Tag Archives: Nonprofit Organizations

The New York Times 7:00 am on March 24, 2023
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The Younger Brother Caught in the Middle of the FTX Investigation

The collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire has led federal prosecutors to scrutinize his brother, Gabe, who ran a pandemic-prevention group.

#altruism, #bankman-fried-gabe, #bankman-fried-sam, #content-type-personal-profile, #guarding-against-pandemics, #hk-ftx-trading-ltd-futures-exchange, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #university-of-colorado, #virtual-currency

The New York Times 8:28 pm on March 10, 2023
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Former Partner of Victor Rivera Admits to Homeless-Shelter Bribe Scheme

Sheina Levin was a former business partner of Victor Rivera, whose dealings were the subject of a New York Times investigation.

#bribery-and-kickbacks, #bronx-nyc, #bronx-parent-housing-network-inc, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #frauds-and-swindling, #homeless-persons, #levin-sheina, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations, #public-and-subsidized-housing, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #rivera-victor-m-1960, #sex-crimes

The New York Times 4:53 pm on January 26, 2023
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The Left Is Eating Itself

How purity politics leave progressive power on the table.

#audio-neutral-informative, #conservatism-us-politics, #democratic-party, #liberalism-us-politics, #mitchell-maurice, #nonprofit-organizations, #united-states-politics-and-government, #working-families-party

The New York Times 12:26 am on January 26, 2023
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N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds

An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #ecohealth-alliance, #fauci-anthony-s, #laboratories-and-scientific-equipment, #national-institute-of-allergy-and-infectious-diseases, #national-institutes-of-health, #nonprofit-organizations, #research, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:00 am on January 25, 2023
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How Nonprofit Hospitals Put Profits Over Patients

A Times investigation revealed that many of these institutions are abandoning patients and straying from their charitable missions.

#audio-neutral-informative, #doctors, #finances, #hospitals, #nonprofit-organizations, #united-states

The New York Times 10:31 pm on January 23, 2023
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2 Students Killed in Shooting at Des Moines Youth Program

The authorities said the attack, at an educational mentorship program, was “targeted.” A staff member was also injured.

#des-moines-iowa, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #nonprofit-organizations, #teachers-and-school-employees, #vocational-training

The New York Times 1:32 pm on January 19, 2023
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Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees

The program to speed up refugee arrivals will allow private citizens to sponsor families in their communities after raising funds and undergoing training.

#international-rescue-committee, #nonprofit-organizations, #refugees-and-displaced-persons, #refugepoint

The New York Times 11:56 pm on December 30, 2022
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A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices

The Supreme Court Historical Society has raised more than $23 million in the last two decades, much of it from lawyers, corporations and special interests.

#alito-samuel-a-jr, #corporations, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #phillips-carter-g, #roberts-john-g-jr, #supreme-court-us, #supreme-court-historical-society

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 22, 2022
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Helping a Family Carry On, After a Child’s Abilities ‘Just Turned Off’

For a boy with a rare disease, a nonprofit’s monthly visits are vital. But compassion extends beyond the simple task of food delivery.

#adrenoleukodystrophy-ald, #hispanic-federation, #new-york-times, #new-york-times-neediest-cases-fund, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy

The New York Times 8:00 am on December 20, 2022
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A Secret Society Tied to the Underground Railroad Fights to Save Its Home

The Black women of the United Order of Tents are scrambling to save their grand Brooklyn headquarters, and to preserve their ambitious future.

#bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn-ny, #black-people, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #nonprofit-organizations, #women-and-girls

The New York Times 10:40 pm on December 19, 2022
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They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?

Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare diseases. The hard part now is making such treatments on a large scale.

#battens-disease, #drugs-pharmaceuticals, #genetics-and-heredity, #kand, #medicine-and-health, #nonprofit-organizations, #rare-and-orphan-diseases, #vis-photo, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 16, 2022
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The Left’s Fever Is Breaking

Maurice Mitchell on progressive dysfunction.

#democratic-party, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #mitchell-maurice, #nonprofit-organizations, #social-media, #working-families-party, #workplace-environment

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 15, 2022
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How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis

Ascension, one of the country’s largest health systems, spent years cutting jobs, leaving it flat-footed when the pandemic hit.

#ascension-org, #ascension-genesys-hospital, #ascension-st-joseph, #bed-sores, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #finances, #hiring-and-promotion, #hospitals, #illinois, #labor-and-jobs, #layoffs-and-job-reductions, #michigan, #nonprofit-organizations, #nursing-and-nurses, #productivity, #working-hours, #workplace-environment, #workplace-hazards-and-violations, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 1:01 am on December 13, 2022
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Under Scrutiny in FTX Collapse

The FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s mother and father, who teach at Stanford Law School, are under scrutiny for their connections to their son’s crypto business.

#bankman-fried-sam, #bankman-joseph, #bankruptcies, #barbara-fried, #colleges-and-universities, #computers-and-the-internet, #hk-ftx-trading-ltd-futures-exchange, #law-and-legislation, #law-schools, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #stanford-university, #virtual-currency

The New York Times 11:55 pm on December 12, 2022
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Project Veritas Says It Provided $20,500 in ‘Excess Benefit’ to Its Founder

The conservative nonprofit said it had paid for staff to accompany its founder, James O’Keefe, when he starred in a 2021 production of “Oklahoma!”

#federal-taxes-us, #internal-revenue-service, #nonprofit-organizations, #okeefe-james-e-iii, #project-veritas, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 12:57 am on December 9, 2022
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Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations

Many of the poorest countries will continue to get free Covid shots, but global demand for them has plummeted, driving a shift away from the goal of broad coverage.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #gavi-the-vaccine-alliance, #nonprofit-organizations, #third-world-and-developing-countries, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 10:00 am on December 7, 2022
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A Times Square Hotel Was Set To Become Affordable Housing. Then the Union Stepped In.

An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters.

#adams-eric-l, #affordable-housing, #airbnb, #campaign-finance, #casinos, #chinatown-manhattan-ny, #city-council-nyc, #cohen-steven-a, #cuomo-andrew-m, #de-blasio-bill, #elections-governors, #elections-mayors, #endorsements, #gambling, #group-homes-and-supportive-housing, #hochul-kathleen-c, #homeless-persons, #hotels-and-travel-lodgings, #housing-works, #kwatra-neal, #labor-and-jobs, #law-and-legislation, #levine-mark-d, #manhattan-nyc, #midtown-area-manhattan-ny, #new-jersey, #new-york-city, #new-york-hotel-and-motel-trades-council, #nonprofit-organizations, #organized-labor, #paramount-hotel-manhattan-ny, #real-estate-commercial, #real-estate-and-housing-residential, #wages-and-salaries, #ward-peter-union-leader

The New York Times 10:00 am on November 23, 2022
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How New York City Became a Free-for-All of Unlicensed Weed

Shops selling weed have proliferated since the state legalized cannabis last year, thriving in confusion over their legality and a lack of enforcement.

#bay-ridge-brooklyn-ny, #cannabis-foods-and-products, #greenwich-village-manhattan-ny, #harlem-manhattan-ny, #law-and-legislation, #manhattan-nyc, #marijuana, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations, #police, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #sales-and-excise-taxes, #shopping-and-retail, #times-square-and-42nd-street-manhattan-ny

The New York Times 8:12 pm on November 22, 2022
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Inside Sam Bankman-Fried’s Quest to Win Friends and Influence People

In just three years, the FTX co-founder built a massive operation to woo politicians, regulators and nonprofits to support his crypto goals.

#bankman-fried-sam, #bankruptcies, #behnam-rostin, #better-markets-inc, #campaign-finance, #commodities, #commodity-futures-trading-commission, #computers-and-the-internet, #democratic-party, #elections-state-legislature, #federal-election-commission, #fetterman-john-1969, #futures-and-options-trading, #hk-ftx-trading-ltd-futures-exchange, #kelleher-dennis-m, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #midterm-elections-2022, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #political-action-committees, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #republican-party, #securities-and-commodities-violations, #securities-and-exchange-commission, #stabenow-debbie, #united-states-politics-and-government, #virtual-currency, #wetjen-mark-p

The New York Times 5:31 pm on October 12, 2022
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Leonard Leo’s Network Is Increasingly Powerful. But It Is Not Easy to Define.

The groups in the network spent nearly $504 million on policy and political fights, including grants to about 150 allied groups, between mid-2015 and last year.

#campaign-finance, #conservatism-us-politics, #ethics-and-public-policy-center, #federalist-society, #judicial-crisis-network, #leo-leonard-a, #marble-freedom-trust-nonprofit, #nonprofit-organizations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on October 6, 2022
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They Wear Leather, Ride Motorcycles. And Protect Children From Abusers.

A nonprofit on Staten Island offers a nontraditional, “ride-or-die” sphere of protection for vulnerable youth.

#administration-for-childrens-services-nyc, #bikers-against-child-abuse, #billyjoe-contreras, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #domestic-violence, #mcmahon-michael-e, #motorcycles-motor-bikes-and-motorscooters, #new-york-child-victims-act-2019, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations, #staten-island-nyc, #utah, #volunteers-and-community-service

The New York Times 4:01 am on September 26, 2022
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Welfare Scandal in Mississippi May Tarnish Brett Favre’s Legacy

His role in the misappropriation of welfare money has infuriated people in his native Mississippi and prompted some fans to call for his removal from the Hall of Fame.

#bryant-phil, #favre-brett, #football, #mississippi, #mississippi-department-of-human-services, #national-football-league, #nonprofit-organizations, #poverty, #pro-football-hall-of-fame, #university-of-southern-mississippi

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 24, 2022
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How a Hospital Chain Used a Poor Neighborhood to Turn Huge Profits

Bon Secours Mercy Health, a major nonprofit health system, used the poverty of Richmond Community Hospital’s patients to tap into a lucrative federal drug program.

#bon-secours-mercy-health, #emergency-medical-treatment, #federal-taxes-us, #finances, #hospitals, #income-inequality, #internal-revenue-service, #nonprofit-organizations, #your-feed-healthcare

The New York Times 9:00 am on September 24, 2022
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They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.

With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care.

#alaska, #debt-collection, #hospitals, #mckinseyco, #nonprofit-organizations, #oregon, #poverty, #providence-alaska-medical-center, #providence-healthservices, #taxation, #washington-state

The New York Times 11:15 pm on September 20, 2022
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Donors Worry About a Cash Crunch for Voter Registration Groups

#internal-sub-only-nl, #midterm-elections-2022, #nonprofit-organizations, #open-society-foundations, #philanthropy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-and-voters, #voting-rights-registration-and-requirements

The New York Times 4:34 pm on September 20, 2022
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Indictments Accuse 44 in Minnesota of Brazen Pandemic Aid Fraud

The Justice Department said the defendants had stolen $240 million intended to feed children, in what appears to be the largest theft so far from a pandemic-era program.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #federal-aid-us, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #feeding-our-future, #frauds-and-swindling, #justice-department, #nonprofit-organizations, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 22, 2022
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An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives

A low-profile Republican financier donated his company to a new group run by the influential operative Leonard A. Leo.

#campaign-finance, #conservatism-us-politics, #federalist-society, #leo-leonard-a, #midterm-elections-2022, #nonprofit-organizations, #republican-party, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 7:21 pm on August 21, 2022
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Live Performance Is Back. But Audiences Have Been Slow to Return.

Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.

#baltimore-symphony-orchestra, #box-office-sales, #california-shakespeare-theater, #carnegie-hall, #classical-music, #connolly-aidan, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #eustis-oskar, #finances, #frost-sue, #gelb-peter, #irish-arts-center, #lincoln-center-theater, #manhattan-theater-club, #mcc-theater-company, #metropolitan-opera, #new-york-philharmonic, #new-york-theater-workshop, #nonprofit-organizations, #peninsula-players, #second-stage-theater, #ting-eric, #west-blake

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 3, 2022
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76 Fake Charities Shared a Mailbox. The I.R.S. Kept Approving More.

The tax agency is the gatekeeper for America’s charity system, but reduced vetting has opened the door to scams.

#american-cancer-society, #federal-taxes-us, #frauds-and-swindling, #ian-hosang, #internal-revenue-service, #nonprofit-organizations

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 1, 2022
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Baltimore Banner, a News Start-Up, Aims to Challenge The Sun

The internet has pretty much killed local news wars. The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit start-up, is trying to change that by taking on The Baltimore Sun.

#alden-global-capital, #bainum-stewart-jr, #baltimore-md, #baltimore-sun, #fenton-justin, #imtiaz-patel, #kimi-yoshino, #news-and-news-media, #newspapers, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #the-baltimore-banner, #tribune-publishing-company

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 29, 2022
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Democrats Are Having a Purity Test Problem at Exactly the Wrong Time

“It has become too easy for people to conflate disagreements about issues with matters of identity,” one nonprofit official says.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #black-lives-matter-movement, #democratic-party, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #minorities, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #race-and-ethnicity, #whites

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 9, 2022
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The Billionaires Behind a Push to Reinvigorate U.S. Chip-Making

A group that includes Eric Schmidt and Peter Thiel isn’t simply funding the effort itself: It wants American taxpayers to help foot the bill.

#americas-frontier-fund, #computer-chips, #computers-and-the-internet, #factories-and-manufacturing, #innovation, #intel-corporation, #nonprofit-organizations, #samsung-group, #schmidt-eric-e, #taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company-ltd, #thiel-peter-a, #venture-capital

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 24, 2022
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As Border Crossings Soar, Biden Relies on Shelters to Manage Influx

With 8,200 crossings daily, an informal pipeline of shelters and other way stations to house and feed migrants has become central to the government’s response plan.

#asylum-right-of, #border-patrol-us, #el-paso-tex, #immigration-and-emigration, #nonprofit-organizations, #politics-and-government, #rio-grande-valley-tex, #sacred-heart-catholic-church-el-paso-tex, #volunteers-and-community-service

The New York Times 1:34 pm on May 3, 2022
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Trump Settles Suit Over Payments to Hotel for 2017 Inauguration

The lawsuit brought by the attorney general in Washington, D.C., claimed that the Trump hotel accepted excessive payments from the inaugural committee.

#conflicts-of-interest, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #inaugurations, #nonprofit-organizations, #racine-karl-a, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #trump-international-hotel-washington-dc, #trump-organization, #trump-donald-j, #washington-dc

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 26, 2022
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Texas’ Busing of Migrants to D.C. Isn’t Having Abbott’s Intended Effect Yet

The plan, meant to rattle President Biden, fits into his strategy for addressing record numbers of border crossings. The migrants said they were grateful for the chartered bus ride.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #buses, #central-american-resource-center-carecen, #illegal-immigration, #immigration-and-customs-enforcement-us, #immigration-and-emigration, #nonprofit-organizations, #states-us, #texas, #united-states-politics-and-government, #volunteers-and-community-service, #washington-dc

The New York Times 3:33 pm on April 21, 2022
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Crime Stoppers of Houston Takes a Partisan Turn

Crime Stoppers of Houston built its reputation on a successful tip line. Then it decided to take on Democratic judges.

#abbott-gregory-w-1957, #conflicts-of-interest, #courts-and-the-judiciary, #crime-stoppers-usa, #criminal-justice, #houston-tex, #nonprofit-organizations, #ogg-kim, #philanthropy, #texas, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 10:19 pm on April 12, 2022
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Mark Zuckerberg Ends Election Grants

A spokesman for the Facebook founder said the money sent to election offices in 2020 was a “one-time donation.” The grants prompted Republicans to push for bans on private donations for elections.

#absentee-voting, #campaign-finance, #center-for-technology-and-civic-life, #chan-priscilla, #elections-house-of-representatives, #elections-senate, #facebook-inc, #meta-platforms-inc, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #politics-and-government, #presidential-election-of-2020, #project-democracy, #social-media, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voter-fraud-election-fraud, #zuckerberg-mark-e

The New York Times 10:39 pm on March 27, 2022
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These Artists’ Hunt for Studio Space Ended at the World Trade Center

Silver Art Projects, in its third year at 4 World Trade Center, is one of the programs that provide emerging New York artists with free studio space. Now it is adding an executive director.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #art, #hatfield-john, #nonprofit-organizations, #silver-art-projects-nonprofit, #silverstein-properties, #world-trade-center-manhattan-ny

The New York Times 8:33 pm on March 23, 2022
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MacKenzie Scott Tallies Her Donations So Far: $12 Billion to 1,257 Groups

The philanthropist announced new donations to Ukraine aid and Planned Parenthood, and said she would soon debut a database of all her giving.

#habitat-for-humanity, #madre, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #planned-parenthood-federation-of-america, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #scott-mackenzie

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 14, 2022
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Tree Planting Is Booming. Here’s How That Could Help, or Harm, the Planet.

Reforestation can fight climate change, uplift communities and restore biodiversity. When done badly, though, it can speed extinctions and make nature less resilient.

#agriculture-and-farming, #biodiversity, #carbon-dioxide, #chazdon-robin-l, #conservation-of-resources, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #forests-and-forestry, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #nonprofit-organizations, #politics-and-government, #trees-and-shrubs

The New York Times 7:00 am on March 13, 2022
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As a Crisis Hotline Grows, So Do Fears It Won’t Be Ready

Envisioned as the 911 for mental health, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will soon be 988, with more services for more callers. But it’s already straining to meet demand.

#emergency-telephone-numbers, #law-and-legislation, #mental-health-and-disorders, #national-suicide-prevention-lifeline, #nonprofit-organizations, #prices-fares-fees-and-rates, #suicides-and-suicide-attempts

The New York Times 4:30 pm on March 8, 2022
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Fraud Investigation in Food Aid Puts Focus on Role of Nonprofits

The F.B.I. is investigating what it called a “massive fraud scheme” in the Minneapolis area as the government cracks down on misuse of pandemic assistance.

#advance-youth-athletic-development, #agriculture-department, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #federal-aid-us, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #feeding-our-future, #food, #frauds-and-swindling, #justice-department, #minneapolis-minn, #nonprofit-organizations, #stimulus-economic, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 3:34 pm on March 7, 2022
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The Flea Theater, Experimenting Again, Walks a New Tightrope

Back from the brink of extinction, the Off Off Broadway fixture is testing a new structure that gives artists the autonomy they demanded.

#bats-the-theater-co, #born-peter, #flea-theater, #hendryx-nona, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations, #okpokwasili-okwui, #ostrow-carol, #scraps-play, #simpson-jim, #smith-niegel, #theater, #tribeca-manhattan-ny, #weems-carrie-mae

The New York Times 4:04 am on March 2, 2022
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In Detroit, a Bet That Healthy Restaurants Can Help the City

For years, a coalition of groups has supported food businesses, seeing them as critical to the city’s continuing recovery. The pandemic has put its accomplishments to the test.

#area-planning-and-renewal, #black-people, #detroit-mich, #discrimination, #entrepreneurship, #immigration-and-emigration, #minorities, #nonprofit-organizations, #philanthropy, #restaurants

The New York Times 8:00 am on February 28, 2022
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Shelter Operator Cited for Nepotism Still Gets Millions in City Funds

New York officials found misspending by African American Planning Commission, which runs homeless shelters, but public money continued to flow.

#african-american-planning-commission, #conflicts-of-interest, #department-of-social-services, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #executive-compensation, #government-contracts-and-procurement, #group-homes-and-supportive-housing, #homeless-persons, #nepotism, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations

The New York Times 3:58 am on February 11, 2022
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Tonga Is Receiving ‘Contactless’ Aid. There are Pros and Cons.

Covid-era travel restrictions have mostly prevented expatriate aid workers from flying into Pacific island nations after natural disasters. The results are mixed.

#disasters-and-emergencies, #fiji, #humanitarian-aid, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #nonprofit-organizations, #save-the-children, #tonga, #united-nations, #vanuatu

The New York Times 12:43 am on February 8, 2022
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Victor Rivera, N.Y. Shelter Operator, Pleads Guilty in Bribery Scheme

Victor Rivera’s guilty plea followed a Times investigation that revealed allegations of sexual abuse and financial misdeeds at his nonprofit organization.

#bribery-and-kickbacks, #bronx-nyc, #bronx-parent-housing-network-inc, #homeless-persons, #new-york-city, #nonprofit-organizations, #rivera-victor-m-1960, #strauss-audrey-attorney

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 1, 2022
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In Vermont, a Town Saved a Mountain, and a Mountain Saved a Town

After the Ascutney ski resort in Vermont closed because of erratic snowfall and mismanagement, it threatened to take with it the nearby town of West Windsor. The community took the situation into its own hands.

#alpine-skiing, #global-warming, #nonprofit-organizations, #parks-and-other-recreation-areas, #skiing, #snow-and-snowstorms, #travel-and-vacations, #trust-for-public-land, #vermont

The New York Times 1:00 pm on January 14, 2022
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Millions Have Lost a Step Into the Middle Class, Researchers Say

The new figure points to the challenge for the majority of Americans who do not have a four-year college degree.

#accenture-ltd, #computers-and-the-internet, #corporate-social-responsibility, #hiring-and-promotion, #labor-and-jobs, #minorities, #nonprofit-organizations, #opportunitywork, #shortages, #vocational-training, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 11:08 am on December 28, 2021
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A Giving Guide

Many people think about charitable giving this time of year. We put together a guide.

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