UCLA Cancels $3-Million Pledge from Donald Sterling Charity
In response to racist comments made by the NBA team owner, the university said Tuesday that it is terminating an agreement that would have brought $3-million in research funds from the Donald T. Sterling Charitable Foundation, the Los Angeles Times writes.
New Medicare Rule Boosts Payments to Nonprofit Clinics
A new Medicare reimbursement system mandated by the Affordable Care Act could channel an additional $1.3-billion over five years to nonprofit community health centers, Bloomberg writes.
Giving Tuesday Founder to Lead New York’s 92nd Street Y
Henry Timms, who spearheaded the launch of the post-Thanksgiving philanthropic holiday in 2012, has been appointed to head the Manhattan Jewish cultural and community center, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Benioff and Gates Commit $100-Million to Combat Preterm Birth
Bay Area philanthropists Marc and Lynne Benioff and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will donate a combined $100-million over 10 years to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital to finance research into premature births, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
U.K. Charity Group Calls for More Sunshine on Executive Pay
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations, a leading umbrella group for British nonprofits, is calling on U.K. charities to go beyond legal requirements on disclosure of senior executives’ wages in order to boost public trust, reports The Guardian.
Energy Firm Pledges $30-Million for Virgin Islands Med School
The University of the Virgin Islands has received a $30-million commitment from energy and mining company New Generation Power and its chairman to establish a medical school on the island, Caribbean Journal writes.
Central African Republic Hospital Attack Kills 3 Aid Workers
At least 16 people, including three health workers for global medical charity Doctors Without Borders, were killed over the weekend when heavily armed Islamic militants stormed a hospital in Central African Republic, the Associated Press reports.
Head of Texas Veterans’ Charity Draws Scrutiny over Ethics
A Houston socialite whose nonprofit provides homes for wounded service members and their families has drawn fire from some of the organization’s board members and beneficiaries over an overlap between her charity work and a commercial beauty-products firm, according to the Houston Chronicle.
San Diego Opera Crowdfunding Bid Raises $300,000 in 3 Days
The embattled organization quickly reached 30 percent of its $1-million goal in an online campaign launched Friday, arts-news site Classicalite writes. The opera also put its executive director, widely seen as the guiding hand in plans to shut down the company, on indefinite leave, reports KPBS.
United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover
The country’s biggest nonprofit organization has hired veteran telecommunications and advertising executive Vicki Lins to craft strategies to energize its global brand, reports the Associated Press.