Report Questions Critic’s Claims About Big Veterans Charity
Claims of waste and misspending by the Wounded Warrior Project that led the Florida-based veterans group to sue a vocal critic for defamation appear in some areas to be unfounded, according to the Independent Voter Network.
Clerics Raise Concerns About Film to Be Shown at 9/11 Museum
Interfaith clergy advising the National September 11 Memorial Museum are calling on it to make changes to a short film to be shown at the soon-to-open center, saying references to “Islamists” and “jihad” could blur lines for visitors between Al Qaeda terrorists and Muslims in general, writes The New York Times.
Researcher Gives $1-Million to His Own Work on Gun Violence
A University of California professor of emergency medicine details how he began putting his own money into maintaining his studies of firearms violence, a research area for which Congress has restricted federal aid, in an interview with ProPublica.
Show Your Impact Through Online Storytelling
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Lawmakers Question New Rules for Federal Workplace Charity Drive
A bipartisan group of congressman has sent a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget expressing “substantial concerns” about a planned overhaul of the Combined Federal Campaign, The Washington Post writes.
5 Nonprofits to Get Grants for Using Google Glass
Google is seeking ideas from nonprofit groups on how to use the company’s Web-connected eyewear in their work, with five organizations to receive $25,000 each to implement the best proposals, the Associated Press and tech-news site Mashable report.
Ill. Joins States Trying ‘Pay for Success’ in Social Service
Governor Pat Quinn’s administration is introducing the state’s first test of the “pay for success” concept of contracting for social services, working with a coalition of foster-care and youth agencies that will be paid for positive results rather than simply providing services, reports Crain’s Chicago Business.
Appeals Court Rejects Merger of Ohio Nonprofit Hospitals
A panel of federal judges backed the Federal Trade Commission’s contention that Toledo-based health network ProMedica’s acquisition of a local community hospital would give it too much dominance in the regional market and lead to higher patient costs, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Fundraising Site Crowdrise Gets $23-Million in Financing
One investor in the for-profit charity funding platform launched in 2010 by actor Edward Norton and three partners predicted mass adoption by nonprofits of crowdfunding, writes tech-news site TechCrunch.
Former Va. Girls Scouts Leader Admits to Embezzlement
Linda Carne, who led the state Girl Scouts organization in 2010-11, faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to using organizational funds for travel, spa treatments, baseball tickets, and other personal expenses, reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.