ACLU Weighs New Board Standards
ACLU considers new standards to discourage trustees from speaking out
Aid Groups in Sri Lanka Attacked
Suspected rebels attacked the offices of three international charities in Sri Lanka on Sunday in what is believed to be the rebels’ first attack on foreigners, reports the Associated Press. A Serbian aid worker was wounded during the attack on the offices of the Belgian group Nonviolent Peaceforce.…
Charity Focuses on Students of Unconventional Merit
The Posse Foundation gave out more than 300 scholarships this year to students from urban New York schools, but its winners weren’t always the same students who might appeal to college admissions officers, reports The New York Times. The 17-year-old New York charity looks beyond SAT scores to other…
British Charities Not Prepared to Handle Complaints, Study Finds
Nearly 70 percent of charities in England and Wales do not have a system in place by which people can bring complaints about the organizations’ work, according to a study by a British watchdog group reported in BBC News. Of the 1,129 charities surveyed by the Charities Commission, 80 percent of…
Tony Blair Calls for Greater Role for Charities
Prime Minister Tony Blair seeks expanded role for British charities
Seniors Pledge to Work for ‘Responsible’ Groups
An increasing number of college seniors in Massachusetts are signing a pledge to try to find work at “socially responsible” companies or charities after graduation, reports The Boston Globe. The Graduation Pledge Alliance, which created the informal contract, said more than 600 soon-to-be graduates…
Christian Group Fights Team Over Trademark
A Christian nonprofit sports group, in Bloomington, Minn., is in a trademark battle with the Minnesota Vikings professional football team, reports the Minneapolis Business Journal. The charity was renamed in 2002 as the Northern Lights Athlete Village, while the football team is building a new…
Companies Pledge to Fight AIDS in Africa
Facing the likelihood that AIDS could affect business operations in the near future, four companies—Accenture, Becton Dickinson, Nike, and Standard Chartered—said they would contribute expertise and money to fight the disease, reports Reuters.
Senior Official Resigns From Troubled United Way
Chief financial officer of D.C. United Way resigns