids
Plus, corporate grants and match pledges flow to antidiscrimination groups in the aftermath of Charlottesville, and the Hilton Foundation awards nearly $4 million for multiple-sclerosis research.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Scaling Up Like a Start-Up
The Facebook-funded philanthropic venture has rapidly grown to more than 160 employees and is set to add dozens more. Also, giving to the Anti-Defamation League spikes in Charlottesville’s wake, and a racial-justice group takes aim at white supremacists’ online funding streams.