FIFA President Sepp Blatter’s Latest Legal Head Ache
The embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter is now under investigation by Swiss Authorities for a “disloyal payment” made to Michel Platini, the current head of the European soccer confederation and candidate for the FIFA presidency. Blatter also stands accused of signing contracts that the attorney…
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MacArthur Foundation Announces 2015 Recipients
(Above: writer and MacArthur Grant recipient Ta-Nehisi Coates speaking at the University of Michigan) The MacArthur Foundation – one of the highest profile grant-giving organizations in the world – announced its 2015 recipients on Tuesday. Given to artists, scientists, writers, and important thinkers, each “genius” grant…
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How Fundraisers Can Leverage Pope Francis Visit
It turns out that all the anticipation of Pope Francis’ U.S. visit reflected an accurate level of enthusiasm for the popular pontiff. His parade around the National Mall drew throngs of people, and he spoke before 18,000 people in Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia is doubling…
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Public Benefit Corporations: Businesses for the Social Good
(Meeting at Kickstarter. Photo: Michael Mandiberg) Perry Chen and Yancey Strickler – co-founders of the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter – made waves on Sunday when they announced that their company would become a “Public Benefit Corporation” (PBC), legally binding them to pursue positive social aims in…
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Nonprofits Play Role in Patent Troll Debate
(Photo: Two Vermont nonprofits were threatened with a lawsuit if they did not pay licensing fees stemming from an obscure part of their office scanners) It’s hard enough for business and nonprofit leaders to keep their organizations afloat without completely erroneous charges of patent infringement showing…
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The Crowdfunding Debate Affects Nonprofits
(A still from Kickstarter, a popular crowdfunding platform.) It’s hard for one to miss the proliferation of crowdfunding campaigns. They have become part of the popular landscape, with friends and families running fundraisers through a number of online portals that allow them to raise funds…
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The Pope Comes to Philadelphia
In his first-ever visit to the United States, Pope Francis will travel to Philadelphia to attend the World Meeting of Families. The event – which occurs every three years – will take place in the United States for the very first time. City officials expect…
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Refugee Relief Efforts Face Bankruptcy
(Photo: Arbat Transit Camp for Syrian Refugees in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan) As part of our ongoing coverage of the global refugee crisis, today we look at how UN agencies are quickly running out of cash and consequently edging closer to bankruptcy. In an interview with The…
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Migrant Crisis Calls for Bold Philanthropic Action
Europe was rocked by tragedy on August 28, when Austrian authorities found 71 dead refugees inside the back of a truck that had passed from Hungry into Austria. The truck was abandoned two days earlier, but the degree of decomposition of the bodies indicates that…
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