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John Junker, who built the nonprofit Fiesta Bowl into one of college football’s biggest national showcases, is set to plead guilty to charges that he solicited employees to make political contributions and reimbursed them with organizational funds, his attorney tells The Arizona Republic.
The longtime CEO of the Tempe, Ariz., game could face 2½ years in prison under a proposed plea agreement, the newspaper reports.
Mr. Junker was fired last March after an internal investigation detailed the campaign-contribution scheme and other misuse of Fiesta Bowl funds during his time as chief of the organization.
His lawyer said Mr. Junker would not be criminally charged for any other alleged financial improprieties....
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Organizers of a Race for the Cure held Sunday in El Paso said more than 11,000 people participated in the city’s 20th annual Susan G. Komen breast-cancer fundraiser, nearly matching last year’s turnout, the El Paso Times and Reuters report.
The race was closely watched as the national cancer organization’s first event since the controversy over its decision to pull, and then reinstate, grants to Planned Parenthood for breast-screening exams.
The controversy “hasn’t affected the turnout as far as we are aware of,” said Stephanie Flora, executive director of Komen’s El Paso chapter. No protests were reported at the event, which included a competitive 5K run, a 5K run and walk, and a 1-mile fun run.
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The Chicago News Cooperative, a nonprofit journalism outlet that provided regional coverage for The New York Times, will effectively close next week, the Times and the Chicago Reader report.
The founder and editor of the cooperative, James O’Shea, told the staff on Friday that the nonprofit newsroom, established in the fall of 2009, would cease operating its Web site and supplying content to the Times on February 26.
The move came after the MacArthur Foundation, which had provided... |
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This week’s groundbreaking for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History heralds a new phase of major museums on the history and global impact of the civil rights movement, writes The New York Times.
Along with the Smithsonian facility in Washington, projects are in the works in Atlanta; Jackson, Miss.; and Charleston, S.C. Together they represent a $750-million investment and a leap in scholarly ambition from a patchwork of smaller institutions and iconic... |
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 Todd Cohen | February 21, 2012
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- In the early 1900s, a Winston-Salem telephone operator named Annie Grogan started giving part of her paycheck to needy families in the community.
Co-workers and other individuals started pitching in and, in 1905, they formed the Association of Charities, which soon was joined by local churches.
Now known as Family Services, a private nonprofit, the agency serves about 5,000 families a year.
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A legislative blueprint for overhauling the regulation of charities in New York, released Thursday by the attorney general, would broaden the state’s powers to rein in executive compensation but also offer financial assistance to struggling groups, according to The New York Times.
The plan, presented by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and written with nonprofit organizations, would amend state law to give the attorney general more authority to challenge high salaries in... |
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The acquisition of secular medical centers by financially thriving Catholic hospitals could give rise to a new front in the battle between religious leaders and the government over reproductive-health services, The New York Times says.
About 20 such deals have been struck in the past three years. Experts expect the trend to increase as federal health-care reform forces hospitals to become more efficient, spurring smaller facilities to consolidate with larger institutions, many of... |
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A $255,000 contribution to the William J. Clinton Foundation to spend a day with its presidential leader provided charity-auction organizer Charitybuzz.com with its biggest bid last year, Bloomberg reports.
The donation gave Debbie McLeod, a Houston resident who heads a foundation that aids women and girls in developing countries, a day with Bill Clinton last fall as he promoted his book Back to Work.
The founder and chief executive of Charitybuzz, Coppy Holzman, said the for-profit... |
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 February 20, 2012
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Companies can get a better return on investment by donating merchandise instead of liquidating or destroying it, a new study says.
Giving products to charities boosts corporate bottom lines, reduces waste in landfills, and provides relief for people in need, say The Business Case for Product Philanthropy by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University.
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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti’s government wants to levy taxes on some property owned by the Roman Catholic Church, The New York Times reports.
Mr. Monti told the European Commission on Wednesday that his government would seek to change national law to collect taxes on the portion of the church’s vast holdings that are used for shops, guest houses, and other commercial ends. If approved by Parliament, the move could bring $650-million to $2.6-billion a year into the... |
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