D.C. Consultants Get Windfall From ‘Dark Money’ Nonprofits
Much of the money funneled into election and issue campaigns via nonprofit “dark money” groups ends up with a handful of political-advertising and -consulting firms in Washington and its environs, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
Red Cross Draws More Criticism for Miss. Flood Response
Emails among emergency-response officials in Mississippi in the wake of record flooding across the state in March fault the American Red Cross for poor deployment of resources and a lack of coordination with local teams, reports ProPublica, which obtained the communications.
Podcast: Tips for Taking Your Fundraising Auction Digital
In this month’s Fundraising Fundamentals, two experts explain how to use data and audience engagement to move a benefit sale online.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
Mich. Targets Firefighters Group for ‘Deceptive’ Fundraising
State officials have effectively shut down a charity that purported to aid firefighters and victims of home blazes but made only a handful of grants and paid most of the millions of dollars it raised to telemarketers, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Russia’s ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Ensnaring Service Charities
Russian nonprofits addressing HIV, refugees, and other social issues are increasingly facing pressure under a law restricting groups deemed by authorities to be engaging in foreign-funded political activity, according to International Business Times.
Job and Budget Cuts Loom at Brooklyn Museum
The New York institution has offered voluntary buyouts to staff members as part of a belt-tightening aimed at erasing a projected $3 million deficit, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal write.
San Diego Commission Made Grants to Member’s Nonprofit
First 5 San Diego, which allocates tax dollars for early-education programs, has awarded or committed $1.4 million in recent years to a children’s charity headed by one of its board members, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Grant Makers’ Simplistic Overhead Rates Shortchange Nonprofits, Report Says
Indirect costs ranged up to 89 percent of direct expenses, according to the Bridgespan Group study, yet foundations typically cover only about 15 percent.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
More Nonprofit Employees Qualify for Overtime Under New Regulation
Full-time salaried workers who make up to $47,476 a year will soon be eligible for overtime pay. The new rules also clarify which types of nonprofit employees are eligible.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
L.A. County Seeks ‘Millionaires Tax’ to Tackle Homelessness
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to push for state legislation authorizing the county to levy a new tax on $1 million-plus incomes to fund housing and programs for the homeless, the Los Angeles Times writes.