3 Major Nonprofits Pull Plug on Events at Trump’s Fla. Estate: The American Cancer Society cited its “values and commitment to diversity” in canceling an upcoming gala at Mar-a-Lago, The Washington Post reports. The Cleveland Clinic and the American Friends of Magen David Adom also said they would relocate fundraising events but did not specify reasons. Read a Chronicle story on the split among charities over renting Mar-a-Lago, and see our database detailing groups’ fundraising returns for events there.
In other Charlottesville-related news:
The American Civil Liberties Union, which defended white nationalists’ right to hold a rally in the Virginia city, said it will no longer offer legal support to extremist groups that seek to march while armed, reports The Wall Street Journal (subscription). The ACLU is wrestling with its role in debates over free speech and hate speech amid a rift with normally allied progressive activists over its Charlottesville actions, The New York Times writes.
James Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox and a son of Fox News head Rupert Murdoch, pledged $1 million to the Anti-Defamation League in an email, obtained by The New York Times, that sharply rebuked President Trump for his response to the Charlottesville violence.
Borrowing a strategy from German anti-Nazi activists, Union Capital Boston, a charity in one of several cities where white nationalists plan to hold “free speech” demonstrations this weekend, is raising money for antiracism and anti-extremism nonprofits by asking supporters to pledge a set amount per rally attendee, The Boston Globe writes.
Stackla Emerges as a Go-To Firm for Charities Seeking Viral Impact: The social-media-marketing company, which made its name developing user-generated content into online promotions for major corporations, launched a new division, Stackla for Good, to handle its growing portfolio of hashtag-heavy cause campaigns for groups such as Greenpeace, ONE, and the World Wildlife Fund, Fast Company writes.
Rockefeller Foundation Chief Says Slashing Foreign Aid Would Be “Disaster” for World’s Poor: President Trump’s proposed cuts would severely affect efforts to tackle hunger, disease, and climate impacts, and philanthropy could not make up the difference, Rajiv Shah, who led the U.S. Agency for International Development before joining Rockefeller, tells the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Read a Chronicle interview with Mr. Shah about his plans for piloting the Rockefeller fund.
U. of Wisconsin Nonprofit Files for Bankruptcy Amid Financial Scandal: UW-Oshkosh Foundation leaders said the move would protect the institution’s endowment and was necessitated by university regents’ rejection of a settlement that would have used taxpayer money to satisfy debts stemming from controversial real-estate ventures the campus fundraising affiliate backed, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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