Nonprofit Details Plans for Memorial to Lynching Victims
Legal-rights organization the Equal Justice Initiative is set to formally unveil plans Tuesday for the country’s largest memorial and museum dedicated to the victims of racial murders, scheduled to open next year in Montgomery, Ala., The New York Times reports.
Opinion: Time for ‘Big Green’ to Truly Serve Grass Roots
A program officer at an environmentally focused family foundation writes in the Stanford Social Innovation Review about philanthropy’s role in addressing funding and other disparities between major green organizations and community-based groups tackling environmental injustice.
Presidents and Faculty Gave Millions to Their Own Universities, Data Shows
New data from The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Almanac also shows that Stanford University raised $1.6 billion in private support, more than double the amount of any other university except Harvard, which raised $1 billion.
By dan.parks
Contributor
Human-Rights Champion Gave Little to Help Dissidents From a Yahoo Fund
Harry Wu, who spent nine years in Chinese Labor camps, left a tarnished legacy after granting only $1.2 million to Chinese dissident families from a $17 million fund set up by the tech giant for that purpose, writes The New York Times.
Opinion: Clinton Failed to Maintain ‘Ethical Wall’ With Foundation
Hillary Clinton did not adequately separate her family foundation from her duties heading the State Department, although it’s an exaggeration to say she ran a pay-for-play scheme, writes The Washington Post in an editorial.
Independent Sector Names Education Technology Leader as COO
The hiring of Hopscotch Ventures founder Victor Reinoso will support Independent Sector’s “new vision” of using technology to foster better collaboration among its members, said Dan Cardinali, the nonprofit-advocacy group’s new chief executive.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Warren Buffett’s Sister Seeks Volunteers to Help Decide Where to Give Money
Doris Buffett is looking for volunteers in the Greater Boston area to help her wade through a backlog of letters to her brother from people asking for financial help, reports the Boston Globe.
Hillary Clinton’s Tax Return Shows 10% Giving Rate in 2015
Tax forms made public Friday show the Democratic presidential nominee and former President Bill Clinton donated 9.8 percent of their $10.6 million in adjusted gross income last year, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today report.
Top State Aide Helped Clinton Foundation Executive Search
Cheryl Mills interviewed two candidates seeking to lead the charity in 2012 while she was serving as then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s chief of staff, according to CNN.
Education Dept. Rejects Commercial College’s Nonprofit Bid
The agency said the Center for Excellence in Higher Education’s request for nonprofit status was aimed at avoiding strict federal regulations on for-profit colleges, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal report.
Lawsuits Target Private Colleges on Pension-Plan Fees
A lawyer who has pioneered legal claims over high 401(k) plan fees has turned his attention to the nonprofit world, representing employees of seven private and state universities alleging costly mismanagement of their retirement funds, The New York Times writes.
Donors Offer U.S. Wrestlers Big Paydays for Rio Gold
A group of wealthy former wrestlers who’ve made it big in finance are offering up to $500,000 to American grapplers competing at the 2016 Olympics, writes The New York Times.
Bush Foundation Official to Direct Grants for Native American Nations
Other notable hires include a fundraising chief at the University of California at Irvine and a new head of Joyce Foundation cultural programming.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Opinion: Assessing Think Tanks’ Big-Business Ties
A Tufts University professor and think-tank scholar examines The New York Times’s recent reporting on nonprofit policy institutes’ relationships with corporations in an online Washington Post commentary.
Clinton Charity Donor Says No State Dept. Meeting Took Place
A spokesman for Gilbert Chagoury, a billionaire Clinton Foundation donor who figures in newly released State Department emails, said the Lebanese-Nigerian mogul did not get a sit-down with a diplomat as sought by a foundation official, The New York Times reports.
Faith-Based Tenn. Housing Group Faces Federal Investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the Memphis-based Global Ministries Foundation’s use of city financing to buy federally subsidized apartment complexes that have drawn scrutiny for their poor living conditions, according to The Commercial Appeal.