Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
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
272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study
271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact
270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report
269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY
268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday
267: (news) Infrastructure $ for Nonprofits & COP26 Pledge Updates
266: What I learned at Whole Whale | Exit Pod interview with Janai
265: (news) Climate on Agenda & Nonprofit Ad Spending Study
264: Using Inclusive Language for writing online | InclusivityTool.com
263: (news) Whistleblower Aid vs Facebook & Amnesty out of Hong Kong
262: Fundamentals of Copywriting for a Cause
261: (news) Volunteers kidnapped & Breast Cancer Fraud
260: What happens when Cryptocurrency meets DAFS? Endaoment
259: (news) Nonprofits Helping Afghan resettlement and Indigenous community Reparations
258: (news) Changes at Change.org and NYC Housing self-dealing
257: (news) Billions Pledged at UN & Crypto Giving Trend
256: (news) Haiti Supply Chain Issues & Omaze lands $85M Funding
255: Planned Giving & The One Thing to Know
254: (news) Nonprofit Reality Show & 9/11 Day of Service
253: (news) HRC President Fired & Afghan Refugee Support
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