S.C. Teacher Donates Unsuspected $8.4-Million Fortune
The Community Foundation of Greenville, S.C., is disbursing the first grants drawn from a surprise bequest from a retired schoolteacher who died 15 months ago at age 94 after quietly amassing a multimillion-dollar fortune through stock investments, The Greenville News reports.
War on Poverty Story: a Focus on Empowering the Poor
Starting at a young age, Arnold Fege devoted his time and later his career to equity and social justice.
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For-Profit Solicitors Kept 63% of Funds Raised in Calif. in 2012
After getting more than half of the money raised for them by commercial firms in California in 2011, charities received only 37 percent of professionally raised donations the following year, the Orange County Register writes, citing data collected by the state attorney general’s office.
NYC Eyes Moving Millions from Charter Schools to Pre-K
Chancellor Carmen Farina said Friday that she wants to redirect $210-million allocated to create classroom space for charter schools and other nonprofit groups into expanding the city’s prekindergarten programs, The New York Times reports.
New Foundation Launches Search for Obama Library Site
The first concrete steps toward building the Obama presidential library and museum were taken Friday with the formation of the Barack H. Obama Foundation to raise funds and oversee the project, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
Movie Boosts Interest in Ex-SEAL’s Charity for Veterans
The success of Lone Survivor, which chronicles Marcus Luttrell’s ordeal fighting the Taliban in 2005, has spurred a surge of interest from combat veterans in the retreats held by Mr. Luttrell’s Lone Survivor Foundation, according to a Texas Monthly article published in The New York Times.
Johansson Flap Could Deter Stars’ Philanthropy, Expert Says
Global Philanthropy Group’s Trevor Neilson, a giving consultant to the stars, says the dispute that led to Scarlett Johansson’s split with aid group Oxfam could make celebrities less likely to engage in high-profile charity work, U.K. daily The Independent writes.
Boston Church Defends Pricey Rectory as Investment
Trinity Church leaders cast the condominium purchase in the desirable Beacon Hill neighborhood near the Episcopal congregation as a savvy real-estate deal that would not affect the church’s operating budget or charitable work, writes The Boston Globe.
Hiring of Health-Care ‘Navigators’ With Criminal Records Draws Fire From Calif. Lawmakers
Republican legislators in California are seeking answers from the state’s health-insurance exchange on the hiring of 31 people with criminal records to work as counselors helping residents secure coverage under the Affordable Care Act, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Maker of Breast-Cancer-Awareness Products Jailed for Alleged New Scam
A Colorado man authorities say collected some $2-million by misleading purchasers of breast-cancer-awareness merchandise into believing they were contributing to charities was sentenced to 14 days in jail Thursday for allegedly engaging in a similar scheme in violation of a court order, reports the Denver Post.