Polarized Politics Spark Threats Against Charities
After a California extremist targets two nonprofit organizations, some social-change charities are feeling anxious about their employees' security.News From Elsewhere OnlineGates Foundation Sounds Alarm on College Completion RatesThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making an aggressive push to publicize dropout rates at U.S. colleges and improve college-completion levels, The Chronicle of Higher Education writes.
Pulitzer-Winning Nonprofit Newsroom Paid $2-Million to Top StaffThe nonprofit journalism organization ProPublica paid more than $2-million in wages to its top eight executives, editors, and reporters last year, including nearly $572,000 to its president and editor in chief, Paul Steiger, the press news site MediaBistro writes.Germany's Rich Reject Gates-Buffett 'Giving Pledge'The wealthiest Germans are responding skeptically to Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates's effort to persuade the world's billionaires to pledge the bulk of their fortunes to charity, the German magazine Der Spiegel reports in its international edition.In the Arts: N.Y. State Bill That Would Limit Museum Art Sales Loses SteamLegislation to bar New York State cultural institutions from selling off works and artifacts to cover operating costs appears headed for failure amid opposition from major organizations like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, writes The New York Times.Israel OK's Libyan Aid to Rebuild Gaza HomesA rare agreement between Israel and Libya, which are technically at war, has cleared the way for a Libyan charity to provide $50-million to rebuild 1,250 dwellings destroyed during last year's Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, says Reuters.Opponents of Boston Catholic-Hospital Sale Appeal to PopeCatholic critics of the planned sale of a Boston-area chain of church-affiliated hospitals to a private-equity firm have asked Pope Benedict XVI to intervene in the deal, says The Boston Globe.Quick Flood Aid Wins Support for Islamist Charities in PakistanAs frustration mounts in flood-ravaged Pakistani provinces over the government's response to the disaster, Islamist aid groups—some of which international organizations say have links to terrorism—are gaining local support for their quick response, according to Reuters and The New York Times.From The Chronicle's BlogsWhich Billionaire Will Sign Up Next for the Giving Pledge?
An online site is offering up odds on which wealthy person will be next to sign on to the donation pledge being promoted by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.
Red Cross Details Its Work on Gulf Coast Since Katrina
The organization's five-year report says the 2005 hurricane season changed the way it plans for a large disaster.Lessons From the Gulf Oil SpillWhy the Gulf of Mexico oil spill represents a missed opportunity for nonprofit groups and companies to change the culture of disaster response.Advice From the ExpertsAdvancing Your Career: Tips for Nonprofit WorkersJoin us on Tuesday, August 24, at noon U.S. Eastern time for a free-ranging, live online discussion about job hunting, recruiting, and managing in the nonprofit world, sponsored by The Chronicle's advice column, Hotline.Bolder Giving Series: Mike Hannigan and the Give Something Back Office Supply CompanyJoin us on Wednesday, August 25, at noon U.S. Eastern time when Mike Hannigan will be available to take questions about how he devised his unusual approach to corporate giving and how others can copy it. Also joining the discussion will be Anne Ellinger, a co-founder of Bolder Giving.Job Alert
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