New Gates Chief Says No Major Course Changes in Store
Susan Desmond-Hellman, who took office May 1 as chief executive officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, talks to The Seattle Times about bringing an outside perspective to leading the world’s wealthiest philanthropy.
Chinese Security Officials Cast Eye on Foreign Nonprofits
Growing wariness among China’s leaders about the activities and influence of Western nonprofit groups appears to have spawned a close investigation of foreign organizations in one Chinese province, according to The New York Times.
Red Cross Says Hurricane Sandy Fundraising is ‘Trade Secret’
The Red Cross is fighting a public records request to disclose how it raised and spent $300-million in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, ProPublica reports.
Teachers Stage Protest Outside Gates Foundation Headquarters
Teachers opposing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s policies on education set up a protest rally outside the headquarters in Seattle during the evening rush hour yesterday, according to the Seattle Times and local news network KPLU.
Sinkhole at Corvette Museum Attracts Its Own Crowd
A sinkhole that gave way in February at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., swallowing eight valuable cars, has become an attraction itself, The New York Times reports.
UK Charity Regulator Warns of Overlap Among Charities
The outgoing chief executive of the Charity Commission, which regulates charities in England and Wales, says that there are too many groups trying to do the same work, The Independent reports.
Gates Partners With Vietnamese Philanthropist on Health Care
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is partnering with Vietnamese businessman Le Van Kiem to raise $50-million to improve health care in the Southeast Asian country, Forbes reports.
House Republicans Say Lerner Wanted Audit of Sen. Grassley
The Ways and Means Committee released portions of emails Wednesday that Republican lawmakers purport show former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner attempted to initiate an audit of GOP Sen. Charles Grassley, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg report.
Chicago Open-Space Activists Vow to Fight Lucas Museum Plan
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday that he is confident the city will win a prospective legal battle over its plan to turn over property fronting Lake Michigan to George Lucas for a museum to house the “Star Wars” creator’s collection of film memorabilia and populist art, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Cash Gifts Disappear from Chinese Mogul’s Lunch for Poor
Chinese philanthropist Chen Guangbiao’s free luncheon for New York’s poor Wednesday turned sour when the approximately 200 homeless guests learned the flamboyant recycling magnate would not be doling out promised cash gifts to diners, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal write.