Friday Rewind

The Friday Rewind offers a snapshot of PhilanthroNews —  that means news stories, articles, events of note, or information updates — from around our network and throughout the broad world of philanthropy. Whether you take a quick skim of the material or a deep dive through each item we hope to help inform your work and inspire your thinking.

1. Nonprofit leaders met with Vice President Pence in Washington D.C. this week, urging him to protect and expand the charitable tax deduction. The Vice President made no promises, but assured them the Trump Administration’s commitment to cut regulations and replace Obamacare would spur giving by stoking the economy. Read the Full Story Here.
2. The leaders of family foundations who have spent a lifetime funding things dear to their hearts often learn that their children and grandchildren have their own ideas and pet causes. And the younger generation may feel that the family patriarch and matriarch are set in their ways and turn a deaf ear to other input. Read the Full Story Here.
3. Although your fundraising activities might be more prestigious than that of selling cookies to passersby, there is something to learn from those organized, badge-wearing, smiley faced Girl Scouts you see standing in front of your local supermarket. (After all, Girl Scouts of the USA command a $700 million cookie empire.) Read the Full Story Here.
4. Nonprofits are beginning to utilize the money transfer app Venmo to process donations. What caused the changes in the way people exchange money, and is it for the betterment of the sector that organizations are beginning to use new technologies? Read the Full Story Here.
5. The New York State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, is helping direct stockholders’ resolutions to fight climate change. DiNapoli administers the pension fund of New York, whose $192 billion in assets makes it the third-largest in the U.S. Read the Full Story Here.

Friday Rewind is published each Friday by NY Funders Alliance staff. To submit a story for the Friday Rewind, please email programs@nyfunders.org.