‘Give Local’ Day Sees 300,000 Donate More Than $50-Million
More than 300,000 Americans made donations during last week’s Give Local America fundraising drive, collectively providing more than $50-million for 7,000 nonprofit groups in 120 communities, according to a news release from event organizer Kimbia.
Group Questions Ill. Charter’s Pact With Religious Nonprofit
Advocacy group Americans United for Separation of Church and State is urging Chicago schools officials to deny a final OK to a planned charter school over the institution’s collaboration with a church-affiliated after-school program, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Ky. Charity Alleges Misuse of Donations by Hospital Operator
Kosair Charities of Louisville is suing the operator of a hospital to which it donates more than $6-million a year, claiming the nonprofit health system uses some of the money to enrich itself and its executives, reports The Courier-Journal.
San Diego Opera Crowdfunding Campaign Tops $1-Million
The embattled opera, seeking a groundswell of donations to put on its next season, passed a $1-million crowdfunding target Friday, 10 days ahead of a May 19 deadline, and has now doubled the goal, the Los Angeles Times and City News Service report.
NPR’s Revolving Door of Chief Executives
Jarl Mohn will be the organization’s fifth leader in less than eight years.
NPR Taps Veteran Radio and TV Executive as New CEO
The public-radio network announced Friday that Jarl Mohn has been named its new chief executive officer.
Million-Plus Giving Reaches Record High in U.K.
A record 165 British philanthropists donated more than $1.7-million to charity last year, topped by the family of supermarket mogul David Sainsbury, which gave $280-million to family trusts and charities, Third Sector writes, citing the annual giving list compiled by U.K. newspaper the Sunday Times.
Scouts Under Fire From Both Sides After Compromise on Gays
The Boy Scouts of America’s vote last year to lift a ban on openly gay youth—while maintaining a bar on homosexual adults—has done little to temper criticism of the organization’s policies on sexual orientation, The New York Times writes.
Calif. Union Drops Ballot Push on Nonprofit Hospital Pay
SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West will forsake efforts to put initiatives on the 2014 election ballot to cap executive pay and treatment charges at nonprofit hospitals after reaching an agreement with medical centers to jointly address problems with the state’s Medicaid program, the Sacramento Business Journal writes.
Calif. Senate Backs Nonprofit Politicking Disclosure Bill
A concession on the effective date for a law requiring politically active nonprofit groups to disclose the source of big contributions to state campaigns brought in enough Republican support to reverse a prior narrow rejection of the measure, reports the Los Angeles Times.