Nepal Relief Work Lags as Donors Move On to Rebuilding
The United Nations’ chief coordinator in Nepal said Monday that the international donor community has shifted its focus to post-earthquake assistance at the expense of badly needed basic relief services, the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes.
Biggest Boston Family Foundations Double Assets in 5 Years
The five largest family philanthropies in the Boston area grew by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2013, reaching total assets of $3.5 billion, The Boston Globe writes.
After Debate, Montana Regents OK Naming Law School for Donor
The Montana Board of Regents voted Friday to rename the University of Montana law school in response to a $10-million gift, turning back one member’s protest over a lack of public participation in the naming-rights process, the Missoulian reports.
Charity Led by NASCAR Star’s Ex-Girlfriend Faces Scrutiny
The Armed Forces Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based charity supporting wounded veterans, has allegedly loaned money to and paid personal and business expenses for its president, Patricia Driscoll, the former girlfriend of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, according to an ESPN investigation.
Hotel Mogul Puts Millions Into Turning Fla. Community Around
The New York Times looks at wealthy hotelier Harris Rosen’s long-term philanthropic project to remake a once-troubled Orlando community and whether the effort could be replicated elsewhere by other big-money donors.
Russia and China Clamp Down on Foreign Nonprofits
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation granting authorities the power to declare foreign-based or foreign-backed nonprofits “undesirable” and shut them down, The Wall Street Journal writes, and Beijing is also mulling new laws to increase control on organizations from abroad, the Journal also reports.
Gifts Roundup: David Koch Gives $150 Million to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other gifts include $100 million to Rockefeller University, $55 million to the University of Miami, and $50 million to Inova Health System.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Where the Beer Flows, the Donation Goes
The owner of a beloved college-town watering hole in Wisconsin leaves $200,000 to the campus in recognition of loyal student patrons.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
New Clinton Disclosure: $26 Million in Unreported Payments
The Clinton Foundation revealed Thursday that it has received as much as $26.4 million for speeches by given Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton since 2002, payments that were not included in donor lists the charity posts on its website, The Washington Post reports.
Minn. Sues Thrift-Store Chain Savers Over Charity Pitch
The state’s attorney general filed suit Thursday against international secondhand retailer Savers, alleging it is misleading shoppers about how much of the proceeds from donated goods goes to charity, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.