Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
NPR CEO John Lansing will retire in December after an eventful four-year tenure. The network has faced an especially tumultuous past year, with turnover in high-level positions, major layoffs, and cuts to podcasts. Lansing, who guided NPR through a period marked by the pandemic and a nationwide racial reckoning, says that the news organization is now financially stable. (NPR)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Oprah Winfrey donated $10 million to a new fund that will give cash to residents affected by Maui wildfires. The celebrity duo announced the People’s Fund of Maui on Aug. 31, which they say will provide up to $1,200 per month for people displaced by the wildfires in the region. But the announcement encountered criticism online, with some social media users arguing that the two should put up more money or seek contributions from other wealthy people. (New York Times)
More News
- The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Restorative Justice Can Help Fill the Gap. (Vox)
- Why Grove Park Residents Say This Housing Nonprofit Is Hurting Their Neighborhood (Capital B Atlanta)
- In Detroit, a Tiny Home Generates a Big Controversy (New York Times)
- San Francisco Lawmaker Calls for Audit of City’s Biggest Drug Treatment Nonprofit (San Francisco Standard)
- Dozens of ‘Cop City’ Activists Are Indicted on Racketeering Charges (New York Times)
- American Museum Educators Are Trying a More Playful Approach (Art Newspaper)
- Congress and Nonprofit Working to Put Women’s Suffrage Monument on National Mall (Nebraska Examiner)
Environment and Climate
- At Africa’s First Climate Summit, a Clear Call to the World: Invest in Us (New York Times)
- Clean Energy Projects Are Booming Everywhere. Except in Poor Nations. (New York Times)
- Climate Change and Poverty Are Complex Problems. These Solutions Aim to Address Both. (Boston Globe)
- Call of the Wild: Philanthropists Seek to Regenerate and Preserve Neglected Lands (Financial Times — subscription)
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