Nonprofit News
Enjoy the following national nonprofit news articles from The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Philanthropy Journal, and Philanthropy News Digest.Ford Foundation Gives $1 Million to Help More American Students Study in China
Soros Commits $2 Million to Two Political Organizations
American Pain Foundation Closes After Senators Launch Investigation of Drugmakers
Gates Foundation Announces Grand Challenges Explorations Grants
LGBTQ Advocates Prioritize Changing Culture
Karen Zelermyer and Andrew Lane of Funders for LGBTQ Issues speak with Philantopic about changing people’s hearts and minds on issues of importance to the LGBTQ community.
N.Y. Agencies React to Cuomo’s Cap on Nonprofit CEO Pay and Overhead
How will New York agencies implement Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order to cap nonprofit CEO salaries at $199,000 and to cap overhead at 25 percent?
An Innovative Idea for Throttling Tax-exempt Secret Campaign Contributions
Public interest lawyer Greg Colvin of Adler & Colvin proposes a way to clamp down on the secret, tax-exempt donations that are currently flooding political campaigns.
Boston Marathon a Test of Runners’ Fundraising Endurance
The Boston Marathon raises more than $10 million for charity annually, but some runners find meeting the race’s fundraising minimum as hard as the race itself.
YES! Risks Alienating Potential Funders to Deliver Strong Issue
The entire Spring issue of YES! Magazine is devoted to the theme of “9 Strategies to End Corporate Rule,” a focus which shows courage in the face of potentially alienating some funders.
One Heck of a Fundraising Cautionary Tale
In the name of professionalizing its fundraising operation, the Brooklyn Museum has, in one fell swoop, alienated some of its most ardent supporters.
CharityBribes.org Seeks to Harness the Power of Celebrity in Unique Fashion
Would you donate to a worthy cause to see Donald Trump’s hair first thing in the morning? CelebrityBribes.org looks to squeeze nonprofit fundraising from people’s celebrity obsessions.
Beyond Flashpoints Like Trayvon Martin’s Death, How to Address “Everyday” Racism?
In the wake of the national dialogue around the killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., there is a question about the role of the nonprofit sector in confronting community-level racism.
Ford, Kellogg, and Kresge Pledge $1M to Asian American Pacific Islander Communities
The Asian American Pacific Islander community is the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S., and some foundations are taking steps to help make sure that this group is not marginalized.
U.K. Considers Experiment in “Homemade Justice”
U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May will announce plans to allow “inner-city neighbourhoods to be given power to hold ‘street courts’ in [a] bid to tackle gangs of feral youths.”
Nonprofit Leaders Skew Young in TIME’s “100 Most Influential” List
TIME Magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World is out and NPQ was thrilled to see Ai-Jen Poo, the head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, on the list.
Spotty Board Attendance Costs Nonprofit Dearly – What About Your Board?
Board members of the Amarillo, Texas-based Panhandle Community Services might do well to remember the words of Woody Allen: “80 percent of success is showing up.”
New Tool Helps Nonprofits Measure Impact on U.K. Children’s Wellbeing
In advance of a forthcoming national wellbeing index to be released in the U.K. in July, a new tool allows youth-serving charities to measure attitudinal changes of young people.
Wal-Mart, Democratic National Committee Get Creative with Contributions
The Democratic National Committee says it’s not accepting corporate sponsorship money for its upcoming convention in Charlotte, N.C.—but gift cards are another matter.
Nonprofit Groups, Corporations at Odds on “Do Not Track” Rules
At a recent World Wide Web Consortium meeting, a rift emerged between corporations doing business online and nonprofit groups advocating for consumers’ privacy rights.
Knight Foundation Requires Journalism Grantees to Disclose Donors
The Knight Foundation, which is at the forefront of donors to journalism, has decided to require new grantees to publicly divulge their donors as a precondition of funding.