Clinton and Gates Foundations Join Forces to Track Women’s Gains
The data-driven project to assess development gains for women and girls worldwide was introduced Thursday at a New York University discussion featuring Melinda Gates and Hillary Rodham and Chelsea Clinton, reports The New York Times.
Fundraiser for N.Y. Parade Accused of Misusing $1-Million
The nonprofit that organizes New York City’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade will be overhauled following an eight-month state investigation that found the event’s chief marketer and fundraiser and his company misappropriated $1-million intended for the festivities, writes The New York Times.
Ex-Head of L.A. College’s Foundation Charged With Corruption
The former executive director of a foundation that raised money for Los Angeles Trade-Technical College was arrested Thursday on suspicion of embezzling nearly $140,000 from the organization, reports the Los Angeles Times.
With Accreditation, Free Online University Plans Expansion
The nonprofit, tuition-free University of the People, which will graduate its first class of seven seniors this spring, said Thursday that it has been certified by a national accreditation group and aims to increase its student body seven-fold in the next two years, The New York Times writes.
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Israel to Bail Out Hadassah Hospital Victimized by Madoff
The country’s finance minister says the government will rescue a bankrupt Jerusalem hospital that has been plagued by claims of fiscal mismanagement and whose backer, U.S. Jewish charity Hadassah, lost tens of millions of dollars to Bernard Madoff’s fraud, Bloomberg reports.
Liberals and Conservatives Object to IRS Rule on Nonprofit Politicking
Opposition to proposed new Internal Revenue Service restrictions on political activity by “social welfare” nonprofits is growing and is crossing ideological lines, according to The New York Times.
Billionaire Arnold Funding PBS Reports on ‘Pension Peril’
John and Laura Arnold’s foundation, which has financed political and lobbying efforts to roll back public employees’ retirement benefits, gave $3.5-million to New York’s WNET for a series of news reports on the issue, according to news Web site PandoDaily.
Obama Names Kansas City Arts Leader to Take Helm at NEA
The president on Wednesday nominated Jane Chu, head of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, to lead the National Endowment for the Arts, reports The Washington Post.
Fla. Lawyer Gets 6 Years in $300-Million Charity Gaming Case
Prosecutors deemed Jacksonville attorney Kelly Mathis the mastermind of a scheme to use a nonprofit veterans’ organization to front an gambling operation, the Orlando Sentinel and the Associated Press report.