Daily News Roundup: Spending of ‘Ice-Bucket Challenge’ Money Criticized
February 15, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
ALS Patients Are Unhappy With How $115 Million Raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge Is Being Spent (MarketWatch)
Blackstone CEO Gives High School $25 Million in Hopes of Inspiring Others (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
DeVos Donates Salary to Education and Special-Needs Charities (Associated Press)
Sexual Misconduct and Nonprofits
Oxfam’s Disgraced Haiti Official Left Earlier Post Over ‘Sex Parties’ (Guardian). Plus: ‘Lies and Exaggerations,’ Says Oxfam Official Accused of Hosting Sex Parties (Guardian)
Doctors Without Borders Issues Statement on Sexual Misconduct (Associated Press)
This Iowan’s Job Is to Root Out Sexual Abuse in U.S. Olympic Sports and Prevent Another Gymnastics Scandal (Des Moines Register)
NPR’s ‘On Point’ Radio Host Tom Ashbrook Fired (Deadline Hollywood)
More News
How Trump’s Plans for the Social Safety Net Would Affect America’s Poorest (Washington Post)
Queens Museum Report Says Former Director ‘Misled the Board’ (New York Times)
Opinion: Rebekah Mercer: Forget the Media Caricature. Here’s What I Believe. (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Teenager Raises $17,000 to Help Girls See “A Wrinkle in Time” (Vibe)
