The Best Social-Media Posts About #GivingTuesday 2014
Follow this Chronicle-curated stream to keep up with the most noteworthy social-media posts from Giving Tuesday, including donation tallies.
By Idit Knaan
Contributor
Rape Claims Cast Shadow Over Cosby’s Philanthropic Legacy
No beneficiary is known to have returned gifts from Bill Cosby and his wife, Camille, but some have moved to distance themselves from the 77-year-old entertainer, who has denied accusations by multiple women of sexual assault, the Associated Press and USA Today write.
Girl Scouts Reverses Course and OKs Online Cookie Sales
For the first time, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. has approved digital sales of cookies, giving entrepreneurial scouts the option of using a mobile application or personalized Web site to sell and ship Samoas, Thin Mints, and other iconic brands, the Associated Press and The New York Times report.
Big N.Y. Arts Groups Cultivate Globetrotting Foreign Donors
The New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, and other major institutions are increasingly seeking wealthy potential patrons abroad, swiping a tactic from international arts groups that have long wooed U.S. donors, writes The Wall Street Journal.
$25-Million Gift Restarts U.N. News Agency as Nonprofit
Hong Kong investor Jho Low’s family foundation has committed $25-million to save the United Nations’ financially ailing news service, which will continue reporting on disaster relief and development work as a nonprofit venture, according to The New York Times.
Dispute Over North Miami Art Museum Yields New Institution
Former directors and staffers from the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, Fla., will formally announce plans Monday for a new, privately funded museum that grew out of a recently settled standoff with city officials, writes The New York Times.
$14-Million Vegas Winner Donating Slots Haul to Charity
A Las Vegas casino said a man who won $14.3-million in five minutes on a Megabucks slot machine is giving the windfall away, with his church as a major beneficiary, NBC News reports.
FBI Eyeing $3.3-Million in Earmarks to Philadelphia Charity
The FBI is looking into what happened to millions of taxpayer dollars an influential Pennsylvania congressman steered to a nonprofit run by former members of his staff, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Grameen Microloan Program Makes Major Push Into Los Angeles
An idea that started in one of the poorest nations in the world helps women business owners in Los Angeles and New York expand their operations.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Sidewalk Sleep-Outs Connect Wealthy With Homeless
Covenant House’s expanding marquee event raises funds and helps find employment for the 1,900 young people in 27 cities the organization shelters every night.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor