Pension Funds Press Pew to Cut Arnold Foundation Ties
Retirement funds for government employees are calling on the Pew Charitable Trusts to stop taking money from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, which supports efforts to overhaul public pension programs, Pensions & Investments reports.
Pro-Obama Group Ends Gift Diversion to Non-Disclosing Allies
“Social welfare” nonprofit Organizing for Action, which advocates for the president’s agenda, says it has revamped its fundraising policies to ban solicitors from directing potential donors to allied organizations that do not identify contributors, according to NBC News.
$500-Million Challenge Gift Spurs ‘Angst’ at Ore. University
Nike chief Phil Knight’s $500-million challenge gift to Oregon Health & Science University is adding to faculty concerns over the institution’s mission and business model, according to The Oregonian.
$500,000 Addition to N.J. Archbishop’s Home Fuels Backlash
Some New Jersey Catholics are curtailing or cutting off gifts to the Archdiocese of Newark’s yearly donation drive to protest a church-funded expansion of Archbishop John J. Myers’ retirement home, The Star-Ledger writes.
GuideStar ‘Impact Call’ Mirrors Business Practice for Sharing Results
Taking a page from private companies’ periodic “earnings calls” to share financial results, the nonprofit data clearinghouse hosted a teleconference to tout its 2013 performance, writes The Washington Post.
Montana State U. Alumnus Gives $50-Million for Engineering
Montana-born businessman Norm Asbjornson’s pledge to his alma mater’s College of Engineering will support construction of an interdisciplinary classroom and laboratory building, Bozeman television station KBZK reports.
Disney to End Support for Boy Scouts Over Partial Gay Ban
The Walt Disney Company says it will pull support from the Boy Scouts of America next year because of the youth organization’s prohibition on gays and lesbians serving as troop leaders, CNN reports.
Pardon-Seeker’s Check Prompts Firing at Pro-Obama Nonprofit
Organizing for Action dismissed a consultant who solicited a donation from a New Jersey doctor seeking a pardon for a 1990s Medicare fraud conviction, NBC News and the Associated Press report.
Knight Foundation Embroiled in Ohio Housing Project Fight
Nearly $8-million in support, awarded and then revoked by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, has emerged as an issue in a court battle involving a nonprofit Akron, Ohio, housing group, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.
Reddit Pledges to Donate Tenth of Advertising Revenue
The social network will allow its users to vote at the end of the year on which charities will receive a share of the ad proceeds, The Huffington Post and TechCrunch write.