Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Online
Opinion: As the National Rifle Association defends itself against corruption charges in a New York City courtroom, only a damning verdict could force reforms at the troubled organization, which continues to be led by people close to its departing longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre. (Atlantic)
Plus: As its civil corruption trial gets under way, a lawyer for the National Rifle Association told a New York City courtroom that the organization was the real victim of the shady dealings and overspending at the heart of the litigation, and that it should not be on trial. (Associated Press)
Without explanation, Texas officials have stopped providing information to a local nonprofit that alerts its counterparts in northern cities when a busload of migrants from the Texas border is heading their way, as part of an informal effort to help the newcomers and avoid chaos at their destination. (CBS News)
More News
- Who Is Bill Ackman, and What Does He Want? Now He’s Targeting MIT. (Boston Globe)
- Lilly Endowment Awards $100M to Purdue University (Inside Indiana Business)
- How Israeli Philanthropy Is Responding to the October 7 Hamas Massacre (Jerusalem Post)
- D.C. is Cutting Badly Needed Funding for Housing and Homelessness Nonprofits (Washington City Paper)
- Alfond Foundation Donates Another $80 Million for UMaine Athletic Facility Upgrades (Portland Press Herald)
- Seattle’s Most Influential, Philanthropy: Q&A With Melinda French Gates (Seattle Magazine)
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