Nonprofits Experienced at Surviving Funding Cuts Share Their Strategies
As President Trump’s administration pushes for big reductions in federal spending, five charities tell how they learned to do more with less.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
House Looks to Weaken Church-Politicking Ban Via Spending Bill
An early draft of an appropriations bill would prevent the IRS from stripping a church of nonprofit status for prohibited political activities unless authorized by the agency’s top official, and would require Congress to be notified of the move.
By Timothy Sandoval and Megan O’Neil
Daily News Roundup: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Restructures as Endowment Dwindles
The operator of the historic Virginia site will shed jobs and outsource operations following steep financial losses. Also, Harvard gets set to overhaul its endowment portfolio, and a jury backs the government’s long-running effort to seize a Manhattan skyscraper from an Iran-linked charity.
Daily News Roundup: GuideStar Sued Over ‘Hate Group’ Labels
Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal nonprofit, said it was defamed by the since-removed tags at the charity tracker’s website. Also, two states are looking into Trump lawyer Jay Sekulow’s charity operations, and the Kellogg Foundation commits $24 million to organizations battling racism.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Lawyer and His Family Got Millions From His Nonprofit
A media report details the financial dealings of Trump defense attorney Jay Sekulow’s Christian charity network. Also, Los Angeles lawmakers approve George Lucas’s plan to build his $1 billion museum in the city, and the internet gets it wrong on Mitch McConnell’s childhood polio treatment.
Daily News Roundup: Supreme Court Rules Church Can Get Government Grant
School-choice advocates said the decision, which concerned a state program to help nonprofits renovate playgrounds, bolsters their call for taxpayer-funded private-school vouchers. Also, Blackbaud makes a big move into crowdfunding, and a charity backed by big tech bucks works to get coding into classrooms.
Daily News Roundup: GuideStar Drops ‘Hate’ Label From Nonprofit Profiles
The charity tracker drew strong criticism from conservative organizations for adopting the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate group” tags. Also, Michael Bloomberg unveils a $200 million program to help cities address big social and environmental challenges.
Daily News Roundup: Eric Trump Charity Remakes Board and Changes Name
The president’s son is no longer on the board of the former Eric Trump Foundation, now called Curetivity. Also, looks at nonprofits developing artificial intelligence for social good and challenges faced by foundations that opt to spend down and close.
Daily News Roundup: Responses to Bezos Giving Tweet at 42,000 and Counting
Experts liken the Amazon founder’s approach to philanthropy to his disruption of the retail industry. Also, Susan G. Komen Arizona is shutting its doors, and the Girl Scouts adds an achievement badge in cybersecurity.
Daily News Roundup: Tight Ga. House Race Resurrects Komen-Planned Parenthood Flap
The Democratic candidate in the bellwether special election is highlighting his GOP rival’s role as a Susan G. Komen executive when the cancer charity briefly cut off grants to Planned Parenthood. Also, commentaries on the implications of megagiving and Jeff Bezos’s philanthropic plans.
Daily News Roundup: Calif. to Counter Trump Health Cuts With $20 Million for Clinics
The state grant program aims to shore up community and Planned Parenthood clinics facing potental shortfalls. Plus, a philanthropy consultant critiques Jeff Bezos’s Twitter call for giving advice, and New York State shuts down a cancer charity investigators say was effectively run by a commercial fundraiser.
Daily News Roundup: Congressional Ballgame Raises $1 Million for D.C. Charities
Proceeds from the annual benefit more than doubled last year’s total as ticket sales skyrocketed in the wake of the gun attack on Republican lawmakers at a practice field. Also, Illinois nonprofits lose a round in court in their battle to secure state payments held up by a budget impasse.
Daily News Roundup: Congressional Charity Ballgame to Go On
Lawmakers will take the field as scheduled tonight to raise money for D.C. charities, despite Wednesday’s gun attack on a Republican congressional baseball team at a pregame practice. Also, Harvard’s president announces her exit, and San Diego takes the crown in Charity Navigator’s ranking of big-city nonprofit communities.
Daily News Roundup: Sandy Hook Charity Drops Megyn Kelly Over Alex Jones Interview
Also, plans to overhaul the health-care system could set the stage for faster growth of crowdfunding websites, and how better marketing could draw more donations to help Syrian refugees.
Daily News Roundup: GM to Shift $30 Million in Funding to New Unit
Also, a look at the economic impact of the Trump administration’s plan to scrap funding for federal arts and culture agencies, and a health foundation sues two nonprofit hospitals for allegedly failing to provide sufficient charity care.
Daily News Roundup: $100 Million Art Sale Backs New Criminal-Justice Fund
Also, the Gates Foundation and Rotary International spearhead $1.2 billion in new fundraising for the push to eradicate polio, and Warren Buffett’s annual auction of a lunch date fetches $2.68 million for a San Francisco social-service charity.