Education Charity Sees Cost-Cutting, Not Fundraising, as Key to Growth
College Summit is trimming staff and programs to focus on what it does best and make its services more affordable.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Demand for Results Dampens Fundraising, Survey Says
Forty-seven percent of leaders say donors’ requests for results data can make it tougher to attract gifts.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Pay-for-Success Financing: An Overview
In the first of three video briefings, experts share their learnings and advice on pay-for-success financing.
Using For-Profits to Funnel Big Sums to Charities Raises Transparency Concerns
Critics say that by setting up a limited-liability company to oversee their philanthropy, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife can avoid disclosure rules and engage in activities that stretch the definition of charity.
By Alex Daniels and NICOLE WALLACE
Zuckerberg’s Previous Giving Focused on Health and Public Education
The Facebook co-founder, who signed the Giving Pledge in 2010 at age 26, has provided plenty of signals about where his philanthropic interests lie.
By Maria Di Mento and Megan O’Neil
Goodwill Makes It Easy for Shoppers to Donate Goods by Mail — for Free
The nonprofit covers the shipping costs in its Give Back Box campaign. Fourteen retailers are promoting the campaign on their sites, and Levi Strauss is giving the charity $5 for every box shipped, up to a total of $50,000.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Foundations Are Cautious on Impact Investing
The idea is catching fire on Wall Street, but few grant makers are making it a priority.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Charities Incorporate Virtual Reality Into Donor Pitches
Nonprofits such as Charity: Water and Pencils of Promise are exploring the immersive technology as a way to give donors a clearer view of their mission and work, The Wall Street Journal writes.
SXSW Award Winners Include Ali Gohar for Peace Efforts in Pakistan
The awards, for which the recipients get $1,000 and an opportunity to discuss their work, honor the late Dewey Winburne, a co-founder of the South by Southwest Interactive conference.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Backed by Huge Audiences, Video-Game Stars Get Into Giving Tuesday
How much can international gamer celebrities like Athene raise for charity? Save the Children will find out with its #GamingTuesday.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Fidelity Charitable Now Accepts Bitcoin Donations
The donor-advised fund manager is working with the bitcoin platform Coinbase, which converts the digital currency to cash at no charge. Donors’ tax deductions will depend on how long they have held the currency, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Facebook Debuts New Fundraising Tools
The new features include a “donate” button pilot project that will make it easier for users of the social-media site to give to charity with fewer clicks.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Loan Fund Offers $30 Million to Health-Care Charities
The plan by Vital Healthcare Capital, a community-development group, will help nonprofits provide better care to the most vulnerable patients in low-income areas.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Disability-Rights Advocate Awarded $100,000 Purpose Prize
Other winners in the 10th annual Encorge.org prize for older Americans working on tough social issues include innovators in microfinance and health care.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Energy-Drink Billionaire Pledges to Give Away Fortune
In a self-produced film released online last month, 5-Hour Energy drink creator Manoj Bhargava is committing 99 percent of his estimated $4-billion fortune to tackling global problems, Quartz writes.
Prominent Researcher Calls Interventions Without Evaluations ‘Immoral’
Nonprofits need evidence, not hunches, to justify programs, says psychologist Richard Nisbett.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor