Big Bets: Help for the ‘Forgotten Worker’
Inside JPMorgan’s $250-million pledge to help people get the skills they need for jobs in high demand.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
As charity walks and runs lose steam, the head of the Pan-Mass Challenge shares his secrets for success.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Nonprofits are deploying drones, 3-D printers, and other advanced tools in exciting new ways.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Upbeat Images Help Women’s Charities Gain More Support
A veteran photographer sends volunteers to document the work of charities that help females in the developing world.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
A Template to Show Results by Mapping Out How You Got There
This form helps you show what resources you have, how you’ve used them in programs, and the change that resulted.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
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Sarah Lawrence Gets $15-Million Gift From Barbara Walters
Television veteran Barbara Walters and her charitable trust have donated $15-million to Sarah Lawrence College, Ms. Walters’s alma mater, to build a new campus hub for events and student activities, Lower Hudson Valley daily The Journal News writes.
China’s Communist Leaders Tighten Grip on Activist Groups
Chinese civic organizations are coming under increasing constraints as the government under President Xi Jinping moves to narrow the bounds of acceptable activism, The New York Times writes.
House Bill Would Ban Gift Tax on Donations to Nonprofits
Citing the Internal Revenue Service’s abortive 2011 effort to enforce a little-observed law levying gift taxes on donations to 501(c)(4) groups, Republican Rep. Peter Roskam introduced legislation Thursday that would bar the agency from collecting the tax on any contribution to a nonprofit, reports The Washington Times.
Ex-Head of Mass. College Drops $1.6-Million Suit Over Ouster
Evan Dobelle, who retired under pressure as Westfield State University’s president amid probes of his lavish spending of institutional and foundation funds, has withdrawn a federal lawsuit over his exit, The Boston Globe reports.