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
Don’t Underestimate the Value of a Loyal Donor
In this interview from our September Philanthropy NEXT conference, Lynne Wester, a donor-relations consultant, advises nonprofits to value repeat donors, not just one-time big givers.
Last Original GuideStar Employee Talks Data in the ‘Golden Age’ of Fraud
Chuck McLean, who started with the organization 23 years ago, says that while nonprofit transparency has improved greatly, the IRS is poorly equipped to prevent abuses.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How They Did It: 10 Stories of Runaway Growth in Giving
These organizations defied the ho-hum fundraising returns of recent years to post remarkable results.
By Drew Lindsay
Contributor
Video: How Nonprofits Can Diversify Their Staffs
Birgit Burton, senior director of foundation relations at Georgia Tech, says people have to be involved in a nonprofit before they will take an interest in working there.
A First-Generation College Grad Helps Others Get Their Degrees
Dartmouth alumna Alexandra Bernadotte builds support networks for students who might struggle with academics or campus life.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor