Georgetown Slave Descendants Propose $1 Billion Foundation
Organizers have already raised $115,000 — equivalent to the price their 272 forebears fetched in 1838 to pay off a university debt — in seed money to “create a model for healing and redress,” The Washington Post reports.
Charities Slam UN’s Syria-Relief Effort Over Assad Ties
More than 70 charities are suspending cooperation with the United Nations in Syria amid controversy over reports that lucrative U.N. aid contracts have gone to people and entities allied with President Bashar al-Assad, the Thomson Reuters Foundation writes.
Diller and Park Charity Win Court Round on Hudson Project
An appellate court rejected a civic group’s argument that the Hudson River Park Trust has not adequately assessed the environmental impact of Pier 55, a planned park and performance space to be built on a Manhattan pier with $130 million from media mogul Barry Diller, reports The New York Times.
The Museum of Arts and Design and the Center for Global Development Get New Leaders
Also, the San Diego Opera and Humanim appoint new fundraisers.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
A Young CEO Seizes Opportunity to Sell Her Group’s Expertise
Aria Finger, 33, brought a track record of innovation and a knack for reaching her generational peers when she ascended last fall to the top job at volunteerism charity DoSomething.org.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Nonprofits Fret as Clinton Foundation Plans to Transfer Programs
Foundation President Donna Shalala said she and colleagues are laboring program by program to ensure continuity of services and financial support from donors where possible.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Candidate’s Charity Pay Becomes Issue in Mo. Governor’s Race
Missouri’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee is slamming his Republican rival for collecting a six-figure salary while leading a nonprofit that helps veterans transition to civilian work through volunteering, reports the Associated Press.
Trump May Owe IRS More for Foundation’s Political Donation
The Republican presidential nominee may be liable for additional penalties arising from his charity’s 2013 contribution to a political organization affiliated with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, tax experts tell The Wall Street Journal.
Houston Tops Watchdog’s Ranking of Charitable Cities
For the second straight year, Charity Navigator ranked the Texas city No. 1 among major U.S. urban areas for the financial health and transparency of its nonprofit scene, Houston Business Journal writes.
Vt. College’s Ex-President Blames Closure on Bad Land Deal
Carol Moore, the former leader of Burlington College, criticized the shuttered institution’s board for hiring her predecessor, Jane Sanders, and allowing Ms. Sanders to spend $10 million on land for a proposed campus expansion, Vermont Public Radio reports, citing a letter to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
A Guide to Resources on Leadership Training
Train future nonprofit leaders with resources you can use in-house or tap into fellowship programs to groom new leaders.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Foundations Can Use Their Shareholder Muscle to Fight Climate Change
Proxy measures are gaining steam at fossil-fuel companies, but it takes more grant makers joining forces to make a difference.
By Laura S. Campos
Contributor
2nd Big U. of Louisville Donor Demands Foundation Audit
The C.E. and S. Foundation echoed another major contributor’s threat to cut off giving unless the university’s nonprofit fundraising arm undergoes a forensic financial review, reports The Courier-Journal.
Clinton Charities Reportedly Skirted N.Y. Law on Disclosure
The Clinton Foundation and an affiliated health nonprofit failed to identify foreign donors in filings with New York state regulators throughout Hillary Clinton’s term as secretary of state and reported far less in total foreign fundraising to the state than it did to the IRS, according to Scripps News.
Group Behind D.C.’s Biggest Charity Balls Is on the Rocks
The Washington Post examines the decline and possible demise of CharityWorks, which annually staged two of Washington’s glitziest fundraising parties.
Diller Claims Fellow Business Titan Is Behind Pier 55 Fight
Media tycoon and philanthropist Barry Diller, who has pledged $130 million to build a new park and performance space on the Hudson River, alleges in The New York Times that another city mogul, property developer Douglas Durst, is bankrolling a court battle to block the project.