Daily News Roundup: Oxfam Scandal and Nonprofit Oversight
February 20, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Oxfam Scandal
The Oxfam Scandal Shows That, Yes, Nonprofits Can Behave Badly. So Why Aren’t They Overseen Like For-Profits? (Washington Post)
Oxfam Haiti Scandal: Suspects ‘Physically Threatened’ Witnesses (BBC News)
Oxfam Boss Mark Goldring: ‘Anything We Say Is Being Manipulated. We’ve Been Savaged.’ (Guardian)
Haiti President Says Many Aid Organizations Hid Misconduct (Reuters)
More About Sexual Misconduct in the Nonprofit World
‘Decades of Monstrous Sexual Abuse’ by Psychiatrist Costs Famous Hawaiian School $80 Million (Washington Post)
What Makes Public Radio ‘Very Personal’ Magnifies Its #MeToo Cases (New York Times)
Brendan Cox, Husband of Murdered British Lawmaker, Resigns Over Abuse Accusations (New York Times)
About Giving
With a Nudge From Big Foundations, Donations to Nonprofit News Sites Soar (Poynter). Plus, see a Chronicle article about how for-profit journalism companies are using nonprofit tactics to raise money.
Business Professor Who Sued Illinois State U. Loves It Enough to Give $1 Million (GLT)
Penn State Students Raise More Than $10 Million for Cancer Care in Dance Marathon (Associated Press)
Obituary: Peggy Cooper Cafritz, Grande Dame of the Washington Arts and Education Scene (Washington Post)
Other News
More Governments Are Turning to Impact Bonds – but Do They Deliver? (Fast Company)
How One Second-Act CEO Brought Sunnier Days to Sesame Street (Forbes)
The Nonprofit Ad Agency Behind Milwaukee’s Edgiest Campaigns (BizTimes)
