Mission Focus Can Put Pay Squeeze on Nonprofit Employees
In light of new federal regulations expanding eligibility for overtime pay — and many charities’ opposition to the changes — The Atlantic magazine looks at the forces putting pressure on nonprofit workers to put in longer hours for less money.
Charities Rethink S. Sudan Missions After Aid Workers Raped
The assault on international relief workers by government troops amid fierce fighting in South Sudan’s capital marked a turning point in humanitarian groups’ assessment of the risk to staff in the war-riven country, according to NPR.
A Tech Solution Helps a Busy Charity’s Clients Find Help
Action for Boston Community Development built a computer system to make it easier to navigate its wide variety of social services and locations.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Burt’s Bees Founder Donates Maine Land for Preservation
Conservationist and natural-cosmetics entrepreneur Roxanne Quimby has formally ceded ownership of 87,500 acres in rural Maine from her charitable foundation to the federal government, which is considering a controversial proposal to designate the property a national monument, writes the Associated Press.
Clinton Met With Scores of Donors to Foundation While at State
More than half of the 154 people from outside government with whom Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton met while serving as secretary of state were donors to her family’s charity, the Associated Press reports, citing State Department calendars from her tenure.
A Fellowship Program Creates Paths to Boosting Diversity at Foundations
By introducing professionals of color to work in the field, a regional network of grant makers aims to make philanthropy more inclusive and effective.
By Shin Yu Pai
Contributor
Red Cross Flood Response in La. Raises Volunteers’ Ire
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’s office said the state may “re-evaluate” its partnership with the American Red Cross following complaints from people attempting to volunteer and donate materials for flood victims, according to Baton Rouge newspaper The Advocate.
To Make Program Evaluation More Affordable, Start With Existing Data
Information that is available to the public and free — like crime records and medical statistics — can form the baseline for nonprofit program measurement.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Network of Minorities Urges Foundations to Look in the Mirror
The newly renamed Change Philanthropy is working to make staffs, boards, and grant making more inclusive.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Michael Bloomberg Joins U.N. Agency as Health Ambassador
As the World Health Organization’s honorary global ambassador for noncommunicable diseases, the billionaire philanthropist and ex-New York mayor will mobilize support for efforts to reduce deaths linked to causes such as smoking, obesity, and road accidents, the Associated Press reports.
Documents Show Soros Plan to Back Groups Critical of Israel
Leaked papers from billionaire financier and liberal donor George Soros’s Open Society Foundations outline a plan to finance Israeli and Palestinian human-rights groups as part of an effort to “hold Israel accountable” for alleged violations of international law but keep the philanthropy’s advocacy quiet, a Bloomberg columnist writes.
Arab-American Charity Loses Suit Over Bank-Account Closure
A federal jury decided Tuesday in favor of Bank of America in a case brought by Michigan-based aid charity Life for Relief and Development after the bank closed its account, reports the Detroit Free Press.
Growth of Black Lives Matter Comes With Tension Over Agenda
Amid continuing and sometimes violent protests of police killings of African-American men, Black Lives Matter is grappling with how to pursue change in the criminal-justice system as a coalition of loosely aligned groups with shifting approaches and goals, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Nonprofit Details Plans for Memorial to Lynching Victims
Legal-rights organization the Equal Justice Initiative is set to formally unveil plans Tuesday for the country’s largest memorial and museum dedicated to the victims of racial murders, scheduled to open next year in Montgomery, Ala., The New York Times reports.
Opinion: Time for ‘Big Green’ to Truly Serve Grass Roots
A program officer at an environmentally focused family foundation writes in the Stanford Social Innovation Review about philanthropy’s role in addressing funding and other disparities between major green organizations and community-based groups tackling environmental injustice.
Foundations Can Help Use the Power of Sports to Shape Positive Behavior
With a steady stream of news about toxic behavior on campuses, grant makers need to support programs that use sports to show kids and coaches how to encourage healthy relationships.
By ESTA SOLER
Contributor