Budget-Cutting Brings Top-Level Exits at Colorado History Museum
Four top officials at the Colorado History Museum, includings its chief executive, are leaving the institution as part of a buyout program instituted by the museum’s strapped nonprofit parent organization, writes The Denver Post.
Smithsonian Tops Crowdfunding Goal for Armstrong Space Suit
The National Air and Space Museum raised $720,000 on Kickstarter to conserve the space suit Neil Armstrong wore on his historic moon walk, wrapping up a campaign that surpassed the Smithsonian’s goal by more than 40 percent, writes the Associated Press.
Okla. Lawmaker Pleads Guilty in $1.8-Million Nonprofit Fraud
State Sen. Rick Brinkley resigned from his seat on Thursday after admitting in court to defrauding a nonprofit business group he led, The Oklahoman and the Associated Press report.
Obituary: Whitney Ball, Head of Conservative Donors’ Group
Whitney Ball, a conservative activist who founded and led the philanthropic organization Donors Trust, died Sunday at her home in Alexandria, Va., after a 14-year battle with breast cancer, National Review writes.
‘Fortune’ Magazine Hails Firms That Tie Profit and Social Aims
Vodafone, Google, and Toyota lead the business magazine’s inaugural “Change the World” list of corporations that are “doing well by doing good.
Clinton College-Aid Plan Includes Expansion of AmeriCorps
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a proposal on Thursday to triple the size of the federal community-service program and increase college financial aid to its participants, Reuters reports.
$100-Million Pledge to Portland State University Goes Missing
The university was set to announce the anonymous nine-figure gift on Tuesday, but the money has not materialized, The Oregonian writes.
Subway Pitchman and Charity Head to Admit to Sex Charges
Jared Fogle, who appeared in hundreds of ads for the fast-food chain and led a nonprofit targeting childhood obesity, will serve at least five years in prison under a plea deal on charges of possessing child pornography and soliciting sex with minors, the Indianapolis Star and NBC News report.
Ousted Head of Fla. Nonprofit Fires Back Over Dismissal
The former CEO of a Florida cancer charity who was fired earlier this month amid allegations that he used a business arrangement to draw money from a subsidiary of the group has filed a lawsuit claiming his former employer owes him more than $300,000 in wages and benefits, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune writes.
Inside New York Humanitarian Group’s Nepal Mission
The New Yorker reports on the successes, frustrations, and calculations of providing emergency medical aid through the prism of a trip by emergency relief group NYC Medics to Nepal in April to treat earthquake victims.