Correction: American Civil Liberties Union
Due to an editing error, an item that appeared in Philanthropy Today on Monday incorrectly summarized an article in The New York Times about the American Civil Liberties Union. The article stated that several board members said they had been told that the charity’s lawyer received a call from a New…
Civil-Liberties Group Gets Warning From State Official
New York State informally admonishes civil-liberties group on board policy
Technology Companies Make Giving a Priority
Technology companies are stepping up their charitable giving, The Washington Post reports. The newspaper says that technology companies previously focused on the quality of their products as the main selling point, but now many of the corporations believe that consumers also base their purchasing…
Evidence in Case Against Islamic Charity Raises Questions
Federal prosecutors are using more than 8,000 pages of Israeli intelligence as the cornerstone of their criminal case against officials at an Islamic charity accused of providing support to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, reports the Los Angeles Times. The reliance on this source of…
House Committee Votes to Cut Public Broadcasting Funding
House committee votes to slash aid to federal broadcasting
Donors’ Behavior Not Very Rational, Economist Says
Most donors do not focus on a charity’s results, economists find
Charity Bingo Competes With Casinos
Charities that run bingo games to raise money are rushing to find new customers to replace players lost to casinos, reports USA Today. To help charities compete with commercial gambling sites, gaming regulators are allowing nonprofit groups to increase winnings and use electronic equipment that…
Charities Fight Cholera in Angola
In response to one of the worst cholera epidemics to strike Africa in nearly a decade, Doctors Without Borders has organized the distribution of free chlorine and the United Nations is distributing free clean water in Angola, where the local water supply is severely contaminated with garbage and…