Sports Firm Buys Va. Site of Dormant Slavery Museum
A New Jersey company has purchased the 38-acre Fredericksburg, Va., property formerly intended as the site of the long-delayed United States National Slavery Museum, writes The Free-Lance Star of Fredericksburg.
British Charity Draws Fire for Ad Invoking Ice-Bucket Challenge
The Motor Neurone Disease Association, which saw donations skyrocket as a result of the ice-bucket challenge, is drawing criticism for a new advertising campaign linking the neural condition and last summer’s charity craze, reports The Independent.
Consumer Reports Drops 2 Publications After Mailing Costs Increase
ShopSmart magazine and the Money Adviser newsletter can’t survive online only, so they will cease to exist after the final issues go out this year, the publisher says.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Wheaton College Removes Former Speaker’s Name From Policy School Following Indictment
Following the federal indictment last week of former speaker of the House of Representative Dennis Hastert, his alma mater announced it would remove his name from its school for economics, government, and public policy, The New York Times reports.
Mich. Court Upholds State Limits on Charity Poker Games
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday in favor of state regulators seeking to impose new restrictions on charity gambling fundraising events known as “millionaires parties,” reports the Detroit Free Press.
Apple Boss Tim Cook Donates $6.5 Million to Unnamed Charity
The gift, disclosed Friday in a federal financial filing, is the latest in a flurry of philanthropic gestures by the Apple CEO, AppleInsider writes.
Lacking Donor Support, Jewish Group Cuts Back on Advocacy
Two years after launching an effort to beef up its political advocacy and grass-roots work, aid charity the American Jewish World Service is scaling back such work, laying off 10 staff members dedicated to community organizing, The Forward writes.
Ex-Head of Maine Charity Pleads Guilty to $4.6 Million Theft
Prosecutors said Russell “Rusty” Brace diverted hundreds of donation checks to United Mid-Coast Charities to personal use in this 15 years leading the Camden, Me., charity, the Portland Press Herald reports.
Supermodel Charity’s Award for Clinton Came With $500,000 Gift
Bill Clinton agreed to accept an award at from celebrity model Petra Nemcova’s school-building charity, the Happy Hearts Fund, last year after the organization agreed to make the contribution to the Clinton Foundation, according to The New York Times.
Foundations Join Forces to Fight Inequality
Dozens of America’s biggest grant makers are attacking the problem on several fronts. But will they really make a difference?
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations