Russia Searches for Violations by Ronald McDonald House
Weeks after closing several McDonald’s restaurants, citing health-code violations, Russian authorities have launched an investigation of Ronald McDonald House Charities’ finances in the country, The Washington Post reports.
Nigerian Megachurches’ Wealth Raises Questions and Tax Calls
As Nigeria’s economy grows, so too have questions and controversy surrounding the finances of the country’s growing Pentecostal megachurches, which draw tens of thousands of parishioners who tithe hundreds of millions of dollars a year, according to Reuters.
Expand the Focus of Breast-Cancer Awareness
Traditional campaigns have largely bypassed women in developing countries as well as women of color in the United States. It’s time to change that.
By SUSAN MCPHERSON
Contributor
Against the NFL’s ‘Limousine Philanthropy’
The league needs to make the most of its outsize role in society, but it will never figure out how from its offices on Park Avenue.
By ALLISON FINE
Contributor
Moore Foundation Names Public-Health Leader to Top Post
Unlike his predecessor, who was an environmental expert, Harvey Fineberg’s focus is on the need to improve health care.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
For-Profit Firm in Deal to Buy Calif. Catholic Hospital Group
A major health-care workers’ union says it will fight the agreement by Prime Healthcare Services, which operates 29 hospitals in nine states, to purchase Daughters of Charity Health Systems’ nonprofit medical centers in Los Angeles County and the Bay Area, writes the Los Angeles Times.
Leading Ebola Researcher Crowdfunding for Work on a Cure
A scientist at the Scripps Research Institute in California, which is leading a global effort to develop Ebola treatments, has turned to online fundraising site CrowdRise to supplement federal money in the fight to beat back the virus, the Los Angeles Times reports.
GOP Lawmakers Probe Green Group’s Role on Carbon Rule
Rep. Darrell Issa and Sen. David Vitter contend the Environmental Protection Agency improperly colluded with the Natural Resources Defense Council, an influential advocacy organization, in crafting a proposed regulation to force power plants to sharply cut carbon emissions, reports The New York Times.
In Afghanistan, Mortenson Resumes Work and Recounts Mistakes
The Washington Post accompanies Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson on a trip to Afghanistan to visit schools built by his nonprofit Central Asia Institute, a first step in the scandal-plagued philanthropist’s tentative return to public life.
NYC Marathon Reduces Charity Spots for 2014 Race
Race organizers have reduced the number of slots available to runners raising money for charity, saying many nonprofit groups are struggling to fill the spots to which they committed, writes The Wall Street Journal.