Daily News Roundup: Melinda Gates Talks About Diversity in Tech
She also discusses problems money can’t fix and more. In other news, aid groups are scrambling to solve the problem of sexual misconduct after the Oxfam scandal; an opaque religious charity run by top U.S. housing officials raises questions; three employees of the disaster-aid charity Shelterbox have left after allegations of sexual misconduct by aid workers; and more articles about giving and about nonprofits and policy.
But the number of donors increased 0.1 percent compared with the same month in 2017.
By Eden Stiffman, Ariana Giorgi and Ben Myers
Few Nonprofits Do Enough to Make Sure Website Visitors Become Donors, Study Finds
What’s more, nonprofits are struggling to deliver email to their supporters and ensure their sites are mobile friendly.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Podcast: How Salesforce.com Spreads the Gospel of Corporate Giving
In this edition of the Business of Giving, Suzanne DiBianca, chief philanthropy officer at the software company, discusses the concept of giving 1 percent each of time, equity, and products back to the community.
Daily News Roundup: Donor Chops $75 Million From Big Calif. Medical Gift
Plus: Big names in tech are boosting Goldman Sachs’s fast-growing donor-advised fund, the maker of OxyContin wades controversially into anti-addiction giving; a Democratic House leader looks into the Trump Organization’s donation of profits to the Treasury; and news and views on Latino philanthropy, a growing advice club for the very rich, and the latest XPrize Foundation contest. (Hint: humanoids!)
Daily News Roundup: Save the Children Admits ‘Unsafe Behavior’ in Workplace
In other news, the fundraiser who led USC’s record capital campaign is retiring, maverick Silicon Valley donor Peter Thiel talks Trump and Facebook, and the U.S. Holocaust Museum revokes a human-rights award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Plus, Florida legislators terminate a troubled state-office charity campaign, how insurance giant Humana used a charitable donation to boost executive bonuses, and more.
How an Education Nonprofit Grew as Fast as Facebook
CommonLit, a group that offers free reading materials online, learned the techniques of Silicon Valley and has been expanding fast ever since.
By MARC GUNTHER
Contributor
Group Helps Other Charities Speed Up Their Success, Silicon Valley Style
Fast Forward has won the support of Google.org and others for its innovative methods of nurturing nonprofit tech startups.
By Marc Gunther
Contributor
Daily News Roundup: Child-Sex-Abuse Claims Reported to British Charity Watchdog
In other news, international nonprofits worry about proposals to tighten Washington lobbying rules for foreign entities, a U.K. charity draws fire for cooperating with immigration patrols to round up homeless migrants, Salesforce and the United Way team up in a bid to transform workplace giving, and more.
Daily News Roundup: Mo. Governor Used Charity Email for Political Messages
In other news, a New Hampshire university dedicates $20 million to scholarships for Dreamers; Bryn Mawr gets a $25 million gift; and thousands of nonprofits could lose Google Ad grants. Plus, the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces mandatory admission, big foundations fight Trump cuts for the arts, charity-fundraising site CrowdRise rises again, a nonprofit leader proposes a Star Trek-inspired management model, and more.
Nonprofits Dragged Into Russian Efforts to Peddle Falsehoods on Twitter, Salvaged Data Shows
The Clinton Foundation appeared to be the most popular nonprofit topic for tweeting and retweeting by accounts tied to a disinformation campaign, appearing 622 times.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Podcast: Former Obama Official Discusses How to Create a Culture of Innovation
Sonal Shah, former President Obama’s director of social innovation and civic participation, now leads a center at Georgetown University that teaches methods of social change, with a heavy emphasis on data and technology.
New Site Seeks to Make It Easier for Giving Circles to Blossom
Global Impact won money from the Gates Foundation to work on ways to help like-minded small donors pool their resources to support favorite causes.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
1 Million Campaigns and Counting: DonorsChoose.org’s CEO Looks Ahead to the Future of Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding taught donors to expect more accountability and connection, says Charles Best, the online charity’s founder. Community will become even more prized by contributors to online drives in the years ahead, he says.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
PayPal Users Gave $8.5 Billion to Charity in 2017, a 16% Spike Over Last Year
Year-end giving grew sharply, too — the result of a good economy and strong appeals to give online from nonprofits.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Nonprofits Win as Tech Company Replaces Referral Bonuses With Donations
Cloud storage company Box says employees have responded positively to its unusual effort to build a culture of charity. Meanwhile, the company is saving money.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor