Business Takes Aim at Nonprofit Labor-Advocacy Groups
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business organizations are mounting an aggressive campaign to curb “worker centers,” saying the nonprofit groups that press companies on issues such as wages and working conditions should be regulated as labor unions, The New York Times writes.
Westfield State Legal Bills Mount in Fight With Ex-President
The western Massachusetts university faces legal costs of up to $1.5-million in its court battle with former campus president Evan S. Dobelle, who resigned amid an investigation into lavish expenses he charged to Westfield State and its affiliated foundation, writes The Republican of Springfield, Mass.
N.Y. Names Ex-Medicaid Watchdog to Lead Charity Oversight
James Sheehan, a lawyer who earned a reputation for aggressive enforcement during four years as New York’s inspector general for Medicaid, will be named Friday to head the state’s Charities Bureau, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Plan now for year-end donations, and start treating every social-media follower like a potential donor, say two nonprofit experts.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Charitable Deduction Probably Safe for 2014, Say Experts
Less certain is how lawmakers will deal with tax breaks for charities that expired at the end of last year.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Colleges and Nonprofits Join White House Effort on Access to Higher Education
Some 140 colleges, nonprofit organizations, and foundations have committed to provide scholarships, counseling, and other programs and services to an Obama administration effort to improve college opportunity and graduation rates for low-income students, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.
Fla. Bill Proposes Sweeping Changes to Nonprofit Regulations
A measure introduced Wednesday in Florida’s legislature would require much greater financial and personnel disclosure by charities and give state officials new powers to crack down on groups that spend most of their donation revenue on fundraising, the Tampa Bay Times writes.
Big Firms Gave $185-Million to Political Nonprofits in 2012
Scores of major U.S. corporations collectively contributed at least $185-million over the 2012 campaign season to organizations that are not required to disclose their donors, according to the Center for Public Integrity.
3 Charity Groups Chosen for Grants to Spur Collaboration
Each group of charities—in Buffalo, N.Y., San Diego, Calif., and Puerto Rico—will receive $1.9-million from the Open Society Foundations to focus on addiction treatment, criminal justice, and other problems.
By Doug Donovan
Contributor
L.A.’s Contemporary-Art Museum Taps Head of N.Y. Art Foundation as Director
Looking eastward for leadership for the second time in four years, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has named Philippe Vergne, head of New York’s Dia Art Foundation, as its new director, reports The New York Times.