With Donor’s Pledge Done, College Drops Scholarship Program
The New York Times examines what happened to a donor-funded program aimed at helping first-generation college students when the recipient universities stopped getting the contributor’s checks.
Donor’s ‘Lewd’ Acts Raised in Koret Foundation Court Fight
Court papers filed this week in connection with a legal battle over the Koret Foundation allege Stanford University ignored complaints of sexual harassment by Bay Area real-estate mogul Tad Taube, a leader at Koret and a Stanford donor, according to the San Jose Mercury News.
New Commercials Highlight Y’s Social Programs
The Y has started running paid commercials to change its image from that of a gym and swim club to a social movement, reports The New York Times.
Billionaire Rubenstein Gives $10 Million to New African-American Museum
Mr. Rubenstein is also lending the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture two documents signed by Abraham Lincoln: the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation Proclamation, the Associated Press reports.
Parliament Members Warn British Charities This Is ‘Last Chance’ to Self-Regulate
A report by a committee of British members of Parliament warns charities that their fundraising activities could be controlled by law unless they prove that self-regulation can help reform solicitation practices, the BBC reports.
Health Charity to Pay $47 Million to Settle Medicaid Case
CenterLight Healthcare admitted enrolling more than 1,200 ineligible seniors in a Medicaid-sponsored long-term care program, for which the New York City nonprofit improperly collected millions of dollars in monthly fees, The Forward reports.
Union of Atheist Nonprofits Forms Biggest U.S. Secular Group
The U.S. branch of British scientist and author Richard Dawkins’s atheism foundation has merged with the like-minded Center for Inquiry, creating the largest secularist organization in America, reports the Religion News Service.
Deal to Push STD Testing Ends AIDS Group’s Feud With Tinder
Popular mobile dating app Tinder will post links to sites for sexually transmitted disease testing in a deal that will see the AIDS Healthcare Foundation take down billboards linking the “hook-up” service to the spread of a chlamydia and gonorrhea, Reuters reports.
Vibrant Boston Arts Scene Lags in Public Funding, Study Says
Boston has one of the most active cultural sectors among major U.S. cities but lags behind other urban areas in institutional and government support, The Boston Globe writes, citing a new report by the Boston Foundation.
A Departure at Livestrong and a New Leader at the Center for Arts Education
Other personnel changes include new development executives at Achieving the Dream and the Columbus Foundation.
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