How to Open Doors at Foundations
In her latest advice column, nonprofit expert Allison Fine answers a question about where to look for new sources of funding. In a quandary about your career? Need tips on leadership? Ask Allison.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Knight Foundation Arm Sues Over Trump’s Twitter Blocks
The Knight First Amendment Institute says the president’s account is a “public forum” and he violates the free-speech rights of users he prevents from posting responses. Plus, a Philadelphia public broadcaster’s executive pay arouses ire, and Melinda Gates slams White House policies on family planning.
Daily News Roundup: Annual Warren Buffett Charity Gift Tops $3 Billion
The summertime ritual saw 18.6 million shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock go to the Gates Foundation and four Buffett-family grant makers. Also, a look at how Priscilla Chan is taking the reins at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and a Texas supermarket mogul makes his second major education gift this year.
Gifts Roundup: N.Y.’s Northwell Health Gets $40 Million From Longtime Donor
Other notable donations include $30 million from Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone for financial aid at his alma mater, Bucknell University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
GoDaddy Billionaires Steer Tech Fortune to Groups That ‘Really Need Us’
Renee and Bob Parsons plan to rev up their giving to shed most of their $2.7 billion to help veterans, women, the underprivileged, and others.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Brandeis and Museum of Modern Art Land $50 Million Donations
Other notable gifts include a $20 million matching pledge to Washington University in St. Louis from alumnus and former aerospace executive John McDonnell.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Trump Lawyer and His Family Got Millions From His Nonprofit
A media report details the financial dealings of Trump defense attorney Jay Sekulow’s Christian charity network. Also, Los Angeles lawmakers approve George Lucas’s plan to build his $1 billion museum in the city, and the internet gets it wrong on Mitch McConnell’s childhood polio treatment.
Major-Gift Prospects Get Little Face Time With College Fundraisers, Study Says
Faced with myriad opportunities but little time, gift officers visit barely half of the potential big donors in their portfolios each year, according to new survey by the fundraising-consulting firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
For Jeff Bezos’s Philanthropic Focus, Readers Favor Long-Term Change
A roundup of your responses to our question on where the billionaire Amazon founder should focus his philanthropy following his request for advice on Twitter.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Hip-Hop Star Dr. Dre Pledges $10 Million for Arts Center in Compton, Calif.
Other notable donations include $20 million from cable-TV mogul John Malone and his wife, Leslie, to expand a Denver animal shelter.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: GuideStar Drops ‘Hate’ Label From Nonprofit Profiles
The charity tracker drew strong criticism from conservative organizations for adopting the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate group” tags. Also, Michael Bloomberg unveils a $200 million program to help cities address big social and environmental challenges.
Nearly a Third of Donors Say They’ll Give More in 2017, Survey Says
Donors — especially millennials — are poised to ramp up their philanthropy, motivated in part by their improved financial situations and President Trump’s rise, according to a forthcoming report.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Greek Foundation Gives $150 Million to Support Democracy Research
The money from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation establishes an institute on the Baltimore campus devoted to studying and advancing civic engagement.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Superwealthy Donors Say Fundraisers Who Do Their Homework Get the Big Gifts
The Carnegie Corporation of New York surveyed some of the world’s richest philanthropists and released the results in conjunction with the announcement of this year’s Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners, among them Jeff Skoll and Julian Robertson.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
2 Tech Giants Put Money and Silicon Valley Ideas to Work to Boost Giving
The Gates Foundation and the family fund of former Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes are working on different ways to encourage Americans, especially the wealthy, to give more.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
From Alaska to Florida: The Biggest Living Donors in Every State
Who gives the most to charity in your state? The Chronicle scoured its databases to give you the answer. The list includes ranchers, media moguls, clothing makers, and, of course, tech wizards.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor