Shooter’s Rants on Social Media Were Aimed at Jewish Agency That Aids Refugees: Daily News Roundup
October 29, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
HIAS, the Jewish Agency Criticized by the Shooting Suspect, Has a History of Aiding Refugees (New York Times)
Muslim Crowdfunding Campaign to Help Victims of the Pittsburgh Shooting Raised Over $110,000 in 2 Days (Business Insider). Plus, read the Chronicle’s coverage about how other organizations, such as the Anti-Defamation League, in the past have handled violent events.
How Parkland Families Are Creating Nonprofits for Social Change (Miami Herald)
Canary Mission Dumped by Diller Foundation, but Critics Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough (Forward)
More on HIAS Charity Targeted by Gunman
America and Judaism at Its Best (New York Times)
The Love that a Pittsburgh Madman Tried to Extinguish, and How You Can Feed the Flame: Opinion (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Why HIAS Became a Target of Hate (Atlantic)
Big Gifts and Grants
Amazon Says It Has Donated $100 Million From Sales Since 2013 (Reuters). Plus, see a Chronicle article about Amazon Smile and an opinion article about the effort.
Carnegie Mellon U. Announces $80 Million Gifts and Building Replacement (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Carleton College Gets Major Boost From Single $50 Million Donation (Star Tribune)
About Giving and the Wealthy
How to Help People Millions of Years From Now (Vox)
We Don’t Want Billionaires’ Charity. We Want Them to Pay Their Taxes: Opinion (Guardian)
$2 Billion Man Paul English on Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy (Forbes)
Nonprofit Report Recommends Utah State U. Cut Ties With Koch Foundation (Utah Statesman)
World’s Billionaires Became 20 Percent Richer in 2017, Report Reveals (Guardian)
Jack Ma Says He ‘Hated’ Bill Gates. Here’s Why and What Changed His Mind (CNBC)
