Boy Scouts Revise Troop Rules to Ban Political Advocacy
A Utah pro-marriage-equality group said the chartering regulations adopted last week by the national youth organization will likely sink its application to sponsor Scout troop with gay leaders, the Associated Press reports.
Minn. Grants Aim to Stem Radicalization in Somali Community
A Somali-American nonprofit in Minneapolis will divvy up some $400,000 in federal and private funds as part of a pilot project to counter jihadist recruitment among youths in immigrant communities, the Star Tribune writes.
Pope’s Visit Boosts Charitable Giving, Survey Finds
More than 60 percent of all people polled said they would give the same or more to charity this year than last. Among Catholics, that number was over 70 percent.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Anti-Islam Group Cited by Trump Roils Wisc. Politics
The Bradley Foundation, a prominent Wisconsin conservative nonprofit, and the state’s Republican senator are distancing themselves from the Center for Security Policy, a think tank Donald Trump has cited to back up his call to suspend Muslim immigration, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes.
Ford Foundation to ‘Reimagine’ N.Y. Building in Renovation
Foundation President Darren Walker tells The New York Times that the fund will get rid of its palatial presidential suite and “reimagine the building as a public-service facility.”
S. Carolina School District Drops Ties With Faith Charities
The Florence, S.C., public-school system will no longer endorse religious charities after receiving a warning letter from a secular advocacy organization over its support for Christian nonprofit Operation Christmas Child, reports the Charlotte Observer.
Charities Say Russian Strikes Worsening Syria Aid Crisis
Aid agencies say the humanitarian situation in northern Syria is rapidly deteriorating as Russian forces step up bombing in the region, hitting civilian facilities and blocking supply routes, The Washington Post writes.
Report Blasts British Charities on Mission Spending
Nearly one in five major British nonprofits spends less than half of its annual fundraising take on direct charitable activities, according to new research cited by The Telegraph.
Pay-for-Success Financing: Anatomy of a Deal
In the second of three video briefings, experts share advice on pay-for-success financing.
Tech Moguls Team Up to Build $1 Billion Artificial-Intelligence Nonprofit
Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and other prominent Silicon Valley figures announced a joint project Friday to establish a research center to develop “digital intelligence” that benefits humankind, reports The New York Times.
White Powder in Mail Prompts Evacuation at Muslim Nonprofit in D.C.
Employees were cleared from the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Thursday after receiving a suspicious letter that contained a hate message and a substance determined from a preliminary investigation not to be dangerous, reports The Washington Post.
Migrant Crisis Draws Wave of Volunteers to Greek Island
Hundreds of volunteers are flocking to Lesbos, a major arrival point for Syrians fleeing their country’s bloody civil conflict, causing some tension with established aid agencies, The Wall Street Journal writes.
More Religious Colleges Get Waivers From Discrimination Law
A growing number of faith-affiliated colleges and universities are seeking exemptions from Title IX, the 1972 federal law barring discrimination on the basis of sex in education, as a result of changing legal and social mores on sexuality and gender identity, reports The New York Times.
Amnesty International and United Way Diverge on Prostitution Stance
One group calls for decriminalization, and the other opens a center dedicated to fighting human slavery. Guess which one provoked howls of protest?
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Kirk Douglas Donates $15 Million for L.A. Alzheimer’s Center
The legendary Hollywood actor and his wife, Anne, made the gift to the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support construction of a care center for Alzheimer’s patients at the charity’s assisted-care campus in Los Angeles, Variety reports.
Knight Foundation Sows Success — and Confusion, Study Says
Innovative grant-making approach benefits overlooked social-change groups, but organization comes up short on diversity and explicit goals.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor