In the Drive to Prove Results, a Los Angeles Charity Gets Snagged in High-Profile Controversy
The Los Angeles LGBT Center became entangled in a national scandal caused by a researcher faking results about its work to promote same-sex marriage.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
People in Philanthropy: California Endowment’s New Board Chair Leads Community Health Clinics
Knight foundation consultant becomes innovation chief at Arizona State’s journalism school, plus more news about nonprofit executives in our weekly roundup.
By ANAIS STRICKLAND
Contributor
Science-Education Nonprofit Adopts Venture-Capital Approach
100kin10 launches its fellowship program, bringing grant seekers together to hone their ideas before they submit applications.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
FIFA and Qatar World Cup Group Gave to Clinton Foundation
The foundation has received at least $300,000 in donations from FIFA, the world-soccer governing body now in the cross hairs of a U.S. corruption investigation, and the Qatari organization that led the Middle Eastern country’s controversial World Cup bid, The Daily Beast reports.
Court Decisions Buoy White House on Contraceptive Mandate
Federal appeals courts have thus far found that the Obama administration has done enough to accommodate faith-affiliated nonprofits that object to meeting the Affordable Care Act requirement to provide birth-control coverage to their employees, writes The Washington Post.
Google Commits $20 Million for Tech Projects to Aid Disabled
Google has launched a $20 million effort to fund the development of high-tech devices to help people with disabilities live more independently, the Christian Science Monitor reports.
Obituary: Leo Drey, Timber Baron Behind $180 Million Land Gift
The philanthropist, who bought up tens of thousands of acres of Ozark forest to protect it from clear-cutting then gave it all away to a conservation charity, died at age 98 Tuesday at his home in the St. Louis suburbs, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Kremlin Declares Mogul’s Science Charity a ‘Foreign Agent’
A Russian law ostensibly intended to prevent foreign interests from meddling in the country’s internal affairs has ensnared a charity founded by a wealthy businessman to promote science education, Reuters writes.
Ex-Travel Firm Head to Donate $4.6 Million of Controversial Bonus
The former CEO of travel company Thomas Cook has pledged some $4.6 million from a pending payout of shares to a charity picked by the parents of two children who died in 2006 on one of the firm’s vacation packages, Reuters and the Financial Times report.
86% of Wealthy Adults Say Giving Is Important
The U.S. Trust survey also finds that one in three adults with high net worth owns or is interested in social-impact assets.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor