Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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April Nonprofit news summary.
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Faces Scrutiny Over Spending & TransparencyQuestions have arisen over how the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has spent and reported on charitable contributions, as reported by New York magazine. The organization, which serves as an umbrella organization for some local BLM organizations (though not all organizations with BLM in their name) faces criticism for the purchase of a $6 million dollar home in California, as well as the appearance of lack of transparency stemming not submitting a form 990, as required by their tax exempt status granted in 2020. While right-wing and far-right news outlets are seizing on this story as an angle of political attack, Candid co-founder and former CEO of GuideStar Jacob Harold is quoted as responding to the reporting as a “very legitimate critique.”
Read more ➝In a reversal of a previous Biden administration moratorium, the Interior Department is opening up 144,000 acres of onshore land to new leases for oil drilling, as reported by Mother Jones. While the announcement comes as bad news to environmentalists, surging oil and gas prices have put the Biden administration between a rock and a hard place as supply chain issues and disruptions stemming from the Russia Ukraine war have continued to increase prices globally. The Interior Department has responded by saying that the new leases only open up 20% of what the oil industry asked for, and the royalties that the oil companies will have to pay the government will go up from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent, the first increase in a century.
Read more ➝Summary
252: (news) Hurricane Ida & Afghanistan Nonprofit Response
251: (news) Afghanistan Fundraising & Nonprofit Democracy Report
250: (news) Afghanistan & Haiti - How Nonprofits are Responding
249: (news) Half of U.S. Gives & ASPCA Overhead Questions
248: From Fellow to Fulltime - Kariesha Martinez exit interview
247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report
246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero
245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes
244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn
243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast
242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History
241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview
240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official
239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer
238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview
237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches
236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack
235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression
234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden
233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report
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