Advocate Plans a 3-Day March to Raise $1-Million for a Movement Aimed at Boosting Nonprofit Power
Dan Pallotta, the event organizer, wants to change the public’s perception of how nonprofits should spend money on executive pay, fundraising, and operations.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
D.C. Judge OKs Corcoran Merger
A judge has approved a merger of the Corcoran Gallery of Art with the National Gallery of Art and George Washington University, the Associated Press and the Washington Business Journal report.
Videos and Lessons From $16-Million “Ice-Bucket” Fundraising Campaign
The online challenge has VIPs and many others pouring ice water over their heads to raise money and bring attention to a devastating disease.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Ebola Fight Hit as Aid Groups Pull Workers From West Africa
Some medical charities are withdrawing Western workers from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, weakening local health-care systems in the West African countries hit hardest by the Ebola outbreak, reports The New York Times.
Red Cross Details Post-Sandy Efforts
New details have emerged on how the American Red Cross spent the more than $300 million it raised following Superstorm Sandy, ProPublica reports.
Potential Sale of Nonprofit Calif. Hospitals Draws Protest
Hospital workers in California are rallying against the possible sale of six Catholic medical centers to a commercial health network critics say has a history of cutting staff and patient services after buying financially distressed facilities, writes the Los Angeles Times.
Ex-Heinz Endowments Leader to Head Pittsburgh Foundation
Maxwell King will return to Pittsburgh in September to take the helm at the $1-billion community foundation, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
FBI Reportedly Investigating Pa. Nonprofit Linked to Leading Politician
Four people who have had dealings with the Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation have been questioned by federal investigators about the Philadelphia community-development organization founded by a former chairman of the state House Appropriations Committee, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Ariz. Scrutinizing Nonprofit Group’s Election Spending
State officials say they have reasonable cause to believe political activity by a nonprofit group that spent more than $1-million to influence voters in Arizona races violated elections laws, The Arizona Republic reports.
Met Reaches Tentative Agreement With Unions After Months of Negotiations
The Metropolitan Opera in New York City called off a threat to lock out workers after reaching a tentative agreement with its unions, according to The New York Times.