Ex-N.Y. Charity Head to Plead Guilty in $7-Million Theft Case
Former Metropolitan New York Council on Jewish Poverty leader William E. Rapfogel will face prison time and substantial restitution payments after an expected guilty plea Wednesday morning, The New York Times reports, citing people familiar with the case.
Va. Group Loses Charity Status Over Political Statements
The Internal Revenue Service has pulled the Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty’s tax exemption, saying the conservative-aligned Virginia charity engaged in “a pattern of deliberate and consistent intervention in political campaigns,” USA Today writes.
Boy Scouts Revokes Wash. Troop’s Charter over Gay Leader
The Seattle council of the Boy Scouts of America has pulled a local church’s charter to sponsor a Scout troop led by an openly gay man, The Seattle Times reports.
Privacy Worries Shutter Gates-Funded Education-Data Nonprofit
Nonprofit software firm inBloom is closing because of parental concerns about the privacy of data it planned to collect on public-school students, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report.
Pa. Investigating Stalled Industrial Museum’s Finances
Pennsylvania’s attorney general has launched a probe into how leaders of the proposed National Museum of Industrial History in Bethlehem, Pa., used $17-million in gifts and grants to the long-planned but still unbuilt facility, writes the Allentown Morning Call.
Foundations Drop Bid to Buy Troubled Pittsburgh Arts Center
A coalition of philanthropic groups withdrew its offer Monday to purchase Pittsburgh’s August Wilson Center for African American Culture, saying the debt-ridden venue’s conservator has indicated opposition to their bid, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
N.Y. Festival Highlights Growth of Video Games for Good
The New York Times reports on this week’s Games for Change Festival, which spotlights video games designed to bring about social change as well as entertain players.
Jon Huntsman Sr. Receives 2014 Simon Philanthropy Prize
Philanthropy Roundtable named the billionaire chemicals magnate, who has poured more than $450-million of his fortune into cancer research, the winner of this year’s William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership, the Deseret News reports.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Offers ‘Embedded Reporter’ Fellowship
The reporter will write feature articles for the group’s website and create lists and quizzes in hopes of drawing news-media attention.
By Cassie J. Moore
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Watch 2014 Global Philanthropy Forum Sessions Live Online
Live videos of more than a dozen conference sessions will be available for viewing online until Friday, April 25.
By CODY SWITZER
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