Founder of Watchdog Group Leaves to Head Washington Foundation
Gary D. Bass is leaving OMB Watch, a government accountability group he founded, to become president of a Washington grant maker.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
After Losing a Key Grant, a Social-Service Charity Winds Down Carefully
Family Services of Metro Orlando worked out a plan with the state to play its closing costs.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Kindred Charity Acquires a Sinking Social-Service Group
A state budget crisis prompted a kindred charity to acquire a sinking social-service group.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Dance Group Finds a New Home for Its Mission
A children’s nonprofit is taking over a program that teaches dance in the schools and elsewhere.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Literacy Charity’s Transfer of Programs Unravels
The Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles transferred its services to another group, but it says the programs aren’t offered in the way it had hoped.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
For Some Charities, Shutting Down Helps Protect Their Legacies
Instead of just hobbling along because of economic problems, some groups are devising creative ways to offer their cash and programs to kindred organizations.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Mildred Robbins Leet, Pioneer in Global Microfinance
Mildred Robbins Leet, a co-founder of the international-aid charity Trickle Up, died at age 88.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
A Theater’s Ideals Cause It to Bring Down the Curtain
A theater decides to close rather than change its philosophy on choosing plays and paying employees decent wages.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
‘Three Cups of Tea’ Lawsuit Could Open Path for Many Donors to Sue
Two Montana lawmakers are trying to get class-action status for a case charging that they were duped into making gifts.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Nonprofit Authors Take Notes From ‘Three Cups’ Scandal
Charities take varying approaches to deciding who gets the royalties when their executives write books. Wayne Pacelle, head of the Humane Society of the United States, for instance is splitting proceeds of his best-selling book with the charity.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor