Wage Fight Poses Dilemma for Nonprofits Squeezed by State Funding
Because so many charities work with poor people, few contest the idea of raising the minimum wage, but some groups are worried they can’t afford it.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
UCLA Announces $4.2-Billion Capital Campaign
The University of California at Los Angeles announced a $4.2-billion fundraising drive, the largest campaign ever by a U.S. state university, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Aid Workers Held for Months Freed by Kidnappers in Syria
Global medical charity Doctors Without Borders said Thursday that five of its workers in northwestern Syria have been freed by an armed group that took them captive in January, Reuters writes.
Mass. Court Upholds Tax Break for Conservation Land
The state Supreme Judicial Court handed a victory to nonprofit conservation groups Thursday, ruling that land they own and shield from development should remain exempt from property taxes, says The Boston Globe.
Gates and Buffett’s Push to Boost Giving Abroad Is Paying Dividends
The Atlantic recounts efforts by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to promote their philanthropic model among billionaires in other countries and cites recent evidence that U.S.-style giving is taking root abroad.
Corcoran to Pay $48-Million in Deal With National Gallery and GWU
Endowment funds from Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art will help finance a pact that will see the venerable private museum’s collection, building, and art and design college taken over by other institutions, reports The Washington Post.
New Group Aims to Help N.Y. Charities Build Better Boards
New York State’s sweeping reform of its law on nonprofit governance has spawned a new organization to help charities improve recruitment and training of board members, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Nonprofits Cite Headaches in Government Contract Work
Charities report a complex process with rules that change midway through and late payments that force them to seek other funds to tide them over.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Corruption Hits Aid Efforts for Poorest Syrian Refugees
Middlemen have worked their way into the aid network for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, charging fees to provide food, blankets, and other items meant to be distributed as charity, according to the Associated Press.
NYC Minister and Charity Head to Repay Church $1.2-Million
The Rev. Carl Keyes, whose use of millions of dollars raised for 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina victims triggered a state investigation, has agreed to pay $1.2-million in restitution to the church he and wife led to settle the inquiry, writes the Associated Press.