Facebook Expands Charity Fundraising Tools for Celebrities and Corporations
The company is also taking a page from the playbook of crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe and expanding its features to allow fundraising for personal reasons.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Anti-Planned Parenthood Activist David Daleiden Charged in Calif.
Also, a federal grand jury indicts a former Texas congressman accused of steering charitable donations to personal and political use, and Harvard research suggests how companies can gain from boosting customer and employee involvement in corporate giving.
Daily News Roundup: Religious Charities’ Role an Issue in Debate on Trump Budget
Also, one of Facebook’s first employees donates $75 million to boost data science at his collegiate alma mater, and affluent soon-to-be spouses put a charitable spin on registering for wedding gifts.
Grants Roundup: UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital Gets $50 Million for Expansion
Other notable awards include $50 million from Google.org to support tech-based education programs and $3 million from the Walmart Foundation for anti-hunger programs in Texas.
By Maria Di Mento
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: New Gates-Omidyar Project to Harness Satellite Data
The “Radiant Earth” effort will gather and analyze satellite imagery for use in tackling humanitarian and environmental issues. Also, inside looks at how Charity: Water deploys data to boost fundraising and why the head of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was forced out.
Daily News Roundup: Billionaire Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies at 101
Also, promises by the Trump Organization and the president’s inauguration committee to donate certain proceeds have yet to yield documented gifts, and Mr. Trump’s budget proposal spurs a spike in giving to Meals on Wheels.
Other notable awards include $10 million from the ALSAM Foundation to the University of Arizona’s pharmacy school and $2.2 million from the Charles Koch Foundation for criminal-justice research at Penn.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Prominent White Nationalist Group Loses Nonprofit Status
The Internal Revenue Service penalized “alt-right” leader Richard Spencer’s National Policy Institute for failing to file tax returns for several years. Also, bomb threats alter daily life at Jewish community centers, and the White House solicits reporters’ advice on donating President Trump’s pay.
Daily News Roundup: Top Fla. Lawmaker Targets University Foundations
Spending on salaries and travel by Florida campuses’ fundraising affiliates comes in for legislative scrutiny. Plus, public-broadcasting leaders face a fight for continued federal funding, and a hedge-fund veteran brings high-velocity trading to his family philanthropy.
Daily News Roundup: Donors Can ‘Profit’ on Trump-Backed Tax Break
A school-choice option built on tax credits and touted by the president carries big financial benefits for wealthy donors, according to a new study. Also, a maker of grants-management software secures $16 million in venture capital, highlighting investor interest in nonprofit tech.
Grants Roundup: William Penn Foundation Donates $15 Million for Park Project
Other notable awards include $10 million from the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation and $1.1 million from Got Your 6 and Macy’s for programs that help veterans.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Judge Orders Harvard to Turn Over Donor Information
The federal-court ruling entangles the university in the hunt for a wealthy alumnus’s assets as part of international finance case. Also, the FBI makes an arrest in the wave of recent bomb threats targeting Jewish nonprofits, and a network of Christian denominations mobilizes to fight President Trump’s immigration orders.
Daily News Roundup: Disease Charities Get Big Money From Big Pharma
New research finds that more than 80 percent of the biggest patient-advocacy nonprofits receive funding from drug and medical-device firms. Also, populist leaders in Central and Eastern Europe are cracking down on pro-democracy groups associated with billionaire donor George Soros.
Daily News Roundup: Suit Alleges PayPal Redirected Donations
Also, pharmaceutical firms defend steep price hikes as necessary to subsidize drug-donation programs, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s director resigns under pressure.
Grants Roundup: Google.org Commits $11.5 Million for Criminal-Justice Reform
Other notable awards include $65 million from the Wyss Foundation for parks and conservation work in Africa.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Stars Sport ACLU Support in Oscar Fashions
Also, a look at Salesforce’s influential “Pledge 1%" model for corporate giving and the rise of cause gift cards targeting millennial consumers.