Daily News Roundup: Charities Win as Tech Company Tries Unusual Hiring Approach

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Thursday, January 11, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nonprofits Win as Tech Company Replaces Referral Bonuses With Donations]( [premium] 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. [Opinion: Misguided Philanthropy Fuels Worst Option for Placing Foster Children]( [premium] Foster homes can be the worst places to house and assess children separated from their families, but powerful foundations prevent those institutions from being shut down. [Obama Center’s Design Will Highlight Unity]( The facility to honor the legacy of the former president will include a 235-foot-tall tower, a women’s garden, sledding hill, civil-rights museum, and library. Online Tools and Advice --------------------------------------------------------------- [Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Steps to Take Before Deciding]( Use anecdotal information and data to determine if your nonprofit is prepared Plus find more than [825 articles and tools]( and tools to help you do your job. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- Top News On Eve of Giving Deadline for Government Employees, [Charities Fear More Decline in Donations]( (The Washington Post). Plus, see a Chronicle opinion article about [what is behind the decline]( in the federal government's employee drive. Trump Administration Seeks to [Change Rules on Bank Lending and Investment in Poor Communities]( (The Wall Street Journal — subscription) Republican [Tax Plan Hurts Colleges in Blue States]( Most (Bloomberg) Rich Stearns to [Retire From World Vision]( (Religion News Service). Plus, see a Chronicle article about World Vision's [strategy to maintain its religious identity as it broadens its mission](. N.Y. Lawmaker Denies [Stealing Aid Designed to Help Superstorm Sandy Victims]( (The Wall Street Journal — subscription) Workers’ Group 'Fast Food Justice' [Claims Victory in a New York Labor Effort]( (The New York Times) Founder and Chair of Haiti Charity [Resigns Amid Rape Allegations]( (Associated Press) Reaction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's New Admissions Policy [Museum President Answers Questions]( About the New Admissions Policy (Hyperallergic) [Crunching the Museum's Numbers]( (Cause & Effect) Opinion: [Museums Should Be Free to Everyone]( Regardless of Where They Live or How Much They Earn (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These are the best-read stories on our site yesterday: [Pay Is Flat for Most Fundraisers, but a Few See Huge Increases]( [premium] Salaries have inched up only about 2.6 percent over the past five years, but averages can be deceiving. [What the New Wave of Millennial Leaders Means for the Nonprofit World]( [premium] Creativity. Transparency. Higher wages for everyone. [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. [Grants Roundup: $400 Million for Emory U.; $18 Million for Job Training]( Plus, the Lilly Endowment creates a $10 million endowment for the Children's Bureau of Indianapolis; and other grant news. [Diana Aviv, CEO of Feeding America, Leaves Abruptly]( [premium] Ms. Aviv, who joined the huge anti-hunger group two years ago, stepped down immediately, with no successor in place. 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Promising Innovations: Solutions Journalism Network Stories --------------------------------------------------------------- The Chronicle is teaming up with Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit that promotes reporting on innovative ways nonprofits, governments, and others are tackling thorny social problems. The network will recommend three pieces each week from its Solutions Story Tracker, a searchable database, to help grant makers and charities learn about promising approaches. [How Georgia State Stopped Students From Slipping Through the Cracks]( Georgia State University has more than doubled its graduation rate and eliminated the racial achievement gap. Key to this achievement was collecting good data on how students were doing. It put the data to work with cost-effective interventions such as real-time advising and tiny grants for students who might have dropped out for financial reasons very close to graduation. [The Stigma]( Many people in 12-step groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous shun people who are taking medicine (such as methadone or buprenorphine) to help their recovery — despite the fact that medication-assisted treatment is proven to work. In Philadelphia, one man in long-term recovery founded a group that welcomes everyone. [In America, What Makes Cities Safer?]( The Wall Street Journal looked in-depth at Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and Washington — two cities where crime is rising and two where it’s falling. What made the difference? (subscription required) See more stories at the Network’s [Solutions Story Tracker.]( PAID FOR AND CREATED BY GRAHAM-PELTON [America’s Changing Giving Habits]( Download this collection to learn how the nonprofit world is being affected by emerging trends in donations and fundraising. 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