Judge Says Fired Executive Who Sued Gates Foundation Is Entitled to $4.9 Million: Daily News Roundup
October 10, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Judge: Former Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Tech Leader Entitled to $4.9 Million After Dispute (GeekWire)
Ill. Governor’s Foundation Invested in Offshore Holdings (Chicago Tribune)
IRS Internal Watchdog Faults Vigilance on Nonprofits’ Political Activities (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Big Nonprofit Funders Love Making Groups Compete for Cash (Fast Company)
A Foundation That Congress Founded to Help FDA Faces Funding Issues (STAT)
Scrooges of the Forbes 400: America’s Least Philanthropic Billionaires (Benzinga)
About the Environment
Environmental Activists Focus on Museums That Take Oil Money (New York Times)
How Detroit Schools Found Big Donors to Help Fix Drinking-Water Woes (Detroit Free Press)
About Cultural Organizations
21 Organizations Are Banding Together to Increase the Presence of Black Dancers in Ballet (Dance Magazine0
BSO Denies Top Flutist’s Allegations of Pay Discrimination (Boston Globe)
2 More Women Accuse Cleveland Orchestra Concertmaster of Sexual Misconduct (Plain Dealer)
Ideas and Innovation
How the James Beard Foundation Is Using a Cookbook to Curb Food Waste (Washington Post)
Social Entrepreneurs Help Create a New Kind of School in Guatemala (NPR)