Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
April Nonprofit news summary.
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation Faces Scrutiny Over Spending & TransparencyQuestions have arisen over how the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has spent and reported on charitable contributions, as reported by New York magazine. The organization, which serves as an umbrella organization for some local BLM organizations (though not all organizations with BLM in their name) faces criticism for the purchase of a $6 million dollar home in California, as well as the appearance of lack of transparency stemming not submitting a form 990, as required by their tax exempt status granted in 2020. While right-wing and far-right news outlets are seizing on this story as an angle of political attack, Candid co-founder and former CEO of GuideStar Jacob Harold is quoted as responding to the reporting as a “very legitimate critique.”
Read more ➝In a reversal of a previous Biden administration moratorium, the Interior Department is opening up 144,000 acres of onshore land to new leases for oil drilling, as reported by Mother Jones. While the announcement comes as bad news to environmentalists, surging oil and gas prices have put the Biden administration between a rock and a hard place as supply chain issues and disruptions stemming from the Russia Ukraine war have continued to increase prices globally. The Interior Department has responded by saying that the new leases only open up 20% of what the oil industry asked for, and the royalties that the oil companies will have to pay the government will go up from 12.5 percent to 18.75 percent, the first increase in a century.
Read more ➝Summary
Global Food Crisis & Google Analytics Cliff (news)
War Crimes Tracked by NGOs & Pending Food Crisis (news)
100k Ukrainian Refugees to U.S. & $43M to Habitat for Humanity (news)
What would happen if you interviewed an AI version of yourself?
Large-Scale Giving For Ukraine & Crypto Giving Acquisition (news)
292: (news) Census undercount & Oligarch Philanthropy Problem
291: (news) Historic Refugee Crisis & $80M Crypto Donation Response
290: (news) Invasion of Ukraine Triggers Humanitarian Catastrophe
289: (news) DOJ Headaches & Public Benefit App
288: Fundraising Automations to Setup in Q1
287: (news) Nonprofits Prepare for Ukraine Evac & Volunteer Shortage
286: The Great U.S. Volunteer Shortage & CEO Transition at VolunteerMatch
285: (news) Don’t GoFundMe in Canada & Crisis at Textline Around Data Sharing
284: The Case for Crypto Donations - The Giving Block
282: (news) Nonprofits VS Spyware & National Blood Shortage
282: (news) NGO Capital for Capital Rioters & Red Cross Hack
281: (news) Thousands Serve on MLK Day & A Classy Acquisition
279: (news) PE Firm Acquires Nonprofit Tech & PEW 2021 Data
278: The Hidden Cost of COVID on Children Who Lose Parents
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