N.Y. Mayor to Close Nonprofit Amid Donor Controversy
The Campaign for One New York, which has raised millions of dollars to promote Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policy agenda, will wind down amid heightened scrutiny of its donations from entities that do business with the city, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Hot Real-Estate Market Pounds Nonprofit Renters and Rewards Owners
Soaring property values are creating a “displacement crisis” for many nonprofits that use rented space. Others that own their own buildings are jumping on the chance to sell — and score a windfall.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Wallace Foundation Commits $47 Million for Principal Preparation
The five-year investment aims to improve university-level programs for training school principals, reports The Washington Post.
6 Steps to Implement an Alternative Admissions Policy at a Museum
The Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego outlines the steps any museum can take to move beyond traditional admissions fees to alternatives like a pay-what-you-wish policy.
By Angela Venuti
Contributor
Wounded Warrior Chair Defends Spending but Says Change Needed
The head of the embattled veterans charity’s board of directors tells CBS News that Wounded Warrior is working to rebuild trust with donors and former service members after firing its two top executives amid allegations of lavish spending.
Wounded Warrior Upheaval Shows Perils of Fighting Charity Watchdogs
Former CEO Steve Nardizzi fought those who criticized his group’s spending on travel and other expenses. Regardless of whether he was right, his brash style may have doomed him, experts say.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
CVS to Put $50 Million Into Youth-Focused Antismoking Effort
Two years after becoming the first national drugstore chain to stop selling tobacco products, CVS Health Corporation has committed $50 million to a five-year campaign to curb cigarette use by youths, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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.
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.
Flint Whistleblower Teams With Charity to Expand Water Tests
Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor who helped uncover the lead crisis in the Michigan city, is working with the nonprofit Healthy Babies Bright Futures to support water testing across the country, The Washington Post reports.
Museum’s ‘Pay What You Wish’ Admission Policy Pays Off
Revenue from admissions rose 20 percent and attendance rose 69 percent at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego after guests were invited to decide the value of a visit.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Effort to Shame Mott Foundation Is Well-Timed, Expert Says
An advertisement slamming the grant maker for hypocrisy in its approach to the environment may yet yield results, even though the foundation didn’t immediately respond to criticism of its holdings in U.S. Sugar, says one expert.
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Google.org Commits $1.5 Million to Combat Zika Virus
The gift is one of a small but growing list of commitments from grant makers to curb the virus’s spread. Last month philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen donated $2 million.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Veterans Groups Have Gotten Half of $6 Million Raised by Trump
Veterans organizations have received $2.94 million of the $6 million presidential candidate Donald Trump said he raised for former service members at an Iowa rally in January, according to CNN and The Washington Post.
Fight Over Finance and Priorities Splits Alzheimer’s Charity
Stat, a Boston Globe online affiliate that reports on health-care issues, examines the rupture at the Alzheimer’s Association, which is seeing prominent regional chapters defect in a dispute over the national organization’s push to centralize control of programs and revenue.