Giving to Colleges Up 6% in 2017
Contributions to higher-education institutions topped $43.6 billion, the highest total ever counted by the annual Voluntary Support of Education report.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Couple Gives $70 Million to San Diego Nonprofits
Also, Roberta Buffett Elliott gives $106 million for a children’s behavioral-health center, and the University of Texas Health San Antonio Cancer Center gets $25 million.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society CEO Resigns
Wayne Pacelle stepped down after sexual-misconduct allegations, a revolt by major donors, and a threat from employees that they would walk out. In other news, the founder of a nonprofit to close Rikers Island left the organization after an accusation of misconduct; the philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. has died; hundreds of Girl Scouts are pushing to rename a Ga. bridge, now named after a segregationist, after the group’s founder; the Clinton Foundation is launching a nonprofit to help hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean; and more.
Daily News Roundup: 7 Board Members Resign From Humane Society Over CEO Staying On
In other news, the University of Pennsylvania has stripped honors from Steve Wynn and Bill Cosby over accusations of sexual misconduct; the Red Cross general counsel has resigned over handling of sexual assault and harassment allegations; the new tax law could alter how people give to charity for years; the University of Michigan invested billions in funds run by donors’ firms; and much more about big gifts and nonprofit innovation and how nonprofits are dealing with sexual impropriety.
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society Donors Call for CEO to Be Fired
Some donors are not happy that Wayne Pacelle is staying on during the investigation into complaints of sexual harassment. In other news, after the Federal Trade Commission accused a telemarketer of lying to potential donors, some charities are considering cutting ties; the University of Iowa wants to drop Steve Wynn’s name from an institute after he was accused of sexual misconduct; a donor gave money to a conservancy to name a great white shark after Robert Mueller; and much more.
Wealthy Women Donors Willing to Take Big Risks, Report Says
Interviews by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute with 23 high-net-worth supporters of female-focused causes show the strategic thinking that helps donors decide where to give.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Humane Society Sexual-Harassment Controversy Widens
Two senior executives are being investigated for incidents going back more than a decade. In other news, an aid group says that the Border Patrol routinely undermines efforts to help migrants; the California Senate has passed a bill that would let residents pay taxes through a federally deductible, state-run charity; some companies are making charitable deductions with their savings from the new tax law; and much more, including articles on giving and nonprofit leaders.
Daily New Roundup: 3 Women Accuse Humane Society CEO of Sexual Misconduct
Investigators from a law firm hired by the Humane Society interviewed 33 people including the CEO, Wayne Pacelle. In other news, the Salvation Army got a $50 million gift to aid the homeless; FEMA is ending food and water aid to Puerto Rico; the Trumps have invited the founder of a nonprofit rescue team to the State of the Union address; why more Super Bowl ads are pushing nonprofit causes; and much more, including articles on Russian and the NRA and the Koch brothers’ network.
Journalism as Charity? How For-Profit Media May Undercut Nonprofits
In the wake of Trump’s election, journalism is now being promoted as a cause, complete with language used by nonprofit fundraisers.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Roberta Buffett Elliott Gives $106 Million for Child Health Care
Investor Warren Buffett’s sister gave the money to the Montage Health Foundation, the nonprofit parent of several health-care organizations in central California.
By Ariella Phillips
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Banks and Universities Often Have Lucrative Partnerships
Banks have contracts across the country that essentially make universities their sales representatives. In other articles, employee theft at nonprofits is commonplace; the #MeToo movement has reached evangelical nonprofits; the NCAA president was notified about sexual-assault reports years ago; Cecile Richards discusses her post-Planned Parenthood plans; an opinion column makes the case for foundations to spend down their assets and close; and much more.
Gifts Roundup: Donor’s Secret Fortune Yields Windfall for Nonprofits in Small Pa. City
A hospital, library, and other groups near Pittsburgh will be the beneficiaries of a $37 million bequest. Also, a banker gives $30 million for scholarships.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Treasury Dept. Skeptical of States’ Efforts to Evade New Cap on Tax Deductions
In other articles, Jeff Bezos’s first big donation sends an important message; scientists are angry over a climate-change denier’s role on the board; Trump’s billionaire donors give more to groups that deny climate change; 17 universities oppose an anti-smoking group with tobacco ties; why groups that inundate people’s inboxes bring in more money; and much more including articles about giving, museums, international news, and sexual harassment at nonprofits.
Daily News Roundup: Sexual Harassment at the Red Cross
A Red Cross official was forced to resign over accusations of sexual harassment and rape, then landed a job at Save the Children. In other news, Michigan State’s president is stepping down due to fallout over faculty member Larry Nassar’s sex-abuse conviction; an all-male charity event is shutting down after an investigation found attendees sexually harassed women hostesses; endowment returns rebound, but the long-term outlook is cloudy; Cecile Richards is leaving Planned Parenthood; and more.
In other articles, a report gives more details about sexual-harassment allegations against Garrison Keillor, and Mr. Keillor responds; Ecolab makes a $25 million foundation gift; the Mayo Clinic gets $20 million for a building that’s under construction; Colin Kaepernick and Snoop Dogg give $35,000 to fight police brutality; and much more.
New Accounts at Schwab Charitable Jump 91% in 2017’s Second Half
Donor-advised funds at the philanthropic-services provider gave 35 percent more grants last year than in 2016, totaling $1.6 billion.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor