It Isn’t Enough to Talk About Diversity: 4 Ways to Tell if You’re Doing Enough
Making an effort to find vendors that are owned by minorities or women is one step in the right direction.
By Trista Harris
Contributor
Hilton Boosts Annual Humanitarian Prize to $2 Million
As the foundation marks the 20th year of the award, it also is underwriting a new coalition to facilitate the collaboration among its network of prize winners, like Operation Smile.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
When Pope Francis Accepts Your Lunch Invitation
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington will host the pontiff on September 24, the result of good fortune and good connections.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Little Sign of Fiscal Trouble in National Geographic’s Books
The National Geographic Society, which last week sold its namesake 127-year-old magazine and other heretofore nonprofit media properties to Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, appears to be in robust fiscal health, according to its most recent financial disclosures, reports The Washington Post.
Opinion: Heads of Family-Run Foundations Face Extra Scrutiny
Leaders of family philanthropies who are also members of the founding clan face particular scrutiny and governance challenges, a New York Times financial columnist writes.
Patty Stonesifer: Big Family, Zigzag Path Shaped Leadership Style
The head of Washington, D.C., social-service charity Martha’s Table and former chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talks about her formative experiences and approach to management in a New York Times interview.
S&P Sees Improved Fiscal Outlook for Nonprofit Hospitals
In a new report, credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s says a wave of hospital acquisitions and Medicaid expansion has brightened the financial picture for nonprofit medical systems, Healthcare Finance News writes.
Defunct Minn. Charity’s Leader Charged With $250,000 Fraud
The former director of Community Action of Minneapolis, which was shuttered last year, was indicted Thursday on federal theft and fraud charges in connection with an ongoing corruption inquiry, the Star Tribune reports.
Google-Backed San Francisco Charity Turns Buses Into Showers for Poor
The Guardian profiles Lava Mae, a Google-supported San Francisco charity that outfits decommissioned city buses with showers and toilets for the homeless, an article that also looks at the tech company’s growing social-service giving.
New Leaders for L.A. Chamber Orchestra and Ronald McDonald House
Other nonprofits with notable personnel changes include the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality, the Wege Foundation, and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Atlanta Symphony Names New Head, and Minn. Orchestra Is Out of the Red
The two orchestras, both beset in recent years by fiscal struggles and bitter contract fights with musicians, continued their rebounds with the Atlanta organization hiring a new director and the Minnesota ensemble balancing its budget, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Star Tribune respectively report.
Lucas Museum Unveils New Design That Could Derail Lawsuit
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art revealed a scaled-back blueprint for the proposed Chicago lakefront attraction Thursday that could unravel local parks advocates’ legal challenge to the project backed by movie mogul George Lucas, reports the Chicago Tribune.
Planned Parenthood Not Invited to House Hearing on Planned Parenthood
A congressional committee kicked off a series of hearings on the orgaization’s activities Wednesday without hearing from the group itself, representatives of which were not asked to testify, The Guardian reports.
‘Spoontember’ Campaign Aims to Spur Action on Hunger
National food-bank network Feeding America is running a monthlong multimedia effort branding September as “Spoontember” to raise awareness and spur giving to combat hunger, writes Digiday.
Agassi-Led Equity Fund Aims to Draw $400 Million for Schools
Tennis icon and charter-school advocate Andre Agassi is spearheading a new private-equity real-estate fund that seeks to raise money from Merrill Lynch clients to finance dozens of new schools across the country, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Crowdfunding Site Fundly Merges With Charity-Software Firm
Software provider NonProfitEasy has acquired Fundly, a crowdfunding platform popular with charities, Forbes reports, terming the union a signal of “the maturing of the crowdfunding industry.”