DATELINE: November 28, 2007, Chicago
The big news yesterday was the resignation of Red Cross CEO Mark Everson after just six months on the job. We received four e-mails alerting us to that news during the afternoon. Our reaction:...
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DATELINE: November 24, 2007, Chicago
The pattern is always the same, making the end result inevitable. A charismatic leader of a nonprofit is accused of wrongdoing. He or she resists. More and more unflattering revelations end up on the front page of the local newspaper. After much resistance, the leader resigns. The ultimate question: At what cost to the institution?
The scandal de jour is the one that has engulfed Oral Roberts University. Given the allegations, we were not surprised to learn this past Wednesday that...
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Chicago’s Hothouse Club may be viewed by many as one of Chicago’s more unique clubs, providing a steady diet of jazz, avant garde, and other challenging music over the years. What may surprise some is the fact that it is a nonprofit organization—Section 501(c)(3)—named the Center for International Performance and Exhibition. Anyone who has attended clubs of this sort knows all too well that the audiences are often small, meaning that...
The former director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana brought suit against both the Club and a number of its board members alleging breach of contract, defamation, and tortious interference with an at-will employment relationship. The Indiana Supreme Court recently resolved the dispute in favor of...
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried a fascinating article authored by Peter Waldman entitled "At a U.S. Mosque, Path of Tolerance Leads to Tumult: Firing of San Francisco Imam Brings Lawsuit and Trial; Radical or Whistle Blower?" The facts are relatively straightforward: The Islamic Society of San Francisco hired Safwat Morsy in July 2001 as Imam. The highly influential leader of the Society, Souleilman Ghali, wanted the Society to advocate tolerance for other religions. It is unclear from the article whether Mr. Ghali is the Society's founder.
Mr. Morsy moved from Michigan with his family to take the position. There was a written employment contract that provided for a one-year notification if either party sought termination. Trouble began...
