Daily Update: Ford Releases Data on Investment Returns

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Monday, October 2, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be on the Way]( [premium] A new effort is under way to help trustees and others better see how charitable endowments compare with peers and other investment indexes. [Gifts Roundup: The Academy of Motion Pictures and 3 Other Nonprofits Landed $50 Million Gifts]( [premium] Plus, singer Jennifer Lopez and entrepreneur Ric Elias have contributed money to help Hurricane Maria survivors [Opinion: After a Decade, Lessons About How Community Funds Can Evolve Successfully]( [premium] The Silicon Valley Community Foundation isn’t bound by geography like other similar funds — and that has helped it succeed in serving donors who hail from many places and think differently. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories [Mark Zuckerberg]( Clashed With Facebook Executives Over Letting Employees Work on His Philanthropy (Business Insider) New York Charity With Large Stake in [China’s HNA Group]( Rethinks Tax Status (The Wall Street Journal — subscription) More [Trafficking Victims]( Turn to Nonprofit-Run Hotline With Pleas for Help (The New York Times) About Disaster Relief Orlando Bravo, a San Francisco Tech Investor and Puerto Rico Native, Pledges [$10 Million for Hurricane Aid]( (San Francisco Chronicle) Celebrity Chef José Andrés, a Naturalized U.S. Citizen, Has Become the [Face of American Disaster Relief]( (The Washington Post) About the Arts The [Metropolitan Opera Offers Buyouts]( to Its Staff as Its Season Opens (The New York Times) How the [Lyric and Joffrey's New Partnership]( Will Change Cultural Chicago (Chicago Tribune) In an Era of Strife, [Museums Collect History]( as It Happens (The New York Times) Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These were the most-read articles on our site last month: [CEO Pay: Top Earners From Across the Country]( The Chronicle identifies executives at America’s largest nonprofits making some of the industry’s biggest salaries — including one that tops $9.6 million. [5 Smart Fundraising Tips From Wealthy Donors]( Rich people are often bombarded with gift requests. The Chronicle mined its recent coverage for the best suggestions on how fundraisers can elevate their organization’s pitch above the din. [Controversial Group Removes Board Names From Website Amid Complaints]( See the full membership of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Nonprofit Organizations & Executives, which took the list out of public view amid criticism of its marketing practices. [From Zero to $40 Million: Elite Fundraiser Explains How She Did It]( [premium] Exhaustive research and tenacity helped Anna Barber raise this tidy sum for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now she’s striking out on her own. [Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says]( [premium] Other tactics that work include seeking referrals from donors for other potential donors and tracking supporters’ online engagement with the charity. [Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups]( The money will support research and training and aims to bolster grass-roots women’s campaigns in the developing world. [An Unorthodox Hire]( [premium] David Schizer, once a crack Columbia University fundraiser and a talked-about candidate for the Trump administration, is reinvigorating a decades-old charity. [Diversity Is Not Progressing Among Nonprofit Leaders, Report Says]( Ninety percent of CEOs and board chairs are white, according to data from BoardSource. But only a quarter are making diversity a top priority in recruiting. [Zuckerberg to Cash In up to $13 Billion in Facebook Stock to Do Good]( He said the money would fund efforts in education, science, and advocacy. [Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors]( [premium] The goal is to engage new supporters and get beyond idle chitchat, pulling them deeper into the mission and asking for their ideas — but not their money. New Grants --------------------------------------------------------------- Your Chronicle subscription includes free access to [GrantStation's]( database of grant opportunities. Among the latest listings: [Aging.]( The AARP Foundation offers grants for programs that provides economic opportunities and social connectedness for older adults. Grants are given in the following areas: housing security, income security, social connection, and food security. The application deadline is October 24. [Social Justice.]( Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People provides grants to support groups that serve people who are oppressed by poverty or social systems and want to produce long-term charge in their own lives. 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