Marc Benioff Takes Swipe at Zuckerberg-Style Giving
The Bay Area philanthropist took a critical view of fellow Internet mogul Mark Zuckerberg’s giving approach in an interview with San Francisco magazine, questioning the impact of the Facebook co-founder’s billion-dollar stock gift to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Judge OKs Plan to Sell Iranian Charity’s Forfeited Assets
A federal judge in New York has approved a settlement that will see U.S. authorities sell a 36-story Manhattan office tower and other properties owned by a charity implicated as a front for the government of Iran, Bloomberg and the Associated Press report.
Controversial Calif. Housing Charity Merges With Another Group
The Northern California nonprofit formerly known as the Stanislaus Community Assistance Project, which shed its name and leadership two years ago amid investigations of its use of millions of taxpayer dollars, is merging with another veteran housing organization, reports The Modesto Bee.
Ex-MacArthur Chief to Lead Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan F. Fanton, who led the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation from 1999 to 2009, was named Thursday as the new president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, replacing the honorary society’s scandal-tarred former head, The Boston Globe reports.
Craigslist Founder and Philanthropist Shares Social-Media Strategies
Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist and philanthropy-focused blog CraigConnects, suggests emailing supporters the links to your social-media posts so that they can easily reshare.
By cody.switzer and Idit Knaan
Right Wants IRS to Drop Rule Change for Political Nonprofits
Conservatives are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to abandon efforts to revise its rules on political activity by nonprofit groups, but the agency’s head said it will forge ahead, The Washington Post writes.
Lerner Emails Show Talks on Prosecuting Political Groups
Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner talked with Justice Department officials last year about potential criminal prosecutions of nonprofit groups suspected of engaging in political activity after denying they would do so in applications for tax-exempt status, The Wall Street Journal writes.
NYC Investigating Nonprofit Run by Brooklyn Leader’s Aide
City Hall contracting officials are investigating a nonprofit organization led by an aide to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams following a news report on the city-funded group’s spending, local news website Capital NY writes.
U.K. Charity Says Food-Bank Use Way Up, but Government Disputes Claim
Britain’s biggest food-bank operator said the number of people using its facilities rose more than 2½ times in the past year and blamed the increase on the government’s austerity program, Bloomberg reports.
United Way Plans to Ask Congress to Strike New Rules to Govern Federal Charity Drive
New restrictions will worsen a long-term slide in giving by federal workers, charities say.
By Doug Donovan
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