Julien Grosclaude, a Swiss employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross who was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, has been released, reports swissinfo. A spokeswoman for the international organization said she did not know who the kidnappers were or the motivations behind the…
Princeton U. says it didn’t spend $235-million from a controversial gift
NONPROFIT HOSPITALS IN ILLINOIS
Charity-care bill in Illinois is under attack by a Republican leader
MANAGEMENT HELP FOR NONPROFIT GROUPS
The University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business will soon offer financial and managerial advice to nonprofit groups and small business with offices near its Los Angeles campus, reports The Los Angeles Times. The university is working with the William J. Clinton Foundation and…
The company started by Mitch Gold, a California telemarketer who was convicted of fraud in 2002, continues to raise millions of dollars in the names of charitable causes but keeps nearly 93 percent of the money collected, reports The Orange County Register. Since Mr. Gold left his company in late…
Gov. Mitt Romney, Republican of Massachusetts, says he plans to ask the state legislature to exempt religious organizations from antidiscrimination laws so that Christian adoption groups could legally refuse to place children with gay couples, reports The Boston Globe. The governor’s announcement…
Steve Carter, attorney general of Indiana, has requested that a new board of directors take control of the Olin B. and Desta Schwab Foundation, reports the Associated Press. The attorney general’s office sued the foundation in December for using foundation assets to buy a Las Vegas mansion for the…
PROFILE: BILL AND MELINDA GATES
Bill and Melinda Gates are unusual in their involvement with their philanthropy at such a young age, according to a profile in the Financial Times. While Mr. Gates maintains control of Microsoft, Ms. Gates dedicates up to 20 hours each week to working at the foundation. They annually make on-site…