investigations
NYU Investigates Steinhardt, Mulls Scrubbing Name from School of Ed
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The Steinhardts made multiple multi-million-dollar donations to New York University, but the school has launched an investigation into potential improprieties.
naming rights
SUNY Trustees Vote to Remove Slaveowners’ Names from New Paltz Dorms
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After an extensive public input process, a university board of trustees approves a campus recommendation to remove slaveholder names from five student dormitories and a dining hall at SUNY New Paltz.
Philanthropy
Fending Off New Sackler Money is Easier Than Returning Old Gifts
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How should nonprofits address the problem of a tainted donation? What are the legalities of rejecting or giving back a large gift, and how can nonprofits protect themselves from having their own reputations sullied by a donor?
naming rights
In Due Season: Naming Rights of a Different Kind
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In the face of a decade of persistent organizing, the Bay Area Rapid Transit board of directors unanimously voted to rename a road under Fruitvale Station after Oscar Grant, a young man and father who was killed on the station platform in 2009.
colleges and universities
Despite Khashoggi Murder, MIT Decides It Will Still Accept Saudi Funds
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Since Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered last fall, many nonprofits have considered cutting ties with the Saudi regime, but few have acted. MIT recently issued its own report and will also keep accepting Saudi funds. So far, most of the clamoring to cut ties seems to come from those without authority to do so.
emotional health
Placemaking in the Aftermath of a Police Shooting: The Naming Argument in Fruitvale
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Places serve as natural vehicles for memorialization; psychologists hypothesize that we lock in memories of significant events by linking them to a location, and that integrating many stimuli together helps us remember.
solidarity with journalists
Saudi Embassy in DC May Find Its Address Changed to Jamal Khashoggi Way
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A’s seven members were unanimous in their outrage—both over Khashoggi’s death and by President Trump’s lack of response.
naming rights
Tainted Donors: San Francisco Mulls Stripping a Hospital of Zuckerberg Name
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Facebook’s repeated privacy violations and other scandals, such as hiring a PR firm to attack George Soros, are starting to give some donation recipients second thoughts about the wisdom of placing a “Chan” or “Zuckerberg” on their buildings.
trustee compensation
Environmental Advocates Eye Foundation Assets for Damage Done by Donor Family
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Should the family foundation run by the CEO of a company convicted of environmental crimes be forced to pay for the necessary cleanup after the company’s sudden shutdown? The fact that the latest CEO makes $400 an hour as a trustee makes the setup look enticing.
naming rights
The Concept of Negative Goodwill: When Do Naming Rights Cross the Line?
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This op-ed says there’s a line between the naming of a building and usurping what is meant to be an institution collectively owned. The difference is between tangible and intangible assets.