Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
Some Republican senators are balking at an effort to cut $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, which passed the House of Representatives last week. Among them: lawmakers who are concerned about the impact on rural stations and others who oppose cuts to a global AIDS relief program started by President George W. Bush. (New York Times)
More on Public Broadcasting
- Conservative Activists Have Waited Decades to Defund PBS and NPR. They’re Finally Getting Their Chance (CNN)
- ‘Catastrophic’: Rural Public Media Stations Brace for GOP Cuts (Politico)
The San Francisco Parks Alliance folded last week after its leaders allegedly ignored warnings about slipshod accounting and inappropriate spending practices, according to former employees. The closure of the organization, which is now under civil and criminal investigation, could imperil funds for dozens of community groups that trusted it to hold and disburse cash they had raised. A current and former CEO did not respond to requests for comment. (KQED)
More News
- National Portrait Gallery Head Steps Down Following Trump Attempt to Fire Her (Washington Post)
- How Trump Blew Up Northwestern’s Business Model (Wall Street Journal— subscription)
- Philanthropy Can ‘Unlock Profound Change’ for Women and Girls in This Moment — and Women-Led Orgs Are Rising to the Occasion (Ms.)
- DeSantis Golf Fundraiser for Hope Florida Charity ‘Unusual,’ Nonprofit Experts Say (Miami Herald)
- Leonard A. Lauder, Philanthropist and Cosmetics Heir, Dies at 92 (New York Times)
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