Green Groups Call on Science Museums to Cut Koch Ties
Leading environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, are sponsoring a petition drive urging the Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum and the American Museum of Natural History in New York to remove industrialist David H. Koch from their boards, Inside Climate News and The New York Times report.
Hospitals Saved $7.4 Billion on Charity Care in 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services study issued Tuesday estimated that hospitals spent $27.3 billion on uncompensated care last year, $7.4 billion less than what the cost would be if the rate of uninsured Americans had stayed at its 2013 level, Reuters writes.
‘Race Together’ Spotlights Starbucks CEO’s Brand of Activism
The Wall Street Journal looks at Starbucks boss Howard Schultz’s sometimes controversial penchant for injecting social activism into his leadership of the giant coffee chain. The article comes after the firm backpedaled somewhat on an effort to spark a broad public conversation about race relations.
Alamo Nonprofit Sues for Control of Artifacts at Texas Site
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas, which managed the Alamo for 110 years before the state of Texas announced plans to take over operations, is suing to retain ownership of more than 30,000 books and artifacts at the historic San Antonio site’s library, the Associated Press reports.
Ill. Charity Official Pleads Guilty in $500,000 Theft Case
The former finance director of a Chicago-area Muslim school and foundation faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing from the organization, the Chicago Tribune writes.
Council on Foundations Venture-Capital Style Contest Sparks Ire
Philanthropy experts say competing on stage for $40,000 will humiliate participating nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Nonprofit Mailers Scramble, Again, to Fight Postal-Rate Increases
The Postal Regulatory Commission gave nonprofit magazine publishers extra time to lobby by twice rejecting a proposed new pricing structure.
By Holly Hall
Contributor
Starbucks’s Schultz Opens New Front in Helping Veterans Enter Work Force
His family foundation is leading an effort to prepare soldiers for civilian jobs, even before they leave military service.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Hospitals Seek to Save by Tackling Poor Patients’ Daily Needs
Looking for new ways to contain health-care costs, medical systems across the country are experimenting with programs to help the neediest patients deal with daily problems before they mushroom into expensive hospital treatment, writes The New York Times.
Bloomberg Fund Backs International Effort on Health Data
Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Australian government are launching a cooperative four-year effort to help countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America more closely track the health of their populations, The Wall Street Journal reports.