Americans’ Engagement With Organizations Wanes, Report Says
Latest survey results support trend of declining volunteerism and growing loss of trust in public institutions.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
New Veterans Study Touted as National Model
University of Southern California researchers acquire data at local level to better identify specific communities’ needs.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Quadriga, Accused of Misleading Donors, Reorganizes Under New Name
Company investigated in New York for fundraising practices and conflicts of interest debuts as Innovairre, backed by same owners and investors.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
‘Beard Baubles’ Pique Interest in Australian Charity’s Melanoma Drive
Hairy holiday campaign is designed to raise awareness of skin cancer in a country where many people are at risk.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Causes Favored By Wealthy Gain Most in Giving Rebound
Gains in giving that have brought U.S. donations nearly back to pre-recession levels have skewed toward major education, medical, and arts institutions, reflecting the charitable impulses of upper-income donors, Bloomberg writes.
Agency That Pioneered PR for Causes Changing Hands
Fenton, one of the first communications agencies devoted primarily to shaping campaigns for charities, foundations, and activists, is getting new ownership and leadership, reports The New York Times.
Boston St. Patrick’s Parade Nonprofit Votes to Allow Gay Group
The vote by the Allied War Veterans Council to accept a gay veterans group’s application to march on St. Patrick’s Day potentially marks a significant development in what has become an annual dispute over the parade’s inclusiveness, The Boston Globe reports.
Ex-Gates Foundation Official Shah Steps Down as USAID Leader
Rajiv Shah, who led the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s agriculture and global health programs before joining the Obama administration, announced his resignation Wednesday as head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, reports The New York Times.
Richmond Hospital Gets $28-Million for Kids’ Heart Care
The donation from the Children’s Hospital Foundation will establish a center for pediatric heart surgery at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Richmond Times-Dispatch writes.
Tech Mogul Parker Donates $25-Million for Allergy Research
Billionaire technology investor and former Facebook executive Sean Parker is giving Stanford University $25-million to establish an institute to seek cures for allergies, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.