Ex-L.A. Council Aide Acquitted in Nonprofit Fraud Case
A long-time lobbyist and former adviser to a Los Angeles City Council member was acquitted Tuesday on charges that he and his wife used a nonprofit to divert nearly $20,000 in public funds to a former local water-district official, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Bad Boards and Pushy Millennials: Fundraisers Share Strategies That Work — and War Stories
At the annual meeting of the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Boston, development leaders focused on how to help their trustees do a better job and how to cope with demographic challenges.
Watchdog Wants Review of Trump Fund Donation to Fla. PAC
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service over the Donald J. Trump Foundation’s 2013 contribution to a political organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Moore Foundation Pledges $100 Million for Amazon Conservation
The money will protect rainforests in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Senator Asks Wounded Warrior Project to Share Financial Data
Sen. Charles Grassley requested detailed financial information from the beleaguered veterans group one week after it fired its two top executives, reports The New York Times.
Gov. Christie Seeks to Suspend Taxes on Nonprofit Hospitals
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed a two-year freeze that would stop local governments from collecting property taxes from nonprofit hospitals, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Nonprofit Set Up by L.A. Mayor Raised Nearly $15 Million in 1st Year
The Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles, started by Mayor Eric Garcetti to help fund civic projects, spent less than a third of the $14.6 million it took in from foundations, corporate charities, and other donors in fiscal 2015, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Biden Taps Ex-Nonprofit Head to Lead Federal Cancer Effort
The former leader of a charity that worked to speed the transition of basic research into lifesaving medical treatments has been appointed by the vice president to lead the administration’s “moonshot” effort to find a cure for cancer, The New York Times reports.
Judge Orders Ill. College Foundation to Release Records
The order that the College of DuPage’s nonprofit fundraising arm must turn over a federal grand-jury subpoena to the Chicago Tribune is believed to be the first court finding in the state that a public college’s foundation is subject to open-records laws, the Tribune reports.
Military Metes Out Punishment in Charity Hospital Bombing
The Pentagon has disciplined more than a dozen officers and enlisted personnel for errors defense officials say led to the deadly bombing of a Doctors Without Borders-run medical center in northern Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports.
N.Y. Mayor to Close Nonprofit Amid Donor Controversy
The Campaign for One New York, which has raised millions of dollars to promote Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policy agenda, will wind down amid heightened scrutiny of its donations from entities that do business with the city, The Wall Street Journal writes.
S. Dakota Says Couple Who Died Stole $1 Million From Nonprofit
State officials say a couple who died in a September 2015 murder-suicide were looting hundreds of thousands of dollars from an organization that helped Native American students prepare for college, writes the Associated Press.
Court Says Scouts Not Liable for Troop Leader’s Alleged Abuse
The Missouri Supreme Court held Tuesday that the Boy Scouts of America cannot be held legally responsible for alleged molestation by a Kansas City scoutmaster, the Associated Press and The Kansas City Star report.
More European Museums Turning to U.S.-Style Fundraising
With European governments’ austerity budgets cutting into cultural funding, major art museums abroad are increasingly seeking to tap private philanthropy along the American model, writes The New York Times as part of a package of articles on trends in the museum world.
China’s New Charity Law Aims to Unlock Stagnant Giving
The measure, expected to be approved by the country’s legislature Wednesday, would expand tax incentives for donors and lift restrictions on nonprofits’ fundraising activities, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Dog-Rescue Charity Linked to Alleged Tex. Investment Fraud
The bankruptcy trustee representing creditors of a financial firm accused of defrauding investors out of $1.3 billion alleges that the company’s former head used an animal-welfare charity to evade taxes and steer millions of dollars to his mistress, according to Bloomberg.