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returning donations

Another Charitable Donation Clawback: A Heads-Up to Nonprofit Fundraisers

By Ruth McCambridge | January 2, 2019

Another Ponzi scheme clawback of money—this time, hundreds of thousands donated over a ten-year period—reminds us that money is not just money, but also influence and entrée, even when it is given philanthropically.

museum ethics

Can Colonialism Be Remediated? Macron’s Report Alarms European Museums

By Ruth McCambridge | November 28, 2018

A French president’s office report may lead some museums to return stolen treasures to their countries of origin. But resistance among European museums persists.

asylum seekers

RAICES Declines $250,000 Donation from Salesforce

By Chelsea Dennis | July 24, 2018

RAICES says “no” to a hefty donation from Salesforce, citing its contract with US Customs and Border Protection.

returning donations

It’s Getting Late…Do You Know Where Your Gift Policies Are?

By Ruth McCambridge | July 18, 2018

Wise nonprofits know that accepting a gift from any individual or institution links your reputation to theirs.

colleges and universities

Donors Demand Return of Historic $100M University Donation

By Ruth McCambridge | March 6, 2018

Twin brothers Thomas and Timothy Pearson cared enough about peace to pledge $100 million to the University of Chicago to study conflict resolution, but the relationship soured and the donors want their cash back. This case is reminiscent of the historic Robertson suit against Princeton where the baby was eventually split.

rejecting funds

Indigenous Climate Nonprofit Says “No” to Toxic Grant

By Erin Rubin | December 14, 2017

Indigenous Climate Action turned down a six-figure grant because the company held investments in fossil fuels, which violates the group’s raison d’être.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy on OxyContin: Does Charity Cleanse This Family’s Complicity in the Opioid Crisis?

By Steve Dubb | October 26, 2017

Is money made from intentionally or recklessly exploiting people and environments by business moguls acceptable when some gains are given to charity? It is an age-old question, horribly illustrated by the Sackler family’s philanthropy, since much of their money has been made in pushing opioids.

returning donations

Keep, Return, or Regift? How to Cleanse Your Hands of Tainted Money

By Ruth McCambridge | October 17, 2017

There is a cleansing process for the money given by donors exposed by their misdeeds—some observe it, and some do not.

Scandals

When Contrived Charity Cloaks Depravity

By Jim Schaffer | October 16, 2017

Jelani Cobb, a staff writer at the New Yorker, offers us something new to consider about this ugly story. “The great mystery of evil is not that it persists but, rather, that so many of its practitioners wish to do so while being thought of as saints.”

Hollywood giving

Weinstein Resigns from Robin Hood Board as Others Return His Donations

By Ruth McCambridge | October 11, 2017

One problem with having high-profile folks on your board or as donors is that their public personas sometimes go south in a very big and flashy way.

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