Daily Update: Left-Leaning Donors Digging Deeper, Report Says

[THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY] #subscribelink [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Philanthropy Today Thursday, July 13, 2017 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( Top News and Features From The Chronicle --------------------------------------------------------------- [Progressive Nonprofits Poised for Growth in Support, Says New Study]( [premium] About 31 percent of donors to liberal causes say they’re digging deeper this year, according to a report by ABD Direct and the Mellman Group. But there are differences between those who give online and those who give by mail. [PEN America Joins the Political Fray — and Finds New Audiences]( [premium] Long considered a genteel citadel of the literary elite, the nonprofit has increased its revenue and membership while raising its voice on free expression, protection of journalists, and President Trump. [Opinion: Donor-Advised-Fund Payout Numbers Don’t Add Up]( [premium] Double counting is common among donor-advised-fund sponsors, and transferring money from one such account to another is considered a donation. From The Chronicle's Online Resource Center --------------------------------------------------------------- See the latest additions to the scores of items on fundraising, leadership, careers, and other topics available in our [online resource center]( [Case Study: How a Volunteer-Led Grass-Roots Campaign Sparked Big Giving Among Women]( [premium] Dartmouth College officials were dubious, but the effort netted gifts of $100,000 or more from 114 alumnae. Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online --------------------------------------------------------------- [Community Hospitals and Patient Associations Add Weight to Health-Care Fight:]( With a vote looming on the Senate Republican leadership’s bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the coalition lobbying against the measure has grown to include nonprofit medical centers, major disease charities, and groups that advocate for patients, The Washington Post writes. [Nonprofits Explore Venmo as Tool for Peer-to-Peer Fundraising:]( A few major groups have accounts with the mobile-payments application popular among young people for making small money transfers, and Venmo is beta-testing a version for charities, MarketWatch writes. PayPal, Venmo’s parent company, will roll out a broader capability for nonprofits to use the app later this year. [Major Daily Teams With GoFundMe on Crowdfunding Venture:]( The San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the launch of the partnership, which allows readers to instantly start raising money for needy individuals and other causes they read about in the newspaper. Most articles on the Union-Tribune website will include a “start a campaign” button that leads to a GoFundMe landing page. [Me. Nonprofit Gave Manager Big Raise While Paying Disabled Workers $2 an Hour:]( Skills Inc., which provides jobs and services to people with intellectual disabilities, utilized a federal law authorizing subminimum wages for select employers to pay some disabled workers as little as $2.14 an hour while quadrupling a manager’s compensation to nearly $570,000 from 2006 to 2013, according to the Bangor Daily News. [Denver Jewish Cemetery Says Muslim Group Lagging on Pledge:]( Golden Hill Cemetery says CelebrateMercy, a charity led by a Philadelphia imam and endorsed by Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour, has not come through with a promised $100,000 to refurbish vandalized graves, the Forward writes. The nonprofit, which mounted a campaign to raise money for Jewish burial grounds, says it has made payments to other cemeteries but is awaiting a concrete plan from Golden Hill before disbursing its share. Trending: Development Directors Are Not Miracle Workers --------------------------------------------------------------- For the past week, this [2013 post]( has been one of our best-read pieces, and it's not surprising, given that the article explores a perennial problem at nonprofits. The piece was written by Rick Moyers, who announced recently that he is [stepping aside]( as vice president at the Meyer Foundation. Mr. Moyers, a contributor to The Chronicle, was instrumental in the ["Daring to Lead"]( study and other efforts to focus on leadership and fundraising in the nonprofit world. Don't Miss What Everyone Else Is Reading --------------------------------------------------------------- These were the most-read articles on our site yesterday: [How to Open Doors at Foundations]( In her latest advice column, nonprofit expert Allison Fine answers a question about where to look for new sources of funding. In a quandary about your career? Need tips on leadership? [Ask Allison](. [Development Directors Are Not Miracle Workers]( All too often the top fundraiser is a scapegoat for weaknesses on the part of the executive director and the board. In truth, fundraising is everyone's job. [These People Will Help Chan and Zuckerberg Spend $45 Billion]( [premium] The Facebook couple is plowing millions of dollars into for-profit companies it believes can address social problems, but key hires at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative have plenty of ties to the foundation and charity worlds as well. [Grants Roundup: $10 Million Award Backs Nonprofit Retreat for Veterans]( Other notable grants include $20 million from the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group to create new centers for brain and cell research. [Soccer Program Helps Refugee Children Find Footing in America]( [premium] Luma Mufleh felt moved to start coaching a ragtag group of kids she spotted playing barefoot in their strange new surroundings. What followed was an improbable journey to create something that could lift them to acceptance. 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