‘More Than Me’ CEO Leaves Her Post Temporarily After ProPublica Exposé: Daily News Roundup
October 16, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
More Than Me CEO Katie Meyler Temporarily Steps Down After Exposé (ProPublica)
George Mason U. Completes Investigation of Gifts, Rich Donor Influence, but More Talks Ahead (Washington Post)
People in Philanthropy
Priscilla Chan’s $61 Billion Mission (CNN)
Activist Who Founded #MeToo Wants to Move Past the Trauma (New York Times)
Jeff Bezos Talks Governments vs. Private Charity (Forbes)
Why Bill Gates Is Worried (Vox)
Marc Benioff Wants to Tax Billionaires, Including Himself (Wired)
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Sees Another Leadership Shakeup (Mail Tribune)
Ideas and Innovation
Helping Refugees One Dish at a Time (New York Times)
Nonprofit Solar-Panel Installation Helps the Homeless in Portland (Solar Power World)
Rockefeller Foundation Funds Vox’s New ‘Future Perfect’ Beat to Examine Altruism (Fast Company)
Plus: Will Vox’s New Section on Effective Altruism … Well, Do Any Good? (NiemanLab)
About Presidential Politics and Nonprofits
Obama Foundation Nets 11 New Donors for Third Quarter With Help from NBA Star, Techies, and Real Estate Developer (Chicago Tribune)
President Trump Promised $1 Million to Charity if Sen. Warren Proved Her Native American DNA. Now He Denies It. (Washington Post)
