High-Powered Coalition Seeks to Improve Job Prospects for Young People
The Markle Foundation has gathered top business executives — and committed $50 million — to stir up a “revolution” in which credentials and accomplishments would supplement traditional criteria for jobs.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Calif. to Investigate Group Behind Planned Parenthood Videos
State Attorney General Kamala Harris said Friday that she will review the Center for Medical Progress’s undercover videos targeting Planned Parenthood to determine if the anti-abortion activist group has breached any laws or nonprofit regulations, the Associated Press reports.
$25-Million Gift Backs Special Olympics Health Care Programs
As the 2015 Special Olympics opened Saturday in Los Angeles, the organization announced the donation from the Golisano Foundation to expand its worldwide health services for people with intellectual disabilities, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle writes.
Hearing-Aid Charity’s Gifts Hitch Star Power to Its Cause
The Starkey Hearing Foundation, which donates hearing aids to the poor, routinely attracts high-powered celebrities to its international missions and fundraisers, in part by giving millions of dollars to the stars’ own charities, Minnesota Public Radio reports.
Pressure on Donors to U.K. Muslim Group Under Court Review
Britain’s High Court has ordered a judicial review of whether the country’s charity regulator overstepped its authority by asking two foundations to stop funding a Muslim advocacy organization with past ties to a suspected Islamic State militant, The Guardian reports.
Group Works to Mobilize Millions of Nonprofit Workers to Vote
Nonprofit Votes Count provides a voter-registration toolkit, information about each state’s requirements, and more.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Little Sisters Appeals to Supreme Court on Contraceptive Rule
After losing at the appellate level, Catholic charity Little Sisters of the Poor will ask the Roberts court to take up its claim that the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive-care mandate violates their religious liberty, reports the Associated Press.
Videos Spark New Drive to Cut Planned Parenthood Funding
Surreptitiously shot videos in which Planned Parenthood officials discuss how to perform abortions to retain fetal tissue for medical research are rekindling anti-abortion activists’ long-held hopes to end government funding of the women’s health organization, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Leonardo DiCaprio Gala Raises $40 Million for Green Causes
The actor’s foundation hosted a star-studded gala in France Wednesday night to raise money for environmentally focused grants, campaigns, and media efforts, reports the Associated Press.
Rockefeller Foundation Adds $64 Million to Cities Program
The grant maker boosted funding Tuesday for its 100 Resilient Cities effort to help urban areas withstand physical and economic emergencies, the Associated Press reports.
Obituary: Vera Stern, Arts Leader Who Helped Rescue Carnegie Hall
The 88-year-old ex-wife of violin virtuoso Isaac Stern headed a foundation that promoted U.S.-Israel cultural ties and was a key figure in the campaign save Carnegie Hall from threatened demolition in 1960, The New York Times writes.
Philanthropy Helps Moderate Islam Thrive in Pakistani Town
A remote town in mountainous northeastern Pakistan has withstood Islamist extremism, environmental degradation, and other ills with a large dose of support from the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world’s largest charitable organizations, The Washington Post writes.
Second Video Adds Fuel to Planned Parenthood Firestorm
The anti-abortion group Center for Medical Progress released another undercover video Tuesday showing a Planned Parenthood official discussing remuneration for providing tissue from aborted fetuses for medical research, The Washington Post reports.
Michael Eisner’s Fund Puts Focus on Programs That Serve Young and Old
The philanthropy, started by the former Disney CEO, is now devoting all of its money to intergenerational programs.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
GOP Bill Would Shield Faith Nonprofits on Gay Marriage
Conservative Republicans in Congress are pursuing legislation that would bar the government from taking action against tax-exempt groups that object to same-sex marriage on religious or moral grounds, setting up a potential intraparty battle on the issue, The New York Times and The Washington Post report.
China Releases Tourists Detained on Charity-Arranged Visit
Authorities deported the last nine members of a tour group who were detained while visiting China under the auspices of a South Africa-based aid organization, reports CNN.