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. The NY Funders Alliance Board of Directors has hired a new Executive Director. Corinne Ribble has been hired to replace Lisa Fasolo Frishman who left the organization in October 2016. Ribble will begin in her role on Monday, January 30th. Read the Full Story Here.
2. In a country with more than 1.5 million nonprofits, determining how and where you can do the most good with the money you have can be daunting. The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania works to help people navigate that problem and maximize the effective of their giving. The Center’s founder and Executive Director sat down for a podcast with Denver Frederick of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Listen to the Podcast Here.
3. GoFundMe has helped more than 2 million campaigns raise more than $3 billion and has plans to grow that number to $40 billion over the next 10 years. In this article, the author discusses whether GoFundMe has a social responsibility to block unethical, hateful campaigns as it becomes a growing force in the philanthropic sector. Read the Full Story Here.
4. NPR’s Robert Siegel talks to Deepak Gupta of the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, about the non-profit’s lawsuit against President Trump claiming he is violation of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution. Read the Full Story Here.
5. As they leave the White House, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama implored Americans to contribute project ideas to the Obama Foundation, a “start up for citizenship” that will be located in the South Side of Chicago. 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.