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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The decision to invest in real estate, collective impact, and collaboration angers the PTAs in this progressive college town in North Carolina.
The Red Sox would like to disavow the artifacts of its reputation of having been “the most racist franchise in baseball” by having the name of Yawkey Way changed. The city agrees, but the fight over this street has some local philanthropic heavies creating a public scene.
We all know that public education funding often falls short of what is needed. But what values does the selling of naming rights for school buildings teach our children?
We all know that when leadership changes suddenly, a nonprofit may lose donor support. This story from a University of Nevada, Las Vegas foundation, in which a $14-million donation was revoked, provides one illustrative example.
