People: New Endowed Chair in the Study of Women Donors
Debra Mesch, a noted scholar on the subject, will the take position at Indiana University’s Lilly School.
By anais.strickland
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Online Giving’s Time Has Come, Like It or Not
Many nonprofits see online giving as little more than a gimmick. But it may hold the key to strengthening ties with donors.
IRS Watchdog Finds 6,400 More Lois Lerner Emails
About 650 of the messages from the former head of the Internal Revenue Service’s nonprofit division are from 2010-11, during the time some conservative activists claim the IRS discriminated against tea-party groups applying for nonprofit status, CNN reports.
Questions of Donor Loyalty and Transparency Dog Clinton Foundation
As more questions arise about the Clinton Foundation’s spending and influence, some of its major donors are having second thoughts about their future support, Politico reports. An article in The New York Times casts doubt on the foundation’s claims that an affiliated Canadian charity was created to confer a tax benefit, not to protect donor identities.
Wounded Warrior Project Sues Small Nonprofit Over Similar Logo
A small veterans charity in Pennsylvania says it has spent more than $72,000 defending itself in a lawsuit from the Wounded Warrior Project over the groups’ logos, which both depict silhouettes of one soldier rescuing another, television station WTKR reports.
Philanthropist David Rubenstein gives $5 Million to Refurbish Iwo Jima Statue
The gift to refurbish the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial continues Mr. Rubenstein’s trend of “patriotic philanthropy," The Washington Post reports. The gift was made in honor of his late father, who was a veteran.
Jared Foundation Leader Arrested on Suspicion of Child Exploitation
The executive director of the Jared Foundation, a nonprofit formed to raise awareness and money to support childhood obesity programs, was arrested and charged for child exploitation, possession of child pornography, and voyeurism, The Indianapolis Star reports.
Former Philadelphia Nonprofit Group Charged With Defrauding $85,000
Rodnell Griffin, who led the Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee used the organization’s bank cards to withdraw funds for personal use more then 500 times from January to October 2013, Philly.com reports. At least 10 of the ATMs used were in local casinos.
Melinda Gates: ‘You Have to Be Elegant in Order to Be Efficient’
A WSJ. Magazine editor tags along with Melinda Gates for a day, describing the philanthropist as “a trained empiricist with a scientist’s love of puzzles,” who straddles the worlds of impoverished African villages and halls of wealth and power.
$2-Million Trademark Deal for Charity Founder Raises Questions
Girls on the Run International says the arrangement serves the long-term interest of the organization.
By Debra E. Blum
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