Boy Scouts Takes Step to Drop Ban on Gay Troop Leaders
The national youth group’s executive committee unanimously approved a resolution to eliminate a ban on openly gay adults serving in leadership positions, setting the stage for the Scouts to formally abandon the policy later this month, The Washington Post reports.
Biggest Jewish Charity Lifts Fundraising 10% to $207 Million
UJA-Federation of New York raised $207.8 million in the 12 months that ended June 30, up $21.8 million from the previous fiscal year, reports the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Obituary: D’Army Bailey, Founded Museum at King Killing Site
The lawyer and activist, who led the campaign to open the National Civil Rights Museum at the Memphis motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968, died Sunday of cancer at age 73, The New York Times writes.
Proposed Overtime Changes May Strain Some Nonprofit Budgets
The federal rule would extend overtime benefits to employees who make up to $50,440 a year — more than double the current income threshold.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
The top-level web domain was originally intended for nonprofits, though its use has expanded to include other types of organizations.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: $60 Million to U. of Michigan for Entrepreneurship
Also included: a $1 million gift to Rutgers Law School to start a summer fellowship for public-interest law.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Aid Charities Balk at U.S. Anti-Terror Vetting of Workers
A U.S. Agency for International Development program aimed at screening federally supported aid nonprofits for terrorist ties is drawing fire from relief groups, which say the vetting is overly intrusive and could endanger their workers, The New York Times reports.
Smithsonian to Leave Exhibition of Cosby Collection in Place
After internal discussions related to allegations of sexual assault by Bill Cosby, the Smithsonian has decided to leave artworks from his private collection on view in a National Museum of African Art exhibition funded by the embattled entertainer and his wife, the Associated Press reports.
New N.Y. Grant Criteria Imperil Funding for Youth Charities
Changes in a New York State agency’s process for awarding substance-abuse prevention contracts could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses for youth organizations that have long received state support, writes The New York Times.
Starbucks CEO Commits $30 Million to Youth Jobs Effort
Howard Schultz is spearheading an effort by major corporations to hire 100,000 young workers from minority and low-income communities over the next three years, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times write.