Wounded Warrior Project Fires Top Executives
The officials were let go nearly two months after allegations surfaced about excessive spending on parties, travel, and conferences. The board says policies and controls failed to keep up with fast growth. CEO Steve Nardizzi and COO Al Giordano are out. The board says policies and controls failed to keep up with fast growth at the country’s largest veterans charity.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Restructuring Puts United Way Silicon Valley Grants on Hold
The Silicon Valley group, undergoing a reorganization that could see it merge with another Bay Area United Way chapter, will stop making grants later this year, dealing a blow to some two dozen nonprofits serving low-income residents in the region, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lawmakers Again Take Up UConn Foundation Transparency
After rejecting a proposal last year to make the flagship state university’s nonprofit arm subject to open-records laws, Connecticut representatives are considering a new bill aimed at increasing the organization’s financial disclosure, the Hartford Courant writes.
China Set to Pass First Law Regulating Private Charities
The parliament is expected to adopt regulations this session that could give charities more freedom to operate and raise money but also allow for further restrictions on human-rights groups and foreign organizations, Reuters writes.
Charity Navigator Extends Time to Respond to Watchlist Notice
Nonprofits will get five days’ notice, up from two days, to try to avoid being placed on a list that can present big headaches for charities and their fundraising operations.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Policy Proposals and Giving: How Trump, Cruz, Clinton, and Sanders Compare
With the field of presidential candidates narrowing to four likely contenders, The Chronicle presents snapshots of their ideas on the charitable deduction and other notes of interest to nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels, Eden Stiffman and Megan O’Neil
A Lemonade Stand Grows, With Some Bumps, Into Social Venture
The New York Times examines the complications of social entrepreneurship through the ups and downs of a charity-minded business that started out with a burst of publicity and investment a few years ago but has run into rocky shoals since.
Opinion: What Melinda Gates Gets Wrong About Gender Equity
Ms. Gates and other wealthy “philanthrocapitalists” who focus on gender-based economic inequality correctly diagnose the problem but prescribe the wrong cures, focusing on technology and private-sector solutions rather than policy fixes, a Quartz writer argues.
Google Giving Applies Engineering Savvy to Social Ills
Wired magazine looks at how Google.org mirrors its parent company’s approach in tackling problems like poverty and inequality.
Donor Shortfall Dooms 30-Year-Old Bay Area Ballet Troupe
A year after changing its name in hopes of attracting tech-industry donors, Silicon Valley Ballet is shutting down, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Why Nonprofits Need to Give Workers a Sense of Purpose
Research shows the best employees aren’t in it for the money or the prestige.
By Aaron Hurst
Contributor
Technology Is Pushing Firms to Do Good More Authentically
A BBC News report examines how technology is forcing some companies to take their corporate social responsibility efforts more seriously and make them more sustainable.
For-Profit Grand Canyon University Nixes Nonprofit Shift
Grand Canyon Education Inc. abandoned plans to convert to nonprofit status after the move was rejected by its accrediting body, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Wall Street Journal report.
Florida Congresswoman Linked to Fraudulent Nonprofit
Representative Corrine Brown hosted a 2013 charity golf tournament that benefitted a supposed education charity whose leader pleaded guilty last week to fraud, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Anatomy of a Pay-for-Success Deal to Keep Men From Returning to Jail
Using private investments, a Massachusetts program seeks to get young offenders on the path to productive lives.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
How to Measure Leadership Skills
A biweekly advice column in which Allison Fine answers your questions about nonprofit careers and leadership.
By Allison Fine
Contributor