A recent survey of 108 hospitals finds that a majority operate “grateful patient” programs, where patients are systemically screened for their giving potential.
Len Blavatnik left Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, turning to philanthropy as a channel to respectability.
Every now and again, we are surprised by some realm of fundraising practice, and this one is a doozy.
In a historic move, last week the Federal Trade Commission and state charity offices announced a full-bench press response to the longstanding, widespread, and vile problem of charity fraud in the name of veterans.
The board at this HIV nonprofit has completed its investigation and found no wrongdoing or breaches in its CEO’s behavior. However, “kickbacks for donations” remain problematic, and taking this stance could end up breaking the public’s trust.
Food for the Poor exists in a subsector of nonprofits that have historically had problems with creative accounting, so it should have known better than to engage in some of the practices that are currently being exposed by regulators and media outlets.
An AIDS clinic in Baton Rouge signed a contract with its CEO to give a “cut” of donations over $50,000 to the CEO. What’s wrong with this picture?
The leader of a Boulder, Colorado-based refugee charity took at least two wrongheaded notions about nonprofits and quickly ran the organization into the ground, breaking laws and violating the expectations of many stakeholders in the process.
Pennies on the dollar are finally released to veterans charities after two long-running scams are closed down.
In a historic move that’s long overdue for nonprofits and donors, 25 states’ attorneys general coordinated to sue and close VietNow after 30 years of controversial and exploitive fundraising practice.
