NEA and AmeriCorps Among Programs on White House Budget Hit List
Several federal programs with significant nonprofit constituencies are among nine targeted for elimination by President Trump’s budget office, according to an internal memo obtained by The New York Times.
200 Charity Leaders Visit Washington to Push Lawmakers to Keep Tax Write-Offs
Nonprofits are worried about proposals they fear would depress the incentive to give.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Bob Jones University Regains Charity Status
The Christian college’s tax exemption was reinstated 17 years after it revoked a ban on interracial dating that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. Also, a British building magnate donates a nearly $260 million business stake to his foundation.
Daily News Roundup: USC Boosts Campaign Goal to $9 Billion
Also, a leading resettlement charity cuts jobs and closes offices as the Trump administration moves to curb refugee admissions, and a snack-bar mogul pledges $25 million to monitor food-industry industry influence on health policy.
Daily News Roundup: What Makes a Charity Campaign Go Viral?
A University of Cambridge study examines key characteristics of breakout fundraising and awareness efforts like the ice-bucket challenge. Also, a major science publisher reaches an agreement with the Gates Foundation on “open access” research.
Daily News Roundup: Bill and Melinda Gates Urge U.S. Commitment to Foreign Aid
The couple’s annual letter, styled this year as a report to Warren Buffett, touts gains that aid funding has achieved in combating poverty and disease. Also, the Rockefeller Foundation brings its focus on building communities’ resilience to a digital news site.
Trump’s Itchy Twitter Finger Making Charities Uneasy
Communications experts say nonprofits that are worried about the president’s online ire should have a plan to weather sudden tweetstorms.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
International Nonprofits See a Tough Road Ahead Despite Court Rulings on Travel Ban
Organizations that help resettle refugees worry they will face a much more difficult working environment for years ahead.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Dana-Farber to Eschew ‘Controversial’ Fundraising Venues
Also, the NRA’s leader gets a $3.7 million compensation bump, and a tiny New York State college schools the Ivy League on endowment investing.
Daily News Roundup: Salvation Army to Pay Millions in Pa. Thrift-Store Collapse
Also, the Red Cross suspends aid work in Afghanistan after six employees are killed in an ambush by suspected militants, and a fight over the use of Audrey Hepburn’s image and effects for charity lands in court.
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Issues First Grants
The organization overseeing Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s $3 billion effort to tackle all disease earmarks $50 million to dozens of biomedical researchers. Also, India cuts financial ties with the Gates Foundation on a massive vaccine program.
Daily News Roundup: Upheaval Hits Clergy-Abuse Watchdog Charity
Also, a $25 million gift supports the University of Minnesota’s legal aid for immigrants, and a tally of tax records shows President Obama donated more than $1 million while in office.
Beware the Bearer of Big Gifts
Praise for megadonors like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and David Rubenstein is now tinged with questions about whether their good works are really good for society.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: ACLU Rallies Left With Front-Line Fight on Trump Actions
Also, a refugee-resettlement charity faces an uncertain future in the wake of President Trump’s bid to restrict immigration, and Republican members of Congress call for amending the Johnson Amendment.
50 Grant Makers and Philanthropy Organizations Protest Trump’s Travel Ban
Foundation leaders say they will stand by grantees working to protect immigrants.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Trump Restrictions on Immigrants Send Charities Scrambling for Donations
With more limits likely to come and federal aid cut-offs possible, nonprofits are seeking money for services and advocacy.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor