Gates Fund Commits $80 Million to Close Gender ‘Data Gap’
Announcing the three-year funding program Tuesday at the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Melinda Gates aligned the data effort with the United Nations goal to achieve gender equality worldwide by 2030, reports bdnews24.com, a Bangladeshi news website.
Karl Rove’s PAC Calls for IRS to Audit Clinton Foundation
American Crossroads cited a media report on a Clinton Global Initiative commitment involving a private company co-owned by associates of the former first family in seeking a review of the foundation’s finances, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Sacramento Giving Day Beats Record Despite Tech Meltdown
With extended hours, the California capital’s Big Day of Giving overcame the web failure that crippled online-fundraising events nationwide earlier this month to collect a record $7.1 million, reports The Sacramento Bee.
San Francisco News Outlets Unite for Day of Reporting on Homelessness
Led by the San Francisco Chronicle, 30 news organizations are devoting resources to flooding local media with coverage of homelessness in the city, The New York Times writes.
Your Picks for the Worst Nonprofit Jargon
We asked for the words and phrases in the nonprofit world that you think unnecessarily confuse donors. Here are your answers.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
High Court Kicks Contraceptive Mandate Back to Lower Courts
The Supreme Court unanimously agreed Monday not to decide on the clash between the Obama administration and religious nonprofits over the Affordable Care Act’s requirements on birth-control coverage, instead calling on the parties to resolve the divisive issue in the lower courts, Bloomberg and CNN report.
Opinion: Dan Pallotta Says Major Nonprofit Groups Should Merge
Nonprofit advocacy, leadership, watchdog, and policy groups should join forces to build a strong, unified voice for the nonprofit sector, the Charity Defense Council head writes in a piece in the Harvard Business Review.
San Francisco in Talks for Lucas Museum After Chicago Delays
Representatives of Star Wars creator George Lucas have resumed talks with San Francisco officials over a new site for the movie mogul’s planned museum of art and film memorabilia, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Mass. Nonprofit Workers Among Highest Earners
Nonprofit employees in Massachusetts earned some of the highest wages in the country during the recession, outstripping private-sector employees on average, the Lowell Sun writes, citing recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Gates Foundation Further Cuts Fuel Holdings, Selling BP Stake
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has shed all its shares in the British oil giant, a further sign that the world’s largest philanthropy is pulling back from investments in fossil fuels, The Guardian writes.
Head of Music-Education Group Exits Over Race-Tinged Remarks
A national association of music teachers said Wednesday that it has parted ways with its chief executive after he reportedly told a forum on diversity in the arts that Latinos and African-Americans “lack the keyboard skills” to succeed in the field, the Associated Press reports.
Clinton Global Initiative Helped Firm With Clinton Ties
A $2 million commitment announced at the 2010 Clinton Global Initiative supported a green-energy company partly owned by friends of the Clinton family, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Simons Fund Gives $40 Million to Study Origins of Universe
The foundation led by mathematician, hedge-fund billionaire, and science donor James Simons is funding a telescope to search for signs of gravitational waves physicists believe may hold clues to the beginnings of space and time, Scientific American writes.
Powell Jobs Heads Magazine’s List of Philanthropy Leaders
Town & Country named its top 50 philanthropists of 2016, citing celebrities, tech moguls, nonprofit leaders, and others the wealth and lifestyle magazine says “are using money, influence, and family name to change the game in big ways.”
Letter to the Editor: Article Missed Spirit of Mission-Investing Conference
This week’s Mission Investors Exchange gathering acknowledged challenges in impact investing but focused on gains, two leaders of the organization say.
By STUART COMSTOCK-GAY
Contributor
Author Urges a Rethink About Medical Volunteerism Abroad
Lehigh University sociologist Judith N. Lasker says such trips are too often about participants’ bragging rights and sponsoring groups’ bottom lines.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor