Daily Update: Facebook Scandal Unlikely to Change Fundraising

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Thursday, April 12, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From the Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook Scandal Unlikely to Transform Charity Fundraising, Experts Say]( [premium] At the annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, charity officials and consultants said it was important to check in with lawyers on privacy issues for donors. [Fusion of Old and New Supporters Drives Record $60 Million Campaign for Venerable Organization]( [premium] The Vera Institute of Justice has raised $60 million, tapping veteran grant makers but also a host of new philanthropies like Google.org and the Ballmer Group. [Foundations Are Often to Blame for Charities’ Financial Emergencies]( [premium] A shift in funding strategy, discontinued grants, or even changes that seem like a routine inconvenience to a grant maker — like a few months’ delay in promised money — are often the cause. [Updated: $250 Million Bet Is Aimed at ‘Thrillingly Bold’ Ideas]( [premium] See the winners of the Audacious Project, which is distributing money among five grantees with proposals "that will take your breath away," according to one of the project's leaders. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Gifts It Turns Out [$25 Million Won’t Buy Schwarzman His Name on a High School]( (Bloomberg). Also see: Stephen [Schwarzman Had Long List of Demands]( in Exchange for $25 Million Donation to Abington High (Philadelphia Inquirer). Plus: see [our coverage of the Schwarzman gift](. MacArthur Foundation to Give [$24.3 Million to Chicago-Area Arts Groups]( (Chicago Tribune) [Boca Raton Regional Hospital Lands $25 Million]( Gift (Palm Beach Post) Ken Griffin Gives Chicago Cops [$10 Million to Fight Gun Violence]( (Bloomberg) More News The [New Face of Jewish Philanthropy]( Is Innovative, Younger, and More Female (Sun Sentinel) [Justice Dept. to Halt Legal-Advice Program for Immigrants]( in Detention (Washington Post). Plus, see our coverage of the [Vera Institute of Justice]( which has provided thousands of legal information sessions to immigrants in detention. Ex-State Lawmaker Testifies He and Ex-Senator [Took Kickbacks to Steer Funding to College and Nonprofit]( (Associated Press) [Dog Rescuers, Flush With Donations]( Buy Animals From the Breeders They Scorn (Washington Post) More Features and Opinion Opinion: [Facebook Should Be a Nonprofit]( (Bloomberg View) [Meghan and Harry Choose Charities to Support]( With Their Wedding: “We’d Struggle to Be More Delighted” (Vanity Fair) On Arts and Cultural Institutions [George Lucas-Connected Institution]( Comes Forward as Buyer of Rockwell Painting From Embattled Berkshire Museum (ARTnews). Also see: Berkshire Museum Art [Auctions Slated to Begin in May]( (WNPR) [Israel’s Holocaust Museum Appeals for Artifacts]( as Survivors Dwindle (Reuters) Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These were the best-read stories on our site yesterday: [New Donor-Advised Fund Pushes to Keep the Cash Moving]( [premium] A new charitable account provider affiliated with Amalgamated Bank asks donors to distribute at least 10 percent of their accounts annually to charity, a move that others have resisted. [How One Nonprofit Identified Website Visitors by Traits — and Saw Fundraising Spike]( [premium] Identifying "personas" can give charities the information they need without spending money on surveys and consultants’ fees. It helped boost one group’s giving 100 percent from one year to the next. [‘Modern Donors’ Are Changing How Charities Should Raise Money]( [premium] Donors under the age of 72 are less responsive to written appeals and more likely to conduct research than their older counterparts, according to a new study. [Grants Roundup: Houston Zoo Nets $50 Million for New Habitats]( Also, the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation has given $10 million to renovate hundreds of public basketball courts, and a Cincinnati hospital gets $5 million to grow human tissue and organs from stem cells. [Sexual Harassment Is Widespread Problem for Fundraisers, Survey Shows]( Two-thirds of women who have encountered misconduct on the job say donors were the perpetrators, according to a new study of more than 1,000 fundraisers sponsored by the Chronicle and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Solutions Journalism: Giving Inmates Job Skills Can Solve 2 Problems --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [Hard Time Software: Why these prisoners learn computer coding]( Thousands of tech jobs are going unfilled, and the United States has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the world. How can these two problems be resolved? By training inmates to code, a program in San Quentin gives real, marketable skills to inmates that will help them find jobs and decrease the likelihood that they will end up back behind bars. [Seniors Flex Creative Muscles in Retirement Arts Colonies]( Rather than passively enjoying the arts, residents of assisted-living facilities in Los Angeles are involved in goal-driven arts workshops. An organization called EngAge provides writing, performance, and visual-arts classes for retirement communities, thus spurring new “arts colonies.” Equipped with studios and a performance space, artists work in the facility and double as instructors to residents, who are encouraged to set goals, take risks, and commit to learning new skills, all of which help sharpen their mental health. [Could Harvesting Fog Help Solve the World’s Water Crisis?]( The demand for clean water around the world continues to grow. In arid southwest Morocco, the region may only see “a few hundredths of an inch of rain per year,” which contributes to poor human health, as well as unfavorable environmental and economic conditions. A global collaboration with a Moroccan nonprofit and German organizations have helped bring clean water to the region with the use of CloudFisher technology, which converts sea fog into water. See more stories at the Network’s [Solutions Story Tracker.]( Follow Chronicle Journalists at Key Nonprofit and Foundation Meetings --------------------------------------------------------------- • Nicole Wallace ([@NicoleCOP]( is covering the annual [Nonprofit Technology Conference]( in New Orleans. • Alex Daniels ([@AlexDaniels]( and Dan Parks ([@itsdanparks]( are covering the [Council on Foundations' Public Policy Summit]( in Philadelphia. From Our Sponsors --------------------------------------------------------------- PAID FOR AND CREATED BY NETWORK FOR GOOD [4 Tips for Building a Successful Development Plan]( Making donors feel valued and connected to your organization is key to fulfilling your mission. Learn how to create a development plan focused on building long-lasting relationships with donors Learn the Basics of Raising Money From Donor-Advised Funds – and Save 20% --------------------------------------------------------------- Donor-advised funds are now worth $80 billion, but many fundraisers struggle to understand the basics of how to obtain money from them. In our next webinar, we’ll walk you through the smartest ways to include donor-advised funds in your fundraising strategy and how to incorporate them in your communications. Plus, you’ll hear from the head fundraiser at St. Labre Indian School, who will explain how she increased DAF revenue by 30 percent in the past year. We’ll also cover the basics of the laws governing these funds so you don’t run afoul of them, and we'll show you how to update your back office to process these gifts accurately. [Sign up]( today so can join us on April 26 at 2 p.m. and save 20 percent on the registration fee. 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