A strongly worded letter condemned the group for its efforts in the wake of football player Jordan McNair’s death. In other articles, new requirements for distributing federal funds to states for programs that help the poor has left a food pantry in Ohio struggling to keep up with demand; a Chicago psychiatric hospital is being investigated over reports that allege sexual abuse of children; and more articles about big gifts and grants and innovation.
Gates Foundation Is Holding Off On Work With Saudi Crown Prince’s Nonprofit: Daily News Roundup
It’s rethinking its work with the group in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. In other articles, Mark Zuckerberg saves $128 Million in Facebook holdings through regularly planned sale of stock to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; National Geographic takes a look at how the Wyss Foundation’s $1 billion pledge to environmental causes may be used; almost $1 million was stolen from Jewish a charity in Fort Worth, Tex.; plus more news and articles about innovation and arts groups.
Philanthropist Plans to Give $1 Billion for Conservation: Daily News Roundup
Hansjörg Wyss explains his decision in a New York Times opinion piece. In other articles, Google.org is giving $25 million to humanitarian projects that use artificial intelligence; UCLA got $25 million for Parkinson’s disease research; the Ford Foundation CEO discusses how the #MeToo movement strengthened his resolve to work toward a more just world; what’s wrong with philanthropists’ efforts to fix education; and more opinion pieces and articles on innovation and cultural groups.
6 Things Data Tells Us About Giving Tuesday
Large charities collect the most money on the annual giving day, though smaller organizations are claiming a bigger slice of the pie.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Russian Operative Looked at U.S. Nonprofits’ Cyberdefenses in Graduate School: Daily News Roundup
As a student at American University, Maria Butina gathered information on media-freedom and human-rights groups. In other articles, people who live in politically divided counties give less to charity; Fifth Third Bancorp commits $2 billion more to greater Chicago; tech billionaires continue their fight over raising taxes to help the homeless; Rajiv Shah talks about the Rockefeller Foundation’s new areas of focus and strategies. Plus, more news and articles on innovation.
Tips for Forging Partnerships With National Companies
Learn from Comic Relief U.S.A. how to collaborate with big-name corporations as it did for its Red Nose Day campaign, which raises money for children living in poverty.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Live Online Videos Have Raised $80 Million Through One Company in 2018
Some experts predict live video fundraising online will grow in the coming years, even if it’s only a small slice of giving today.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Explosive Device Found Near George Soros’s Home: Daily News Roundup
No one was hurt; the motive was unclear. In other articles, the wife of the former president of the University of Oregon denies a new book’s claim that Phil Knight threatened to withhold funds from the university because of a dispute over workers’ rights; a $120 million gift from a Canadian company will create a foundation to support youths; and Ryan Murphy gives $10 million to a hospital that treated his then-2-year-old son for cancer. Plus, more about ideas and innovation and cultural groups.
Charities Again Holding Galas at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: Daily News Roundup
A few charities that stopped holding galas at the Florida resort last year due to the president’s controversial comments are planning events there this winter. Plus, legal experts say the Heritage Foundation’s efforts to train and influence law clerks raises ethical issues; two New York museums say they will not use Saudi money for programs on Middle Eastern art; Chinese-Americans are gaining prominence as U.S. donors; and more news and articles on giving, ideas and innovation, and obituaries.
Elaborate Scam Aimed at Women’s March: Daily News Roundup
The fake events posted on Facebook to exploit people’s interest in politics and protests originated in Bangladesh. In other articles, Opportunity Zones give the rich a way to get tax breaks for spending money in low-income areas; new data show how orchestras are segregated by gender; three George O’Keeffe paintings deaccessioned by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., could fetch $30 million at auction; and more about big donors and ideas and innovation.
NPR Hires Top News Executive: Daily News Roundup
Nancy Barnes, executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, will take over a year after Michael Oreskes stepped down over allegations of sexual harassment. Plus, bitcoin donations are puzzling to colleges; candidates for the University of Michigan Board of Regents are proposing plans to make the handling of endowment investments more transparent; data show that disaster aid in Houston didn’t go to people who most needed it; and more news and ideas, plus articles about Paul Allen’s legacy.
‘More Than Me’ CEO Leaves Her Post Temporarily After ProPublica Exposé: Daily News Roundup
The group’s board chairman has also stepped down. and several other investigations of the nonprofit are ongoing. Plus, George Mason University’s review of philanthropic giving and donor influence is finished, but the institution still has issues to resolve; a look at Priscilla Chan’s ambitious philanthropic plans; the #MeToo movement’s founder is trying to move beyond trauma; Jeff Bezos discusses charity versus government; and much more about people, innovation, and presidential politics.
Harvard Gets $100 Million for Sciences and Math: Daily News Roundup
Part of the donation will be in the form of unrestricted money for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Plus, the Salesforce and Twitter chiefs are sparring over a San Francisco ballot measure to help the homeless; leading researches at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have disclosed relationships with health-care companies that they had not previously disclosed; a Hong Kong movie star says he will give most of his $714 million fortune to charity; and more about innovation, people, and the arts.
Zuckerberg Tried to Revamp Education, but One Conn. Town Wasn’t Happy: Daily News Roundup
Some liked the program, some hated it, and some parents worried their kids’ data was being shared. Plus, the Lilly Endowment is giving $125 million to Indiana community foundations; an atheist nonprofit has sued the IRS, saying that its tax exemption was revoked unfairly; a University of Virginia affiliate that promotes civil dialogue is confronting incidents of sexism and cultural insensitivity within its ranks; and more about ideas and innovation, opinion, cultural groups, and leadership.
Michelle Obama Starts Program to Help Adolescent Girls Through Education: Daily News Roundup
The Global Girls Alliance will be part of the Obama Foundation and will support 1,500 grassroots groups and form a network. In other articles, some of the girls that an American charity was supposed to save from sexual exploitation in Liberia were allegedly abused by a “co-founder” of the organization; a nonprofit whose mission is to help pay for veterans’ funerals is being investigated for alleged money laundering and wire fraud; plus other news, as well as articles on ideas and innovation.
Judge Says Fired Executive Who Sued Gates Foundation Is Entitled to $4.9 Million: Daily News Roundup
The former chief digital officer said he had been terminated after clashing with officials who disagreed with his vision. In other articles, the Illinois governor’s foundation has invested in offshore holdings; an IRS report says the agency needs to be more vigilant in its monitoring of nonprofit political activities; a growing number of big grant makers are using competitions to decide what groups to support; and more about the environment, cultural groups, and ideas and innovation.