Teach for America Debate Sharpens as Education Corps Shrinks
The teacher-training corps is going into the new school year with a much smaller cohort of new members than two years ago, a trend for which critics of the controversial nonprofit are taking credit, The Daily Beast writes.
St. Louis Nonprofits That Employ Disabled Protest Wage Hike
“Sheltered workshops” that train and employ developmentally disabled workers are raising concerns about an amendment to a proposed city minimum-wage increase that would extend the mandatory raise to their organizations, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Gordon and Betty Moore Say Science and Measurable Results Should Guide Grants
The founders of the nation’s ninth largest foundation, who are in their 80s, offer a road map for carrying out their wishes. The fund has assets of about $6.4 billion.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?
Black-led groups need money to seize this historic moment and build the leaders of the future.
By Nat Chioke Williams
Contributor
Mormon Church Stays With Boy Scouts Despite End to Gay Ban
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Wednesday that it will maintain its affiliation with the youth organization, averting what could have been a major blow to the nonprofit, the Associated Press and The New York Times report.
Campaign Seeks $250,000 From Crowdfunding for Drought Relief
The effort in California was started by a coalition of California businesses and nonprofits and is backed by a pair of philanthropists.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Boston Physician Starts Campaign for Ebola Health Workers
Many doctors and nurses in Sierra Leone have seen little or no pay for months despite the risks of being infected; a crowdfunding campaign aims to help.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Planned Parenthood Sues La. Over Cutoff of Medicaid Money
A Louisiana Planned Parenthood unit filed in federal court for an injunction to block Gov. Bobby Jindal’s order to terminate Medicaid funding for the organization in the wake of disputed claims that it traffics in fetal tissue, The Wall Street Journal writes.
New Wave of Criticism Aimed at Top College Endowments
A law professor’s essay criticizing the hefty fees collected by major universities’ investment managers has reignited debate about how elite colleges utilize, or don’t utilize, their multibillion-dollar endowments, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.
San Francisco Church Feuds With Charity Affiliate Over Housing
San Francisco officials have weighed in on a showdown between a city church and a nonprofit it founded to manage a low-income housing development over a planned sale of the complex, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
David Rubenstein and Paul Allen Among 2015 Carnegie Honorees
The billionaire financier, Microsoft co-founder, and six other individuals and families were named Tuesday as recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, reports The Washington Post.
New Captain Puts N.Y.’s Seaport Museum on the Right Course
New York’s South Street Seaport Museum, long plagued by financial troubles and nearly done in by Hurricane Sandy, is righting itself under a leader with little prior museum experience but a deep background in seagoing and historic ships, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Philadelphia Foundation Looks to Retool Under New Leader
With a new president in place and several years of stagnant fundraising behind it, one of the country’s oldest community foundations is rethinking its strategy and mission, with a close eye on what other big-city grant makers are doing, writes The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Obituary: Whitney Ball, Head of Conservative Donors’ Group
Whitney Ball, a conservative activist who founded and led the philanthropic organization Donors Trust, died Sunday at her home in Alexandria, Va., after a 14-year battle with breast cancer, National Review writes.
Inside New York Humanitarian Group’s Nepal Mission
The New Yorker reports on the successes, frustrations, and calculations of providing emergency medical aid through the prism of a trip by emergency relief group NYC Medics to Nepal in April to treat earthquake victims.
New Documentary Celebrates Storied Education Philanthropist
NPR talks to filmmaker Aviva Kempner about her documentary about Julius Rosenwald, an early 20th-century businessman who built thousands of schools for African-Americans across the South in the first half of the 20th century.