Daily News Roundup: Dozens of Fake Veterans Charities Pocket the Money They Raise, Says FTC
July 20, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Dozens of Fake Charities Scammed Donations for Veterans, Then Pocketed the Cash: FTC (USA Today)
Nonprofit for Migrants Declines a $250,000 Donation From Salesforce (Wired)
Arrivals of Refugees Have Hit Historic Lows. To Stay Afloat, Resettlement Agencies Rebrand (Los Angeles Times)
N.Y. Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies Leader on Leave as Board Seeks Audit (Buffalo News)
About Nonprofits and the Law
David Lawrence Center Files Complaint Against Its Fundraising Foundation, Claims It Has Refused to Distribute Money (Naples Daily News)
Attorney General Targets Charity Raising Money for Retired Priest (Lansing State Journal)
Ark. Nonprofit Leader Pleads Guilty in Corruption Investigation (Associated Press)
Judge Rules Chicago Religious Nonprofit Represented by Conservative Legal Group Is Exempt From Unemployment Taxes (Chicago Tribune)
Fla. Parks Foundation Gets $19 Million From Deceased Wisc. Farmer After Wild Inheritance Drama (Orlando Sentinel)
About Nonprofit Innovation
Nonprofit Provides Temporary Fix to Avoid Shutdown of SNAP at Farmers Markets (Baltimore Sun)
Reimagining the Museum Tour (New York Times)
Opinion
Big Pharma is Quietly Using Nonprofits to Push Opioids (Los Angeles Times)
Can a Community Hospital Stick to Its Mission When It Goes For-Profit? (NPR)
