Daily News Roundup: Zuckerberg and Sandberg Give to Unite Immigrant Families
The pair gave to an online drive by former Facebook employees raising money for a Texas nonprofit. In other articles, a look at what would happen if university endowments invested only in funds with diverse hiring practices; how the Koch brothers are fighting public-transit plans; and more about big philanthropy and other news.
Daily News Roundup: $50 Million Gift to Cincinnati Zoo
In other articles, the former chairman of Wells Fargo is giving $20 million to DePauw University; the Gates Foundation is starting a nonprofit biotech in Boston; a little-known conservative Midwestern couple is wielding big influence in philanthropy; “design thinking” can help nonprofits with fundraising; how to get narcissists to give to charity; and other articles about legal news and investing and opinion and much more.
Podcast: Nonprofit Code.org Hopes to Inspire Kids to Learn Computer Science
Code.org trains teachers to teach computer science, even if they have no background in the subject.
Daily News Roundup: Southern Baptist Seminary Fires Leader Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Allegations
Paige Patterson was let go after statements he made about spousal abuse while he was in a previous job were published. In other articles, IBM is pledging $30 million over five years for a global effort to tackle social challenges such as relief after natural disasters; Melinda Gates has been supporting venture-capital firms led by women and minorities; and more news and articles about the arts.
Daily News Roundup: ‘Free-Market Philanthropy’s’ Impact on Scientific Research
Billionaires are investing more in biotechnology, raising questions about diversity and more. In other articles, a former Gates Foundation executive will be chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education; the Education Department is conducting a review after a report that teachers’ grants had been converted to loans; a House Committee subpoenaed bank records of a nonprofit tied to Missouri Gov. Greitens; and other articles about sexual misconduct and museums and more.
Daily News Roundup: $180 Million Renovation for 92nd Street Y
In other articles, colleges may try several strategies to avoid the tax on their endowments, like increasing enrollment to reduce endowment-per-student ratio; the Metropolitan Opera found evidence that former conductor James Levine abused or harassed seven people; a mysterious benefactor’s $16 million loan to a college raises questions; and other articles about health care and opinion and more news.
Daily News Update: New Trump Administration Rule Ties Funding to Abortion Restrictions
The effort takes aim at Planned Parenthood, said some administration officials. In other articles, a campaign lawyer for Missouri Gov. Greitens says a Greitens aide took a donor list from a veterans charity, and a Missouri House committee wants a court to compel the Greitens’s nonprofit to turn over records; the Obama presidential library drew scattered protests in Chicago; and much more on nonprofit innovation and the arts and other news.
Online Fundraising Tactics Show Mix of Big Gains and Failures, Survey Says
The “mobile-first” movement among web developers has helped, but charities are missing opportunities to introduce new donors to their cause, according to an update of Dunham and Company’s digital engagement scorecard.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Silicon Valley Fund CEO on Leave ‘Until Further Notice,” Says Board
Emmett Carson will continue to be paid while two law firms investigate the allegations. In other articles, the Yawkey Foundations is objecting to the renaming of a Boston street that had been named after philanthropist Tom Yawkey, who some say was a racist; Dallas considers its own memorial in light of the opening of the National Lynching Museum; an article looks at Tom Steyer’s war with Donald Trump; and much more about giving and innovation and nonprofit management.
Facebook Makes it Easier for Users to Offer Matches for Fundraising Efforts
People raising money for charity have sometimes offered matching donations informally on the site; the new feature makes it a built-in function.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Podcast: United Way’s CEO On Keeping an Old Nonprofit Fresh
The organization has been around for over 100 years. But Brian Gallagher says it’s working on new ways to keep donors involved, including a new technology platform that aims to connect the nonprofit world.
Daily News Roundup: $70 Million Gift Goes to Houston Park Restoration
In other articles, the San Francisco Conservatory received a $46 million contribution; longtime philanthropists offer advice for new donors; the University of Louisville and its foundation have sued a former president of the university over alleged misuse of foundation money; an article examines how a progressive think tank handled sexual harassment allegations; and much more on big donations and management and nonprofit news.
Online Gifts Rose a Median of 23% in 2017, Study Says
Gifts from mobile devices rose especially fast, accounting for nearly one in four dollars raised online, according to the latest survey.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Can Silicon Valley CEO Survive Scandal?
Emmett Carson is in the midst of a crisis over harassment claims about his chief fundraiser. In other articles, the chair of Save the Children is coming under criticism for how he dealt with a sexual-harassment scandal at the charity; Michael Bloomberg is spending $4.5 million to cover this year’s U.S. financial commitment for the Paris climate accords; Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has been charged with a felony for tampering with computer data connected to a nonprofit donor list; and much more.
Daily News Roundup: Save the Children Chair Steps Down
Alan Parker resigned before his term ended, saying the nonprofit needed to rebuild trust. In other articles, complaints about sexual misconduct have tripled since the Oxfam scandal, says Britain’s Charity Commission; the Open Society Foundations may leave Hungary; a nonprofit created to pay Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’s legal bills raised no money last month; artificial-intelligence researchers are making $1 million-plus at nonprofits; and other articles on big gifts and donor research and more.
Daily News Roundup: Harvard, Yale, and Others Trying to Repeal Endowment Tax
Thirty colleges are aiming to help two members of the House (a Democrat and a Republican) find sponsors for a bill. In other articles, Amherst gets $100 million from an anonymous alum to match “gifts at very significant levels"; Sheldon and Miriam Adelson are giving $70 million to the Birthright Israel Foundation; Beyoncé donates $100,000 to historically black colleges; and articles about one of the world’s wealthiest charities and universal basic assets and more.