Ric Weiland was an early Microsoft employee and a “data-driven geek.” His carefully structured bequest brought the LGBT movement a decade of success — and a model for philanthropy that aims to fuel social change.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
7 More U.S. Philanthropists Promise to Give Their Fortunes Away
The Americans are among 14 individuals and couples newly committed to donating at least half of their wealth to charity, per the philanthropic leadership campaign started by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Chicago Lands $100 Million Pledge From Duchossois Family
Other notable gifts include $18 million for a University of North Carolina entrepreneurship program and $1 million from Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to a leading press-freedom nonprofit.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Michael Bloomberg Tops Giving List
Town & Country magazine’s philanthorpy issue spotlights the billionaire media mogul’s work to combat climate change. Also, nonprofit leaders discuss how the Trump administration will change philanthropy, and an embezzlement trial begins for the head of a now-defunct Chicago charity.
Gifts Roundup: $50 Million for STEM Programs at Bates College
Also, an alumna and her parents give St. Lawrence U. $25 million, and a nearly $12 million contribution goes for Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: NAACP Fires President to Start ‘Systemwide Refresh’
In other news, an Australian businessman announces a $300 million gift to fight slavery and other problems, and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates commit $100 million to a fund for women.
Daily News Roundup: Carl Icahn Borrows $100 Million From His Own Charity
Former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton press for a women’s history museum, and a study finds that Department of Education grants have been mismanaged.
Daily News Roundup: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches College-Access Effort
Also, a profile of the conservative Bradley Foundation’s recently installed president and a look at charities’ under-the-radar efforts to circumvent Venezuela’s ban on outside humanitarian aid.
How a Fundraiser Made His First 6-Figure Gift Request
The third in a series of videos from a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference that tell how development veterans landed their first big contribution.
By Timothy Sandoval, Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
How One Fundraiser Closed a Big Gift Despite Knowing Little About the Donor
The second in a series of videos from a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference that tell how development veterans landed their first big contribution.
By Timothy Sandoval, Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
How a $3,000 Gift Led to $53,000 More
The first in a series of videos from a recent Association of Fundraising Professionals conference that tell how development veterans landed their first big contribution.
By Timothy Sandoval, Eden Stiffman and Nidhi Singh
Gifts Roundup: 2 Blockbuster Donations Push Weekly Total Near $2 Billion
Technology mogul Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, pledged $1 billion to their charitable fund, and Pittsburgh financier Henry Hillman left more than $800 million to his family’s network of philanthropies.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$1 Billion Gift From Michael and Susan Dell Will Double Their Foundation’s Endowment
The couple also released a blueprint for how the foundation plans to focus its giving.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Mormon Church to Stop Participating in Some Boy Scouts Programs
The church will no longer be formally involved in programs for youths ages 14 and older. Also, the United States has been giving foreign aid to a group deemed a cult, and the California State Board of Education votes to close two charter schools.
Daily News Roundup: Pa. Financier Leaves $800 Million to Family Foundations
Also, a Massachusetts museum hires a neuroscientist to help plan new interactive exhibits in hopes of boosting visitors.
Gifts Roundup: Megagift Boosts Cal Poly Research; Obamas Back Chicago Jobs Programs
Other notable donations include matching pledges of $40 million to a Philadelphia journalism nonprofit and $15 million to New York antipoverty charity Robin Hood.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor