Fundraisers Work to Deliver Aid to Earthquake Victims in Syria and Turkey

Plus, being part of management in labor talks is unsettling for some nonprofit leaders, and the Houston Grand Opera gets $22 million for young artists program ADVERTISEMENT [Philanthropy Today Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. You can now follow The Chronicle on [Apple News]( [Flipboard]( and [Google News](. [Fundraisers for Syria and Turkey Earthquake Try to Deliver Aid]( By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press [STORY IMAGE]( Humanitarian access to northern Syria is complicated by the civil war, while sending funds can be blocked or slowed by U.S. sanctions, despite an exemption for relief efforts. The political environment in Turkey also poses challenges. ADVERTISEMENT LEADERSHIP [Being Part of Management in Labor Talks Is Unsettling for Some Nonprofit Leaders]( By Jim Rendon [STORY IMAGE]( When employees organize a union at their workplace, the charity’s leaders are sometimes unaware and are caught off-guard by the news. 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Temporary housing, medical equipment, and food are in short supply, and aid shipments have been slow to reach rebel-held parts of Syria, where access is controlled by the government. “It’s been chaos,” Moustafa Osman, a disaster-management expert and former executive at Islamic Relief Worldwide, told the Wall Street Journal. “You see it always — the aid comes and then it stops, partly because of logistics but partly because the government has been overwhelmed and the international response has been lacking.” ([New York Times]( and [Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) More on Earthquake Relief Efforts - ‘This Is Only the Beginning’: Relief Efforts for Turkish Earthquake Victims Expand ([Boston Globe]( - An Anonymous Donor Gave $30 Million to Turkey Earthquake Victims, Pakistani Prime Minister Says ([MarketWatch]( - U.S. Exempts Earthquake Aid to Syria From Sanctions ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) More News - Mormon Church’s Investment Arm Under Investigation by SEC ([Wall Street Journal]( — subscription) - Bill Ackman Announces Foundation Funding for Controversial Ousted MIT and Whitehead Institute Scientist ([CNN]( - Black Girl Freedom Week Hosts Free, Virtual Events to Raise Awareness — and Funding — for Black Youths ([19th News]( - MacKenzie Scott’s $226 Million to Mich. 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