Red Cross Report Gets Strong Critique From Dan Pallotta’s New Venture
The Charity Defense Council attacked ProPublica and NPR for an investigation on Haiti efforts.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
Marshall Project Expands Role but Still Faces Money Challenges
Eight months after the launch of the Marshall Project, Nieman Journalism Lab finds that the nonprofit criminal justice-focused news site has diversified its coverage and developed effective partnerships with other media, but fundraising remains challenging.
After Katrina, a Housing Project is Reborn as Mixed-Income Model
Marketplace visits the Columbia Parc at the Bayou District, a nonprofit-financed mixed-income development in New Orleans that replaced a housing project damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Nonprofit Brings Site-Specific Art to Empty New York Spaces
Since 2009, No Longer Empty, a nonprofit arts group in New York City, has been finding ways to fill vacant or underutilized spaces with temporary art installations that relate to the specific neighborhood or building, the Associated Press reports.
Coca-Cola Nonprofit Pays for Research Refuting Soda-Obesity Link
The Global Energy Balance Network maintains that the idea of fast food and sugary drinks as the enemy in the obesity crisis is not based on “compelling evidence,” and that physical activity can offset the effects of a poor diet, a message that health experts say is misleading, according to a report in The New York Times.
Jeb Bush Scrutinized for Link to Bloomberg Philanthropy
GOP presidential contender and former Florida governor Jeb Bush is drawing scrutiny for his time spent as a Bloomberg Family Foundation director, during which the philanthropy partnered with Planned Parenthood on a $50-million global family planning initiative, Politico reports.
New Orleans Museums Show How City Has Moved On After Katrina
Many museums in New Orleans have taken an understated approach to marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, according to NPR.
Elsie Hillman, Pa. Philanthropist and GOP Backer, Dies
Ms. Hillman, the wife of billionaire industrialist Henry Hillman, chaired the Elsie G. Hillman Foundation and was a trustee of the Hillman Family Foundations, The Washington Post reports.
Gifts Roundup: Facebook Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to Fight Poverty in Africa
Other recent gifts include $20 million for the University of Nevada, $10 million to Penn State, and $3.3 million to Eastern Michigan University.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What a Donor Learned After Giving $1 Million, $1,000 a Day
The foundation, which provides $1,000 grants every day of the year, recently gave out its millionth dollar. The group’s leaders reflect on what they’ve learned.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor