New Project Will Identify and Share Best Nonprofit Management Tactics
Survey results will offer insight from experts on tools and trends that can help organizations increase their social impact.
By CHRIS LINDQUIST
Contributor
Find Out What’s Next for the ALS Association
Watch the recording of a live video discussion with the organization’s president, hosted by Chronicle podcaster Tony Martignetti.
GoPro Founders Give $500-Million to Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The donation comes less than a year after Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan donated $1-billion to the fund.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
GoPro Head’s $500-Million Stock Gift Sends Share Price Down
Shares in the camera maker, which had a wildly successful initial public offering in June, took a dive Thursday after CEO Nicholas Woodman and his wife pledged 5.8 million shares to a new family charity, sidestepping “lockup” rules on stock transactions within six months of an IPO, CNNMoney and The Wall Street Journal report.
ALS Association Announces First Steps in Ice-Bucket Spending
The charity said Thursday that $21.7-million of its $115-million summer windfall from the viral ice-bucket challenge will fund six efforts to advance understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and speed the development of new treatments, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Apple Employee Match Raises $50-Million for Charity
The tech giant is expanding its program to match workers’ charitable donations, instituted three years ago as one of incoming CEO Tim Cook’s first acts, writes the San Jose Mercury News.
Audit Faults Nonprofit’s Handling of Millions in Katrina Aid
Federal auditors say a nonprofit University of New Orleans research organization failed to account for most of the more than $19-million it received from the U.S. government to repair damage it sustained during Hurricane Katrina, The Times-Picayune writes.
Government to Offer $9-Million in Legal Aid for Migrant Kids
The Obama administration will allocate the funds to nonprofits to provide representation for some of the tens of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children who have streamed across the border illegally, The Washington Post writes.
On the Stand, Detroit Fiscal Manager Defends Museum Deal
Kevyn Orr said in bankruptcy court Thursday that the city’s largely foundation-funded deal to prevent a fire sale of works from the Detroit Institute of Arts would avert a long, costly legal fight and do more for the city’s future than liquidating the collection to satisfy creditors, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Leader Who Helped Livestrong Weather Scandal Prepares to Move On
Doug Ulman, a 14-year veteran of the group that Lance Armstrong founded, offered a steady hand after the doping scandal hurt donations.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor