Daily News Roundup: N.Y. State Holds Off on Enforcing Donor-Disclosure Laws
Also, Hungary has retreated on its promise to “sweep out” nonprofits funded by George Soros, and Bill Gates talks about his philanthropy.
Trump Cabinet’s Philanthropic Ties Detailed in New Online Resource
The analysis by the Foundation Center found that the president-elect’s nominees have served on the boards of 50 nonprofit organizations working on causes such as education, veterans’ affairs, and health.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Charles Koch Gives $25.6 Million for Black Colleges
Also, Iowa State University is given a $93 million majority stake in an education-tech firm, and Hungary’s rulers announce plans to purge George Soros-backed activist groups.
ACLU’s Tough Talk on Trump Leads to Huge Fundraising Success
Time will tell if the American Civil Liberties Union’s aggressive stance will continue to resonate with donors.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Helen Diller Fund Gives $500 Million for Biomedical Research, With Few Strings Attached
The late donor’s daughter said the relatively unrestricted pledge is structured to help the university “move rapidly and achieve great things” in biomedical research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: $7 Million for Cornell Closes Book on Charles Feeney’s Giving
Other notable donations include $10 million-plus for cancer research at Stony Brook University and $5 million for renovations at the University of Iowa’s football stadium.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: Rockefeller Fund Picks USAID Administrator as New President
Also, a Republican proposal would shift a quarter of large endowment gifts to big colleges to financial aid, and Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center is cutting nearly 1,000 jobs after a fiscally rough 2016.
Lessons from 1986 suggest that the fear of smaller deductions causes donors to speed up giving, but the long-term effects are more nuanced.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: $20 Million Donation Buttresses New Vanderbilt Colleges
Also, two Chicago investment titans make big gifts to support lakefront recreation and financial education.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Megagifts Rise in 2016, With 12 Topping $100 Million
Donations of $500 million by investor and art collector Nicolas Berggruen for his namesake think tank and by Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, to the University of Oregon tied for the year’s biggest gift.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Challenging Sacred Cows and Killing Jargon: Our Most Popular Articles of 2016
In a year full of changes and big questions for nonprofits, Chronicle readers looked for unconventional wisdom and evidence of ideas that work.
Daily News Roundup: Fledgling Charity Pulls Offer to Big Donors of Time With Trumps
Also, Google’s giving arm donates $30 million for nonprofits to meet tech needs, and British charity regulators rule that Jediism is not a religion.
Daily News Roundup: Nonprofit With Trump Ties Offering Access to New President
Also, the foundation tasked with building the Obama presidential library names a White House political aide as its chief executive.
Gifts Roundup: Craigslist Founder Backs Journalism-Ethics Program
Other big donations support advanced medical research at the University of California at San Francisco and Indiana University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How Emily’s List Turned Donors’ Attention to Planned Giving
Sensing supporters’ curiosity about legacy gifts, the pro-choice political-action committee surveyed donors and adapted communications to draw more bequests.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Daily News Roundup: W. Va. Reviews Ties With Nonprofit in Flap Over Racist Post
Also, the University of California at San Francisco gets a $50 million gift to pursue unconventional medical research, and a foundation official predicts a wave of grant making in support of journalism.