Daily News Roundup: Modern Master Robert Ryman Donates Art Trove to Dia Foundation
Also, the European Union weighs legal action over Hungary’s targeting of George Soros-backed nonprofits, and a business professor calls for limiting the charitable tax deduction to gifts to “efficient” nonprofits.
Daily News Roundup: Former Feed the Children CEO Sues Over Ouster
A former congressman alleges he was fired by the anti-hunger charity after 10 months on the job for reporting irregularities to Oklahoma’s attorney general. Also, a look at how big Silicon Valley companies are redefining corporate social responsibility.
Gifts Roundup: Alumni Couple Give $24 Million to Modernize Historic Brown U. Building
Also, former NBA owner George Shinn donates $15 million to Lipscomb University’s arts and entertainment programs.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Ford Elaborates on $1 Billion Impact-Investing Pledge
Darren Walker, the foundation’s president, explains how he expects the move to pay off in the long run. Also, a new Philadelphia museum exceeds its $150 million fundraising goal.
Celebrity Philanthropists: Which Ones Go the Extra Mile
Alec Baldwin, Taylor Swift, Michael Jordan, and others have all given big sums to causes they care about.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Long hours, travel, and pressure to be “always on” for donors can take a toll on fundraisers. Many nonprofits are putting a priority on helping workers avert burnout. Also, get tips on how you can keep your job from overwhelming your life.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
In Silicon Valley, Help for Those Left Out of the Boom
The Sobrato Organization built campuses for Apple and other tech giants. Now the family behind the firm is using its fortune to help the region’s low-income families.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Higher Education’s Megagift Boom Hits New High, Survey Shows
Big gifts to higher education last year topped $6 billion for the first time, continuing a postrecession surge in eight- and nine-figure donations as giving from smaller contributors is declining.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Facebook’s First Full-Time Hire Gives $75 Million to Alma Mater
Also, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty, give $50 million for children’s cardiac care, and the family of Amazon head Jeff Bezos donates $35 million for cancer research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Senate Kills Rule to Protect Planned Parenthood Funding
Also, Hungary’s government targets a George Soros-endowed university in Budapest, and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz backs a nonprofit that seeks to steer money to charity when entrepreneurs exit their businesses with lucrative payouts.
Daily News Roundup: Anti-Planned Parenthood Activist David Daleiden Charged in Calif.
Also, a federal grand jury indicts a former Texas congressman accused of steering charitable donations to personal and political use, and Harvard research suggests how companies can gain from boosting customer and employee involvement in corporate giving.
Daily News Roundup: Trump Budget Could Hit Arts Programs for Veterans
Also, George Lucas doubles the size of a University of Southern California endowment his foundation launched last year to assist budding minority filmmakers.
Charity Leader Sees New Urgency for Global Outreach in Trump Era
Sean Callahan, the new head of Catholic Relief Services, is determined to make private donors and government officials alike understand the value of American assistance to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: Brookings Institution Gets $20 Million for Fellowships
Other notable gifts include $20 million to UCLA to boost diversity in engineering and computer science and $15 million to Iona College to create a center for entrepreneurship and innovation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Religious Charities’ Role an Issue in Debate on Trump Budget
Also, one of Facebook’s first employees donates $75 million to boost data science at his collegiate alma mater, and affluent soon-to-be spouses put a charitable spin on registering for wedding gifts.
David Rockefeller’s Death Means Windfall for Family Foundation
The likely addition of hundreds of millions of dollars to its coffers comes as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund charts a course to raise grant making on climate change, social policy, and global issues.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor