Judith Rodin to Depart From Rockefeller Foundation
Ms. Rodin told the foundation’s board Wednesday that she is stepping down after an 11-year tenure that saw her ramp up the venerable philanthropy’s impact investing and corporate partnerships, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Grassley Study Blasts Red Cross on Haiti Spending and Openness
Senator Charles Grassley issued a scathing report Wednesday on the charity’s earthquake response, saying it spent tens of millions of dollars more on internal expenses than it has acknowledged and misled his office about its cooperation with investigators, ProPublica and NPR report.
African Tech Firm Draws Chan-Zuckerberg Fund’s 1st Big Investment
The philanthropic entity established by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is leading a $24 million financing round for Andela, a Nigerian company that trains software engineers and places them with major technology firms, according to Quartz.
New Site Aims to Spotlight Stories of Nonprofit-Led ‘Renewal’
The collaboration between Atlantic Media Strategies and Allstate aims to chronicle charities’ creative solutions to local problems.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Embattled Girls Scouts CEO Leaving
Anna Maria Chávez faced serious challenges and was unable to reverse a long trend of declining membership. Sylvia Acevedo, a member of the group’s national Board of Directors, will be interim chief executive.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
IRS Unleashes Flood of Searchable Charity Data
The public will have quicker and more in-depth access to Form 990s, the main source of public information on nonprofits.
By Peter Olsen-Phillips
Contributor
Foundation Posts Donor-Advised-Fund Data to Quell Criticism
In an effort to be more transparent, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation has created a searchable catalog of nearly $500 million in DAF grants made in 2015.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Giving to Support Orlando Victims Surpasses $5 Million
Corporate and individual donations to aid the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting reached $5.3 million Tuesday, including a $1 million gift from the Walt Disney Company, Reuters reports.
House Approves Bill to End IRS Donor-Disclosure Mandate
The House of Representatives voted along party lines Tuesday for a Republican-backed proposal to bar the Internal Revenue Service from requiring that nonprofits list $5,000-plus contributors in their annual tax filings, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today report.
Bill Clinton Will Weigh Foundation Change if Hillary Is Elected
Speaking at a Clinton Global Initiative gathering in Atlanta Tuesday, the former president said for the first time that he will rethink his role at the Clinton Foundation if his wife enters the White House, writes The Wall Street Journal.