Marketing Agency Puts ‘Clickbait’ to Work for Charities
RXM Creative’s Clickbait for Good project aims to use the familiar practice of luring internet users to websites with sensational and provocative headlines to help nonprofits promote causes and draw donations, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Ky. Charities Balk at Plan to Link Medicaid and Volunteering
The Kentucky Nonprofit Network says its members cannot accommodate a potential influx of tens of thousands of volunteers under Gov. Matt Bevin’s proposed “community engagement” requirement for Medicaid recipients to get their benefits, reports the Lexington Herald Leader.
Michael Bloomberg Joins U.N. Agency as Health Ambassador
As the World Health Organization’s honorary global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases, the billionaire philanthropist and ex-New York mayor will mobilize support for efforts to reduce deaths linked to causes such as smoking, obesity, and road accidents, the Associated Press reports.
Wounded Warrior Sticks With Accounting Rules That Drew Fire
New documents suggest the organization is doing little to satisfy critics who complain that it inflates program spending and understates administrative expenses.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Vanderbilt to Return 1933 Gift to Rename ‘Confederate’ Dorm
The private university in Nashville will pay $1.2 million to a donor organization to remove the word “Confederate” from the name of a campus residence hall, The Tennessean reports.
Documents Show Soros Plan to Back Groups Critical of Israel
Leaked papers from billionaire financier and liberal donor George Soros’s Open Society Foundations outline a plan to finance Israeli and Palestinian human-rights groups as part of an effort to “hold Israel accountable” for alleged violations of international law but keep the philanthropy’s advocacy quiet, a Bloomberg columnist writes.
Arab-American Charity Loses Suit Over Bank-Account Closure
A federal jury decided Tuesday in favor of Bank of America in a case brought by Michigan-based aid charity Life for Relief and Development after the bank closed its account, reports the Detroit Free Press.
Philly Official Likens Ex-Mayor’s Nonprofit to ‘Slush Fund’
The city controller issued a report Tuesday questioning the use of hundreds of thousands of dollars by a City Hall-affiliated nonprofit during former mayor Michael Nutter’s tenure, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia magazine write.
Amid Unrest and Membership Losses, Girl Scouts Seek High Energy CEO
The venerable organization will lean on its next leader to tackle a number of business challenges in an era of heightened expectations for what girls can achieve.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Grants Roundup: N.C. State Gets $45 Million for Plant Research
Other notable awards include $4.2 million from the Rose Community Foundation to support an array of Denver-area nonprofits.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor