A Decade Later, New Orleans Nonprofits Cite Gains, Yet Worry Over the Future
Bright spots since Hurricane Katrina include improved education and reduced incarceration, but leaders worry grant makers are losing focus with much work still to be done.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Charity’s Collapse Casts Shadow on Britain’s ‘Mother Teresa’
Bloomberg examines the unraveling of Kids Company, a British youth charity that was held up as a model of the government’s Big Society effort and received millions of dollars in taxpayer funds but shut down earlier his month after running out of cash.
Nonprofits in New Orleans: 10 Years After Katrina
Leaders say that in the decade since the hurricane, much has improved, like education and criminal justice, but many problems linger.
Planned Parenthood Pushes Back as States Target Funding
While several Republican-controlled states seek to cut off government funding for Planned Parenthood, the organization appears to be gaining legal and regulatory traction in the controversy over its provision of fetal tissue for medical research, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
N.Y. Court to Hear College’s Bid to Rename Itself for Donor
An upstate New York judge was set to hear arguments Tuesday on a proposal by Paul Smith’s College to set aside a naming provision in its original benefactor’s will and add philanthropist Joan Weill’s name to the institution in exchange for a $20-million gift, writes The New York Times.
Cities Scrap With Mass. Nonprofit Over Clothes Donation Bins
The Los Angeles Times looks at battles by cities in California and elsewhere to more strictly regulate collection bins for recycling used clothes, shoes, and textiles, particularly those placed by Planet Aid, a controversial Massachusetts charity.
Philanthropist and Former Banker Will Lead Dallas Fed
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the appointment Monday of foundation leader and ex-Goldman Sachs executive Robert Steven Kaplan as its new president and chief executive officer, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Red Cross Head Sought to Stop Federal Probe of Relief Work
American Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern sought congressional intervention last year to call off a Government Accountability Office review of the charity’s federally mandated role in disaster response, according to ProPublica and NPR.
$800-Million Campaign in Works for Obama After Presidency
Close associates of President Obama have set a fundraising target of at least $800 million to establish the infrastructure for his post-White House life, centering on a tech-minded “digital-first” presidential library and an anticipated global foundation, writes The New York Times.
Ex-Charity Navigator CEO Takes New Role Helping Nonprofits Assess Performance
Ken Berger, who left the watchdog group in April, joins a company that helps organizations use data to learn how they can improve.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
DOJ Advises Against Banning Homeless From Sleeping Outdoors
Tthe Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest saying that local ordinances that ban homeless people from camping or sleeping outside are unconstitutional and violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment, The Washington Post reports.
States Warned on Pulling Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funds
The Obama administration has notified Alabama and Louisiana that they may be breaching federal law by moving to block Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood, reports The Wall Street Journal.
N.Y. Charity Accused of Bilking Teens on Summer-Job Pay
Long Island prosecutors have charged a nonprofit with duping scores of high school students into doing unpaid work selling concessions at entertainment and sports venues under the guise of a volunteer program, the Associated Press and Newsday write.
Nonprofit Aims to Make Pre-K Education a Top Campaign Issue
Through a political advocacy group formed last year, Save the Children has been pushing to make early-childhood education a prominent issue in the 2016 presidential campaign, as well as in state and local elections, The Washington Post reports.
N.Y. Advocacy Groups Mull Appeal on Donor Disclosure Order
The New York Civil Liberties Union and Family Planning Advocates of New York had asked to withhold certain donors’ names over concern that disclosure would put them at risk for harassment, the Associated Press and Capital New York report.
Strings on Donor-Advised Funds Are Making Charity Supporters Angry
Because the funds are so popular, nonprofits are spending more and more time soothing people angered by all the restrictions.
By Alan M. Cantor
Reporter