Gifts Made Through Amazon Smile Supported Islamic Extremist Group: Daily News Roundup
October 9, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News and Features
Amazon Facilitated Charity Donations to Islamic Extremists Through Amazon Smile Scheme (Business Insider)
How the New Gates Foundation Education Effort Will Look (Business Insider). See the Chronicle’s coverage of Gates Foundation moves to boost international education with big data this year.
Major Evangelical-Funded Israeli Charity Loses 3 Top Executives (Haaretz)
Cryptocurrency Giant Donates All Coin Listings to Charity (CCN)
About Big Donors
Bezos Needs to Tackle Poverty as Boldly as He Talks About Space (Seattle Times). See the Chronicle’s coverage of the Bezos gift.
Interview: Kathleen Loehr, a Women’s Philanthropy Advocate (Barron’s). See Loehr’s Chronicle column that said philanthropy is “too pale, male, and stale.”
The Russian-American Billionaire Giving Millions to American Schools (Forbes)
How Ralph Wilson’s $1 Billion Legacy Is Reshaping Detroit and Buffalo (Buffalo News). See the Chronicle’s profile of Wilson’s foundation.
Ideas and Innovation
German Nonprofit Looks to Save Forest From Coal Industry by Buying It (Fast Company)
Colo. Nonprofit Aims to Transform 2 Meth Houses in Just 10 Days (Colorado Springs Gazette)
10 Years Ago, Columbia U. Pledged $76 Million to Local Nonprofits. What Happens When the Money Runs Out? (Columbia Spectator)
