Accountability

Federal legislation is being unveiled today that would force the American Red Cross to do something that it has repeatedly resisted: open its books and operations to outside scrutiny. The proposed American Red Cross Sunshine Act comes in response to a government report, also being released today, that finds oversight of the charity lacking and…

College is expensive. For a single mother with four sons, three of whom are in college, the costs can be nightmare-inducing. Why not ask friends, family and the community to help out while everyone has a good time partying? San Diego Unified School Board President Marne Foster has discovered how much trouble a parent and…

Federal authorities on Thursday indicted former Community Action of Minneapolis CEO Bill Davis and his son, Minneapolis Police Officer Jordan Davis, on 16 counts of fraud and theft, alleging they spent money meant for weatherization projects on personal travel, dining, entertainment and a car. The charges say the pair devised and executed a scheme to…

According to a Sept. 2, 2011 CNNMoney report, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 inspired Americans to help their neighbors in need like never before by donating billions of dollars to families that lost family members during the 9/11 attacks. Many Americans gave willingly to assist those in need after 9/11. That said, however, many 9/11 charities were under scrutiny for failing to raise money for victims...

A fundraiser for the six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray features the image of a brick with the phrase "The Battle of Mondawmin." The shirt refers to the beginning of the April 27 unrest in West Baltimore, where officers were injured as rioters threw bricks and rocks. The rioting broke out…

Britain’s top charities have pledged support for proposed tough new rules aimed at preventing the use of aggressive fundraising techniques to target vulnerable and elderly donors after a series of scandals over the summer. Leaders of 17 charities including Oxfam, the RSPCA, Save the Children, the RNLI, the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK have signed…

How much should the heads of major charities make? “It goes back to your passions and what is important to you,” said Jimmy Hill, president of the River Region United Way. “If I’m here working for a profit ... then I’m here for the wrong reason.” But pay someone far too little and the charity…

Federal agents from Washington raided Memphis Goodwill this week as part of a growing national fraud investigation into AbilityOne, the top taxpayer-funded program that provides work to disabled workers, according to inside sources. More than two dozen agents from numerous federal agencies drove onto the Memphis Goodwill headquarters on Wednesday, sealing the back of the…

The onetime director of Jared Fogle's charity has agreed to plead guilty to charges of child exploitation and distributing and receiving child pornography as part of a conspiracy with the former Subway pitchman, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Indianapolis said Tuesday. The plea agreement with Russell Taylor, 43, a former head of the charity focusing…

Recently I spent a day with a team of passionate fundraisers discussing their fundraising program. The team had strong personal connections to both the organization and the event itself, and many had been working on the program for the majority of their career. In short, this was a dedicated and knowledgeable group. Unfortunately, the program…