Month: February 2018

Daily News Roundup: State Audit Faults University Foundations

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In other news, former President Obama makes another pitch for his presidential center; donors have given $775,000 so kids can see Black Panther; disgraced actor Kevin Spacey’s British foundation is closing its doors; a youth softball program in Oregon is raffling an AR-15 gun; and more.

from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Daily-News-Roundup-State/242654

Daily News Roundup: Trump’s Family-Planning Program Favors Clinics That Push Abstinence

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In other news, International Committee of the Red Cross says 21 people have resigned or been fired since 2015 over sexual misconduct; 50 years after a landmark report, barriers to equality remain; the Moody Foundation is stepping up grants to small arts groups in Dallas; Disney gives $1 million from Black Panther to Boys & Girls Clubs; gifts from the Koch Foundation stir debate at the Harvard Kennedy School; and more news and opinion.

from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Daily-News-Roundup-Trump-s/242646

Daily News Roundup: Conservative Donors Are Behind an Anti-Union Case

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The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could let workers avoid paying fees. In other news, public radio stations are relaunching three local-news sites that had abruptly shut down; Silicon Valley Community Foundation isn’t saying why it assets grew by 65 percent last year; and more about community foundations and sexual misconduct and other news.

from The Chronicle of Philanthropy https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Daily-News-Roundup-/242634