Pentagon Says Raid on Afghan Charity Hospital Was a Mistake
The U.S. military directly acknowledged Tuesday that it was responsible for the weekend airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan and called the deadly raid a mistake, Reuters and ABC News report. The global medical charity wants a never-before-used international commission on humanitarian law to investigate the bombing, according to CNN.
Doctors Without Borders Wants Global Body to Investigate Bombing
The medical charity is calling for a little-known international commisssion on humanitarian law established under the Geneva Conventions to investigate the U.S. airstrike that killed 10 patients and 12 staff members at the organization’s hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, The New York Times and CNN report.
MacArthur Spins Off New Digital-Learning Nonprofit
The grant maker provided $25 million in start-up cash but is also seeking support from others.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Afghans Sought Raid That Hit Charity Hospital, U.S. General Says
The commander of American troops in Afghanistan said Monday that Afghan forces requested the weekend airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital in the northern city of Kunduz, The New York Times reports.
Nonprofit Harvests Surplus Drugs to Serve Poor Patients
Sirum, hatched five years ago by a trio of young Stanford University graduates to improve low-income patients’ access to costly prescriptions, has distributed $4.3 million worth of drugs by tapping surplus inventories from pharmacies and medical facilities, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Doctors Without Borders Leaving Afghan City After Airstrike
The global medical charity said Sunday that it is withdrawing from the Afghan city of Kunduz following the bombing of its hospital there, which left 22 people dead, The New York Times writes.
Chicago Parks Group Renews Legal Fight Against Lucas Museum
The nonprofit seeking to block movie mogul George Lucas’s planned $300-million lakefront museum in Chicago filed an amended lawsuit Friday, three weeks after a judge warned that a project redesign could render the organization’s previous legal complaint invalid, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Borrowed From Business: Nonprofits Try Their Own Version of Wall Street-Style Earnings Reports
Some charity leaders are bullish on quarterly updates like those that businesses are required to do but acknowledge the risks involved with flinging open the books.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Changing Minds: 4 Ways to Help People See the Good in Nonprofits
Experts interviewed by The Chronicle reveal strategies charities can use to improve their public image, especially through better communication and more transparency.
The Face of Philanthropy: Finding Hidden Treasures in Storytelling
Comedic actors and educators at an unusual nonprofit criss-cross the country to hold writing workshops in schools that have helped thousands of students pen original stories.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
Philanthropists Should Take Advantage of Their Bully Pulpit
Donors often have fewer restraints, more power, and more gravitas than the charities they support to speak out about a cause.
By Jay Ruderman
Contributor
$100 Million Pledged for Brain Studies
The science-focused Kavli Foundation and seven institutions of higher education are together supporting the effort to advance research into traumatic injury and brain diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, Agence France-Presse reports.
Gay-Rights Focus Turns to Stopping Violence and Intolerance
With a favorable ruling from the Supreme Court on gay marriage, activists are setting their sites on transgender issues, fighting discrimination in places like Uganda, and getting more financial support.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Ex-Lincoln Center President to Join Robin Hood Foundation
The anti-poverty charity the Robin Hood Foundation has named Reynold Levy, who led the performing-arts venue for more than a decade and chronicled the experience in a recent book, as its new president, The New York Times reports.
Charity Billboard Raises Dating App Firms’ Ire Over STD Link
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s sign in Los Angeles urging users of mobile dating apps Tinder and Grindr to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases has drawn protests from the two companies, the Los Angeles Times and The Guardian write.
A Data Sheet From a Women’s Giving Program
The Women & Philanthropy program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) maintains detailed donor profiles to build stronger ties with the women who give to the university.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer