Study Finds Look of Leadership Differs for Nonprofits
A paper by two University of Toronto psychologists suggests that the faces of nonprofit and business leaders have distinctly different characteristics, with corporate titans’ visages looking more powerful while those of successful charity heads exude more warmth, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Knight First Amendment Institute Gets Founding Director
Plus, Miami’s Frost Museum of Science gets a new president, and philanthropist and rent-a-car mogul Jack Taylor has died at 94.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Eric Trump Says His Father Gives ‘Millions and Millions’ to Charity
Responding to media scrutiny of Donald Trump’s philanthropic claims, the younger Mr. Trump said the presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s giving includes “hundreds of thousands of dollars” to the Eric Trump Foundation but he declined to provide details or documentation, The Washington Post writes.
Panel Clears De Blasio-Tied Nonprofit of Campaign Violations
New York City’s campaign-finance body issued a stinging critique Wednesday of an advocacy group’s work in support of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s agenda but said it did not violate rules on political fundraising and spending, reports The New York Times.
Hospital Deal Creates $100 Million Mental-Health Institute
The foundation and facility to study, prevent, and treat mental illness is a byproduct of the newly cemented merger of two West Coast Catholic chains, which now form the country’s third-largest nonprofit medical network, Orange County Business Journal and the Associated Press write.
Ex-Wall St. Executive Admits $25 Million Foundation Fraud
Former private-equity manager Andrew Caspersen pleaded guilty Wednesday to cheating investors, including an industry peer’s charitable foundation, out of tens of millions of dollars to feed what he called an uncontrollable gambling habit, Reuters reports.
Data Plus Dance Produces Record Season for Boston Ballet
The 53-year-old troupe is crediting data- and digital-driven improvements to its ticketing and marketing techniques for record revenues and its best attendance figures in more than a decade, writes The Boston Globe.
Bill Would Force Red Cross to Open Its Books to Greater Scrutiny
Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, a longtime critic of the charity, is pushing legislation he says would make its activities more transparent.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Grants Roundup: $10 Million From the NFL Creates New Group Combating Sexual Violence
Other notable awards include $40 million from Target for wellness programs and $25 million from the St. David’s Foundation to support health care in Texas.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
GOP Congressman Targets Foreign Donations to Foundations
Rep. Louie Gohmert’s bill — titled the Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens to Our Nonprofits, or Clinton, Act — would bar foundations with ties to former high-ranking public officials from accepting gifts from individuals linked to governments abroad, Roll Call reports.