15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part II
Inside a “textathon,” the ultimate day planner for gift officers, and benefit parties where food steals the show.
15 New Fundraising Ideas That Worked, Part III
An advocacy group’s members generate social-media content, and a small charity trades events for experiments.
From Boys Town to Harvard: Big Endowments in the Cross Hairs
The exploding size of many nonprofits’ cash stockpiles has some lawmakers wondering how much is too much.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Nonprofit’s Twist on Private-Equity Fund Aims to Speed Diabetes Research
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new nonprofit invests in companies studying the disease. Also, the United States is suspending a program that fights extreme poverty.
Gifts Roundup: $20 Million for Los Angeles Heart Facility; $10 Million for Delaware Hospital
Other notable donations include $7.5 million for a new judicial-education center at Duquesne University and $5 million for the University of Iowa to endow the athletic director’s position.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
How to Capitalize on Donor-Advised Funds
The Chronicle’s “What Donors Want: Donor-Advised Funds” gives you advice you can use to tap into this fast-growing trend.
Daily News Roundup: Boy Scouts CEO Apologizes for Trump Speech
Also, a judge has ordered Apple to pay $500 million to a research foundation, and President Trump has donated his $100,000 second-quarter salary to the Department of Education for a STEM camp.
Daily News Roundup: Chinese Man Makes Mysterious $18 Billion Donation
A man contributed a large share of a giant Chinese company to a new foundation based in New York, prompting scrutiny. Also, Google committed $50 million to efforts to prepare workers for the new economy.
NoVo Creates $20 Million Social-Justice Fund to Fight Trump-Inspired Threats
Jennifer and Peter Buffett’s NoVo fund will put a priority on projects led by women and coalitions that bring together people from different countries.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Speech Angers Boy Scout Parents and Alumni
The president gave a partisan speech to a gathering of thousands of Boy Scouts. Also, new research suggests fundraising appeals should be tailored to reflect how donors view themselves.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million From Alumnus Boosts Saint Joseph’s U.
Other notable donations include $10.5 million for new faculty and a new building at Fordham University and $10 million for research at the Stanford Cancer Institute.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: House Approves $145 Million Each to Arts and Humanities Endowments
Also, a Brooklyn hospital gets $25 million from a family foundation established by Jeff Bezos’s mother and stepfather, and Howard Buffett donates $3 million to expand a children’s museum.
Daily News Roundup: NYC Plan for Arts Groups Links Funding to Diversity
Mayor Bill de Blasio says arts nonprofits’ progress on staff and board equity will be a factor in City Hall grant decisions. Also, big donors to the San Antonio Symphony form a nonprofit to take over operation of the financially struggling orchestra.
Daily News Roundup: House Takes Step to Weaken Church-Politicking Ban
The Appropriations Committee approved language in a spending bill aimed at curbing IRS enforcement of the ban on electioneering by houses of worship. Also, big foundations take big financial hits as a private-equity fund popular with charitable investors goes bust.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million Pledge Backs Teacher Training in Texas
Other notable donations include $25 million from hedge-fund founder Jim Simons and his wife, Marilyn, to the New York Public Library for Harlem branch renovations and other programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How a Volunteer-Led Grass-Roots Campaign Sparked Big Giving Among Women
Dartmouth College officials were dubious, but the effort netted gifts of $100,000 or more from 114 alumnae.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor