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.
Feed the Children Fights Texan’s Takeover Attempt
A former lawyer from Dallas is mounting an attempt to wrest control of Feed the Children, claiming the anti-hunger nonprofit is mismanaged and needs “a major housecleaning,” The Oklahoman writes.
Wash. Supreme Court Strikes Down Charter-School Effort
In a surprise ruling delivered late Friday afternoon, Washington State’s Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law authorizing government funding of charter schools that was backed by some of the country’s biggest education donors, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Athletes and Stars Back Push for U.N. Development Goals
Supporters of the United Nations’ proposed Sustainable Development Goals have launched a celebrity-studded publicity blitz aimed at winning world leaders’ backing for the anti-poverty and human-rights agenda, Thomson Reuters Foundation writes.
L.A. Art Museum’s Curator to Take Charge at Miami’s Perez Art Museum
The Miami institution named Franklin Sirmans, curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, as its new director, the Miami Herald reports.
Refugee Charities See Giving Surge After Syrian Boy’s Death
The drowning of a Syrian toddler whose family was trying to reach Europe has spurred a surge in support for aid groups and charities focused on migrant issues, reports The Independent.
Tyson Foods Pledges $50 Million to Anti-Hunger Work
The five-year commitment announced Wednesday by the Arkansas-based food conglomerate will include both cash and in-kind donations, Arkansas News reports.
Proposed Cooper Union Settlement Could Restore Free Tuition
An agreement crafted by New York State’s attorney general’s office would end litigation that has roiled New York City private college Cooper Union and could put the venerable institution on a path back to offering free tuition, writes The New York Times.
Judge Grants Nonprofit Moral Exemption to Contraceptive Rule
A federal judge ruled Monday that an anti-abortion organization with no religious affiliation can claim a moral objection to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that employers provide insurance coverage for birth control to female staff, reports The New York Times.
Example: A Job Description for an Event-Planning Volunteer
The Salvation Army’s Kansas and Western Missouri chapter provides this one-page description to its event-planning committee to set clear expectations from the start.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Seismic Changes Are Ahead for Charities as Americans Age
As the population grows older, charities of all kinds will confront changing needs for services and will need to alter the way they raise money. But few groups are preparing for the inevitable.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Take 2: A Charity Fellowship Program Encourages Second Acts in the Nonprofit World
Encore.org puts older Americans to work for social good with paid fellowships and makes the transition to second acts in nonprofits easier.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Mixed Blessing: Growing Need but New Support
Changes at the Greater Chicago Food Depository illustrate the kinds of issues other nonprofits will likely experience as the nation’s demographics change.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Have Museum — Will Travel: Bringing Artwork to the People
Three museums are installing replicas of iconic paintings around their cities to the surprise and delight of residents.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
How to Rebuild Philanthropy’s Ability to Change the World
Despite recent improvements in the practice of philanthropy, restricted grants, weak boards, and short-term thinking continue to hold back greater progress, says the founder of Social Venture Partners International.
By Paul Shoemaker
Contributor
Analysts Say Group’s Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered
A review commissioned by Planned Parenthood of an anti-abortion group’s undercover videos targeting the women’s health nonprofit for its handling of fetal tissue concludes that the recordings were manipulated and unreliable as evidence for official inquiries, The New York Times writes.