Charity Navigator Gives Top Marks to Clinton Foundation
The nonprofit watchdog issued a four-star ranking for the embattled charity Thursday, eight months after removing the foundation from its “watch list,” writes the Associated Press. Also, Politico reports on Bill Clinton’s staff’s use of federal funds allocated to ex-presidents to subsidize some operations at his foundation.
Zero-Rated Veterans Charity With VA Tie Shutting Down
The National Vietnam Veterans Foundation is closing several months after drawing media scrutiny for collecting tens of millions of dollars on behalf of former service members but spending almost all of it on fundraising, CNN reports.
Fla. State Charity Drive Looks to Rebound From Giving Plunge
The Florida State Employees’ Charitable Campaign begins Thursday with officials looking to bounce back from a dismal 2015 that saw donations plummet and controversy over a for-profit management company’s take from the campaign, the Tallahassee Democrat reports.
Pro-Charters Group Offers $100,000 for John Oliver Takedown
The nonprofit Center for Education Reform is soliciting video rebuttals to a critical segment about charter schools on the comedian’s satiric TV show Last Week Tonight, The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet education blog writes.
For the ‘Big Ask,’ Some Presidents Look Within
College chiefs are used to asking potential donors to contribute major gifts. But not all are up to posing the question to themselves.
By PETER MONAGHAN
Contributor
Big Lots Gives $50 Million to Build Youth Mental-Health Facility
The donation significantly ratchets up the retail chain’s philanthropic relationship with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in its hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
John List, a behavioral economist, has produced groundbreaking studies in why people give to charities.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Kimbia Announces New Leader Following May’s Tech Failure
Mark Perkins takes the helm at the fundraising-software company nearly four months after it suffered a crippling technology meltdown during a national giving-day event.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Ilitches’ $40 Million Wayne State Gift Has Academic Strings
The donation last fall from Detroit food and sports moguls Mike and Marian Ilitch to construct a new Wayne State University business school contains stipulations related to curriculum and the school dean’s pay, the Detroit Free Press reports.
College Chain Files Suit Over Nixed Bid for Nonprofit Status
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education’s legal challenge asserts that a political bias against commercial colleges drove the U.S. Education Department’s rejection of its request that its institutions be considered nonprofit for financial-aid purposes, reports The New York Times.