Del. Nonprofit Might Sue State Over Bank-Settlement Millions
The Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council is threatening court action over the state’s use of $31 million it secured in settlements with major financial firms to close a budget gap rather than fund programs to help areas hurt by the credit crisis, The News Journal of Wilmington reports.
A Standout Millennial Nonprofit Leader on Lessons for Her Generation
Jena Lee Nardella has lived a millennial do-gooder’s dream. Among other accomplishments, she worked with the Christian rock group Jars of Clay to start the nonprofit Blood: Water.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Disability-Rights Advocate Awarded $100,000 Purpose Prize
Other winners in the 10th annual Encorge.org prize for older Americans working on tough social issues include innovators in microfinance and health care.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
David Geffen Gives $100 Million for Private School at UCLA
The billionaire entertainment mogul’s donation aims to help the university recruit and retain faculty by establishing an on-campus middle and high school to provide an education option for employees’ families, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Energy-Drink Billionaire Pledges to Give Away Fortune
In a self-produced film released online last month, 5-Hour Energy drink creator Manoj Bhargava is committing 99 percent of his estimated $4-billion fortune to tackling global problems, Quartz writes.
New Report and Tools Paint Picture of Disaster-Philanthropy Landscape
Largest 1,000 foundations in the United States made $116.9 million in disaster-related grants in 2013.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Scant Evidence Bombed Hospital Was Taliban Base, Says Report
More than a month after a U.S. airstrike destroyed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan, killing more than 30 people, evidence has yet to emerge to support assertions by Afghan security and military officials that the facility was occupied by Taliban, according to the Associated Press.
Traditional Vets Groups Struggle to Draw Younger Members
Facing steep declines in membership, established organizations such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars are trying new tacks to draw the next generation of former service members, NPR reports.
Grants Roundup: Sleep-Health Company Awards $5 Million to UC-San Diego
Other awards include $3 million from the Colorado Trust for an endowed chair in American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Charity Leaders Say Hiring Veterans Is Good for the Country
More than 80 percent say that hiring former soldiers and sailors for national service benefits local communities, according to an online poll released by ServiceNation.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor