It’s a fact: Other industries have received far worse hits than fundraising ever will and yet they’ve learned how to grow, change and adapt. In the face of rising challenges in fundraising, what steps can the smart fundraiser take to rise above it all and succeed despite the odds?
Amid his national anthem protest, Colin Kaepernick feels his patriotism has come into question. "The media painted this as I'm anti-American, anti-men-and-women of the military, and that’s not the case at all," the San Francisco 49ers quarterback told reporters after his team defeated the San Diego Chargers on Thursday. During the game, fans repeatedly booed…
The Bruno Manser Fund, a rainforest conservation charity based in Switzerland, wants the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to pay back millions in donations from individuals connected to a Malaysian money-laundering scandal. In an open letter published to its website, the charity called for DiCaprio to "disclose and restitute to Malaysia" any funds the foundation received from Riza Aziz and Jho Low, two key figures in the $3 billion scam...
In December, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan launched the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), pledging to donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares, worth approximately $45 billion, over their lifetimes to further the cause. Now, the couple is making moves to keep their promise by making the first cash infusion into the for-profit charitable initiative...
Amber Heard is donating the entirety of her settlement money from Johnny Depp to charity, the actress said in a statement on Thursday. "As described in the restraining order and divorce settlement, money played no role for me personally and never has, except to the extent that I could donate it to charity and, in…
Leonardo DiCaprio is known for many things—his acting, his philanthropy, his unbridled love for Girl Scout cookies. But now, the actor might be in a bit of trouble over one of them, and it's not the Thin Mints. According to a lengthy piece in The Hollywood Reporter, the U.S. Department of Justice named DiCaprio twice…
When last we checked in on Dryer Lint Donald Trump, he was running unopposed in the race for the coveted title of "artistic work most likely to simultaneously instill existential horror and admiration." But now, finally, he has a challenger. Enter, Dryer Lint Hillary Clinton. Artist Sandy Buffie, creator of the dryer lint monstrosity, plans to auction the sculpture alongside her Trump to raise money for charity...
Stories about John F. Kennedy, who served as U.S. president from Jan. 20, 1961 until he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, frequently make their way around the internet devoid of citations. While memes cut from the same cloth are commonly either misinformation or outright lies, one tidbit—that Kennedy donated his entire presidential salary to charity—turns out…
Throwback to 2014, the year of the Ellen DeGeneres Oscar selfie, Pharrell's giant hat and the Ice Bucket Challenge. These fads "broke the internet" (a phrase also coined in 2014), dominating social media feeds across the globe. But one of these viral pop culture moments is even more relevant today. The campaign that encouraged millions…
Michael Jordan broke his silence Sunday about ongoing racial tensions and violence in America that have been heightened with more casualties from police-involved shootings involving black men, as well retaliations against police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, La...
