In a Second Go-Around, Response to ‘Ice-Bucket Challenge’ Is Muted
The ALS Association has received $500,000 in donations this month, less than 1 percent of the contributions it reaped from the social-media-fueled campaign a year ago.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Campaign Seeks $250,000 From Crowdfunding for Drought Relief
The effort in California was started by a coalition of California businesses and nonprofits and is backed by a pair of philanthropists.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Boston Physician Starts Campaign for Ebola Health Workers
Many doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone have seen little or no pay for months despite the risks of being infected; a crowdfunding campaign aims to help.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Grants Roundup: $65.7 Million Awarded for Health Studies
Other donations include $5 million for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to create six “centers of innovation” for children of military families.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Planned Parenthood Sues La. Over Cutoff of Medicaid Money
A Louisiana Planned Parenthood unit filed in federal court for an injunction to block Gov. Bobby Jindal’s order to terminate Medicaid funding for the organization in the wake of disputed claims that it traffics in fetal tissue, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Judge: Huguette Clark Estate Cannot Reclaim Hospital Gifts
A Manhattan court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Huguette Clark’s estate in a bid to recover more than $4 million the reclusive copper heiress donated to the hospital where she spent her last two decades, ruling that the statute of limitations has run out on heirs’ claim, The New York Times reports.
New Wave of Criticism Aimed at Top College Endowments
A law professor’s essay criticizing the hefty fees collected by major universities’ investment managers has reignited debate about how elite colleges utilize, or don’t utilize, their multibillion-dollar endowments, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.
Salesforce Charts Its Own Course in Tech Giving for Schools
CEO Marc Benioff is taking a different philanthropic tack than other tech moguls in backing public education, TechCrunch and Business Insider write in reporting on the company’s latest, $6-million donation to the San Francisco school district.
San Francisco Church Feuds With Charity Affiliate Over Housing
San Francisco officials have weighed in on a showdown between a city church and a nonprofit it founded to manage a low-income housing development over a planned sale of the complex, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Carnegie Mellon U. Gets $35-Million Gift From Indian Company
The donation from information-technology firm Tata Consultancy Services will fund a research and education building on the Pittsburgh campus, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and The Times of India report.