S.F. Catholic Leader Moves to Include Teachers in ‘Ministry’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has stirred an uproar in the Bay Area by amending a handbook for the diocese’s four high schools to bar teachers from publicly challenging Catholic doctrine on issues such as homosexuality and contraception, writes The New York Times.
Philadelphia Churches Blast Mandate to Document Tax-Exempt Status
Church leaders in Philadelphia are pushing back against a city requirement that nonprofits file documents justifying tax exemptions on their property, with the head of a group of black clergy threatening legal action, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Walmart Puts Up $100-Million to Help Retail’s Front-Line Workers
The commitment by the retail giant’s charitable arm is second only to its anti-hunger campaign.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
Chapman U. Settles Suit Alleging Exploitation of Older Donor
The Southern California institution said Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to end a lawsuit brought earlier this month by a 98-year-old donor who claimed the university took advantage of his advanced age to secure a $12-million gift for a new building, the Orange County Register reports.
Mass. College Raises Hackles With Sale of Donated Rare Books
Gordon College’s plan to auction off a portion of a rare-book trove donated by a wealthy family nearly a century ago has drawn criticism from faculty at the Wenham, Mass., liberal-arts institution and a descendant of the collector, The Boston Globe writes.
2010 Algeria Gift Breached Clinton Foundation Ethics Pact
The foundation received seven gifts totaling millions of dollars from governments abroad while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, including one the organization said violated its agreement not to take money from new foreign donors during her tenure, The Washington Post writes.
Nonprofit Calif. Hospital Chain Sues Union That Opposed Sale
Daughters of Charity claims Service Employees International Union, which bitterly fought the Catholic hospital network’s planned takeover by a for-profit company, conspired with a public-equity firm to interfere with the sale, San Francisco Business Times writes.
Poll Hints Obama Foundation Favors U. of Chicago Library Bid
A survey commissioned by the group charged with building the Obama presidential library to gauge public sentiment on using Chicago parkland for the center offers a clue that the University of Chicago is the frontrunner among four institutions seeking the project, according to the Associated Press and the Chicago Sun-Times.
Political-Nonprofit Link Puts Heat on L.A. Council Hopeful
A City Council candidate ran a charity out of the same office as his campaign, a situation nonprofit experts say could raise legal issues, and two former interns with the nonprofit filed an ethics complaint alleging they were assigned political tasks, writes the Los Angeles Times.
Longtime Head of Vietnam Memorial Fund Stepping Down
Jan C. Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran who spearheaded efforts to build a Washington memorial to those who died in that war and led the nonprofit that operated the landmark for 35 years, announced Wednesday that he will leave the organization in June, The Washington Post writes.