Spillover Effect From Red Cross Scandals Stirs Concerns
As the charity comes under a new round of federal scrutiny, some worry about growing cynicism toward charities in general.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Charities Lost 103 Donors for Every 100 They Gained in 2014, Says Study
The survey also found that only 43 percent of 2013 donors made repeat gifts the next year.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Brookings Scholar Resigns in Flap Over Corporate Funding
An economist long affiliated with the Brookings Institution has resigned from the Democrat-leaning think tank after being assailed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren for research she contends was influenced by a corporate sponsor, writes The Washington Post.
White House Asks Supreme Court to Take on Contraception Rule
The Obama administration is calling on the justices to weigh in on faith-based charities’ adherence to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate, reports the Associated Press.
Starving Children Return to Aid Campaigns, Sparking Debate
NPR looks at the discussion among aid groups over “poverty porn" — images of malnourished African children that were once a staple of fundraising and that some critics say are making a comeback.
Gifts of $37 Million and $20 Million Boost Business Schools
The business school at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, received a $37.6-million donation Thursday from Toronto financial-services entrepreneur Stephen Smith, The Globe and Mail writes, and Indiana University announced a $20-million gift to its Kelley School of Business from construction magnate Conrad T. Prebys.
New York’s Gotham Chamber Opera Shutting Down
The troupe, which has won acclaim for producing small-scale works in a variety of unconventional venues, announced Thursday that it would close following the discovery of a previously unseen deficit, writes The New York Times.
Obituary: Carolyn Lynch, Education Donor and Foundation Head
Ms. Lynch, one-half of one of Boston’s most prominent philanthropic couples, died Thursday at age 69 of complications from acute myeloid leukemia, The Boston Globe reports.
Penn State Draws Fire for Honoring Donor to Sandusky Charity
The university received more than 100 complaints in 24 hours after announcing that a former board member at a youth charity founded by ex-football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky would take part in a ceremony for veterans before a football game Saturday, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Reynold Levy Takes Over at Robin Hood Foundation; Kiwanis Elects Its 1st Woman Board Leader
Other recent personnel changes include new leaders at the National Kidney Foundation and Opportunity Nation.
By anais.strickland
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