Daily Update: Jeff Bezos to Give $35 Million for Dreamer Scholarships

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Friday, January 12, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News from The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Tax Law Wipes Out Giving Incentive for 21 Million Americans, Study Says]( [premium] The number of taxpayers who itemize under the new law will plunge from 37 million to about 16 million in 2018, according to the Tax Policy Center. [PayPal Users Gave $8.5 Billion to Charity in 2017; 16% More Than Last Year]( [premium] Year-end giving grew sharply, too — the result of a good economy and strong appeals to give online from nonprofits. [Kansas City Hospital Gets $150 Million for Pediatric Research]( The Hall Family Foundation and the Sunderland Foundation each donated $75 million to Children’s Mercy Hospital. [World Vision President to Retire After 20 Years; Alexandria Community Foundation Names New Leader]( [premium] Plus, the National Audubon Society installs new leaders at three state affiliates, and Mark Israel, a pediatric oncologist, has been named national executive director of the Israel Cancer Research Fund. Top Features from The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Opinion: Diverse Boards Make Better Decisions. So Why Are So Many So White?]( [premium] We’re not making any progress by arguing about justice, important as it is. So let’s look at why nonprofits need a mix of people to govern their organizations. [Podcast: How Reshma Saujani Helps Girls ‘March Up Into the Middle Class’]( This week’s Business of Giving features the founder of Girls Who Code, which has helped thousands of girls in all 50 states get a head start on promising careers. [Letter to the Editor: Chronicle’s Headline About Donor-Advised Funds Lacked Context]( [premium] An article about a research study showed that it takes four years for money to cycle in and out, note the leaders of four community foundations, who say that is "a quick turnaround." Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- Top News [Jeff Bezos to Give $33 Million]( for 1,000 Dreamer Scholarships (Politico) Advocates Fear Tax Bill Could [Make Affordable Housing Harder to Find]( (NPR) Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: [Deducting Property Tax as Charity Is 'Ridiculous']( (Politico) [Eric Trump’s Charity Paid Trump Organization $145,000]( During Election (Daily Beast) More News Anonymous Donor Gives [$100 Million to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health]( in Toronto (Canadian Press) Tucson YWCA CEO [Enters Race for Governor]( (Arizona Daily Star) [$10 Million Reward for Stolen Gardner Museum]( Artwork Is Extended (The Boston Globe) Bitcoin-Only Charity Pledges Up to [$4 Million for PTSD Research]( (Cointelegraph) How a New Website Could Help [Bay Area Nonprofits Find Affordable Space]( (The Mercury News) Low-Income Communities Are [Struggling to Support Churches]( (The Atlantic) The Anti-Abortion Group That's [Urging Clinic Workers to Quit Their Jobs]( (NPR) A Look at People in Nonprofit World This Marine [Tried to Stop Misogyny in the Military](. Now He’ll Take On the Pentagon From Outside. (The Washington Post) Acclaimed Muslim [Preacher Who Founded Nonprofit]( Ta'leef Collective Faces His Own Mortality (NPR) Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These are the best-read stories on our site yesterday: [The Nonprofit Imperative for 2018: Fight for Sound Public Policies]( The tsunami of challenges caused by the new tax law will pummel nonprofit finances and their work forces — and hurt the charitable missions foundations and organizations strive to carry out. [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. [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. [Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Steps to Take Before Deciding]( Use anecdotal information and data to determine if your nonprofit is prepared [Opinion: Misguided Philanthropy Fuels Worst Option for Placing Foster Children]( [premium] Some first-stop "shelters" for children separated from their families can be the worst places to house and assess them, but powerful foundations prevent those institutions from being shut down. Coming Next Week: Learn What Foundation Program Officers Want --------------------------------------------------------------- Join The Chronicle on Thursday to hear directly from veteran foundation program officers to understand what they look for when they review proposals. 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