Barnes Decision Made Without Knowledge of State Pledge
Barnes decision made without court’s knowledge of $107-million state pledge
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Boy Scout Case
The Boy Scouts of America faced a legal setback Monday when the Supreme Court refused to hear a case out of Berkeley, Calif., in which a Boy Scout sailing group, the Sea Scouts, lost free use of a public marina because the organization bars atheists and gay people, reports The Associated Press. The…
Palestinian Charities Help Hamas Gain Clout
Despite the Western freeze on aid to the Hamas-run Palestinian government, foreign money continues to reach the militant group’s network of social-welfare organizations, reports The Christian Science Monitor. Analysts say the charities are helping Hamas provide services and rapidly build a core of…
College Students Volunteer in Growing Numbers
College students are volunteering in larger numbers than they did several years ago, according to a report released yesterday by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. The report says that 3.3…
Rockefeller Fund Adds Three Board Members
The Rockefeller Foundation, in New York, is adding three new trustees to its board, including David Rockefeller Jr., as part of foundation president Judith Rodin’s makeover of the institution, The Wall Street Journal reports. The organization also named to its board Ann M. Fudge, the chief…
Arts Groups Struggle Against Humanitarian Causes
Arts groups struggle against humanitarian causes for money, attention
Mosque Leader Pleads Guilty to Aiding Terrorists
Leader of Georgia mosque pleads guilty to aiding terrorists
Heifer International to Shrink Plans to Build ‘Global Village’
Heifer International has decided to pare its ambitious Global Village project after donors raised objections to its $64-million cost, reports the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The charity, which donates cattle, rabbits, bees, and other food-producing animals to poor people in the United States and…
Students Protest Disney Executive’s Fund-Raising Role
Students at Ithaca College are protesting the choice of the Walt Disney Company’s chief executive officer as the honorary chairman of their institution’s $115-million fund-raising drive, reports The New York Times. During an appearance on campus last week, Robert A. Iger, who graduated from the…
Quakers in Seattle Evict Homeless From Premises
After years of providing shelter, showers, and laundry facilities for the homeless on an informal basis, the Seattle chapter of the Quakers has shut down a homeless camp because of concerns over dangerous incidents, reports The Seattle Times. For years, Quakers had allowed the homeless to sleep…