Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas
An effort by Facebook to raise money was so popular, it caused a key donation website to crash. Meanwhile, New Orleans residents are contributing money and expertise as they seek to pay back Houston for help it offered during Katrina.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: President Says Harvey Aid Won’t Be Hurt by Government Shutdown
Also, Jeff Bezos thanks the public for suggesting where he should donate money and says “more to come.” And Bloomberg Philanthropies is under scrutiny in India.
Daily News Roundup: Another Nonprofit Defects From Mar-a-Lago
Also, a lawsuit accuses a student-loan company of errors that leave some nonprofit workers from benefiting from a federal student-loan forgiveness program, and Google.org launches a Latino Nonprofit Accelerator.
Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Loses Another Charity Event
Also, the Girl Scouts accuses the Boy Scouts of a “covert campaign” to recruit girls into their programs, and a New York Times survey shows many of the city’s arts groups are still overwhelmingly white.
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.
Daily News Roundup: More Charlottesville Fallout as Big Charities Drop Mar-a-Lago Galas
The American Cancer Society and two other major nonprofits say they will relocate events scheduled for President Trump’s Florida estate. Meanwhile, the ACLU tempers its support for extremist groups’ right to rally, and a Murdoch blasts the president’s response to Charlottesville.
Daily News Roundup: 4,000 Faith Leaders Urge Congress to Retain Pulpit-Politicking Ban
Also, Apple donates $2 million to groups combating racist extremism as CEO Tim Cook condemns President Trump’s Charlottesville response, and Facebook rolls out a tool to make those ubiquitous birthday reminders more charity-minded.
Daily News Roundup: Gates Follows $4.6 Billion Gift With Malaria Push
Bill Gates announced the “Mosquito War” bed-net campaign a day after federal filings revealed his huge stock donation to his charity. Also, the MacArthur Foundation funds efforts to promote diversity in documentary filmmaking, and the Rockefeller Foundation backs bonds to help cities deal with fierce storms.
Daily News Roundup: Crowdfunding Sites Nix Appeals for Charlottesville Suspect
Mainstream online-fundraising firms say hosting campaigns to raise legal-defense funds for James Fields would violate their policies on hate speech. Also, humanitarian groups suspend Mediterranean migrant-rescue missions, fearing clashes with Libya’s beefed-up Coast Guard.
$700 Million and Counting: How Foundations Have Responded to Trump
A Chronicle chart lists major commitments grant makers linked directly to administration policies or more generally to the shifting political environment.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Loses Top Tech Exec
Also, the Cleveland Clinic stands by plans to hold its winter gala at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, and stolen emails reveal a Persian Gulf state’s $20 million donation to an influential foreign-policy think tank.
Daily News Roundup: Groups Fighting Teen Pregnancy Set to Lose Millions
President Trump’s budget plan would eliminate an Obama-era program that grants $89 million to dozens of organizations for efforts to influence teenage sexual behavior. Also, a San Francisco disability charity forces out its socialite director, and strange bedfellows fight the D.C. Metro’s restrictions on advocacy ads.
Daily News Roundup: Death of Volunteers Prompts Suit Against Nonprofit
The parents of two British women who drowned while volunteering in South Africa say the charity that organized the trip bears responsibility. Also, cities are repealing restrictions on panhandling in the face of court defeats, and the ACLU jumps into a coal company’s lawsuit against John Oliver.
Nonprofit Leaders Making Their Voices Heard on Tax Issues
It’s unclear whether Congress will actually take up tax legislation soon, but charity leaders want lawmakers to know where they stand on the charitable deduction, and two scholars are pushing for changes to make more money from individuals available to nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charities Mount Capitol Case for Universal Deduction
The push to open the write-off for donating to all taxpayers aims to counter a proposal to double the standard deduction, which nonprofit leaders say would cut into giving. Also, New York’s booming real-estate market has financially struggling congregations looking to sell historic houses of worship.
Charities Split Over Ethics and Fundraising Risks of Returning to Mar-a-Lago
A Chronicle analysis shows nonprofits from across the country have hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake as they decide whether they will face fundraising or image risks in returning to the Florida resort owned by the president.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor