‘Three Cups’ Author’s Nonprofit Reports Fundraising Rebound
The Central Asia Institute, which saw donations plummet following the scandal over founder Greg Mortenson’s memoir Three Cups of Tea, has seen an uptick in giving over the past year, the Associated Press writes.
Likely Bush Campaign Advisers Working for Allied Nonprofit
A nonprofit policy organization started by a friend and political ally of Jeb Bush has hired several top advisers who are expected to join the former Florida governor’s as-yet-unannounced presidential campaign, an arrangement The Washington Post says puts the would-be candidate on “untested legal ground.”
U. of Arkansas Campus Gets $20 Million for Arts Building
The grant from the Windgate Charitable Foundation, announced Monday by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will support a new campus center for visual-arts education, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and Arkansas Business write.
Clinton Foundation Battles Charity Navigator on Designation
The foundation has waged a behind-the-scenes campaign to persuade the nonprofit watchdog to remove the embattled foundation from its “watch list,” so far to no avail, according to New York magazine.
Hillary Clinton Win in 2016 Could Cloud Foundation’s Future
A Hillary Clinton victory in next year’s presidential election would put the Clinton Foundation on an uncertain path, throwing up myriad ethical and operational questions about its leadership and fundraising, writes the Associated Press.
Watchdogs Raise Red Flags Over New Charity’s Obama Ties
Transparency advocates and government watchdogs are raising concerns about the tens of millions of corporate dollars flowing to a new nonprofit closely aligned with President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative to improve the lives of young minority males, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Drugmaker Puts $20 Million Into AIDS Cure Partnership with UNC
The British pharmaceutial giant and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are teaming up to establish a research institute and a company that will work to develop and market a cure for HIV/AIDS, The New York Times reports.
Firestorm Erupts Over Shift of New Orleans Library Funds
The New Orleans Public Library Foundation gave more than $860,000 for the development of a new venue for a music nonprofit led by a foundation board member, The Daily Beast writes, citing a report by TV station WWL.
Facebook Donate Button Raises $15 Million for Nepal
Facebook also committed up to $2 million in matching funds, meaning $17.4 million will go to International Medical Corps.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: $25 Million for Social Entrepreneurship Center
Other recent donations include $10 million to renovate the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra concert hall, and $10 million to Martha’s Table in Washington, D.C.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor