Nonprofit Calif. Hospital Chain Sues Union That Opposed Sale
Daughters of Charity claims Service Employees International Union, which bitterly fought the Catholic hospital network’s planned takeover by a for-profit company, conspired with a public-equity firm to interfere with the sale, San Francisco Business Times writes.
Longtime Head of Vietnam Memorial Fund Stepping Down
Jan C. Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran who spearheaded efforts to build a Washington memorial to those who died in that war and led the nonprofit that operated the landmark for 35 years, announced Wednesday that he will leave the organization in June, The Washington Post writes.
Inside One of America’s Largest Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships
Walmart wanted to fight hunger, which is Feeding America’s mission. Together they’ve built a multifaceted relationship that now goes well beyond food donations.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
How a Collaboration Between Two Departments is Yielding Planned-Giving Success
A partnership between planned giving and membership at the Ocean Conservancy is leading to more planned gifts and better direct-mail response.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Charity Guidelines Deal With Online Fraud, Overhead, and Executive Pay
Independent Sector released a set of 33 principles as part of its ongoing effort to fend off tighter government regulation of nonprofits.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Ex-Bookkeeper of Wash. Charity Shop Charged With Fraud
Angela Toney Saucido faces up to 22 years in prison for allegedly draining money from St. Vincent de Paul while keeping the books for the charity’s thrift stores in Tacoma, Wash., The News Tribune writes.
Charity Cashes in on Brooklyn Property Boom With Office Deal
Taking advantage of the borough’s soaring real-estate market, Brooklyn Community Services has cut a deal with a developer for a conversion of its 88-year-old building that will likely bring the group millions of dollars, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Urban Institute Hack Could Involve Nonprofits’ Tax Data
The Washington, D.C., think tank, which provides research and tax services to nonprofits nationwide, alerted charities Tuesday that its system for filing tax forms had been breached, potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of organizations, The Hill reports.
How One Nonprofit Creates Streamlined One-Page Budgets for Grant Proposals
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine explains what it takes to produce their operating and program budgets.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Burning Man Becomes Unlikely Leader in Financial Transparency
The organization is known for its freewheeling parties in the desert, so nobody would have expected its reporting to be a model for all nonprofits.
By Brian Mittendorf
Contributor
Ex-Nonprofit Leaders Fined $1.8-Million in Calif. Asbestos Case
Three former executives with a defunct California job-training organization were ordered Monday to pay for lifetime health monitoring for dozens of people the nonprofit exposed to asbestos during a renovation project, writes The Fresno Bee.
Nonprofit Calif. College Adopts ‘Benefit Corporation’ Model
Heralding a potential new third way between nonprofit and for-profit education, Alliant International University in California has become a public benefit corporation, embracing the emerging model of businesses beholden to social aims as well as the bottom line, Inside Higher Ed reports.
Major N.Y. Charity’s Collapse Leaves Employees in Limbo
Hundreds of workers at Federation Employment and Guidance Services face uncertain futures as one of the New York City’s biggest social-service nonprofits closes up shop in the coming months, The New York Times writes.
Embattled Aid Charity IRD Dismisses Board and Slashes Staff
International Relief and Development, a global aid group under fire over how it used federal funds designated for humanitarian and development projects abroad, has dismissed its board of directors and laid off 21 employees, The Washington Post reports.
Tech’s Power to Mobilize Masses Comes at a Cost, Diana Aviv Says
Independent Sector’s CEO launches a nationwide information tour to highlight challenges and opportunities facing charities.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
NPR and ProPublica Reject Red Cross Demand for Corrections to News Reports
The media organizations stand by their reports that the international relief organization misled donors about how hurricane relief funds were spent, among other allegations.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor