Refugee Nonprofits Slash Staffs as Administration Slows Arrivals: The nine organizations designated by the government to oversee U.S. refugee resettlement have frozen hiring or laid off workers in some cases, by the hundreds as the State Department cuts spending on such programs amid efforts to sharply curb new arrivals, reports The Wall Street Journal (subscription). Charities Find Trump's Fla. Estate a Bigger Draw Since Election: Several nonprofits that hold fundraising events at Mar-a-Lago told The Washington Post they saw increased revenue this gala season as the possibility of the president dropping in juiced ticket sales. Controversy over Trump administration policies prompted a handful of other groups to relocate future galas.

Obama Presidential Center to Eschew Federal Money: The Chicago institution is opting out of the National Archives and Records Administration's presidential-library network, forgoing millions of dollars a year in government funding but freeing the Obama Foundation from costly endowment, design, and other requirements that would come with the government support, the Chicago Tribune writes.

Then-Harvard Endowment Chief Was Paid $14.9 Million in 2015: Stephen Blyth's compensation for running the university's investment arm was more than seven times that of Harvard's president, Bloomberg reports, citing tax filings. Mr. Blyth left the Harvard Management Company last May after about 18 months at the helm, during which time the fund's returns lagged behind those of peer institutions.

Appeals to Individuality Boost Giving by Wealthy, Study Suggests: A trio of psychology and behavioral-science scholars summarize in The New York Times their research on framing charity appeals for donors of different socioeconomic backgrounds, which found that people of means respond better to calls for individual action than to pitches that emphasize the common good.

$48 Million in Grants Back Veterans' Care at U. of Colorado: Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus's foundation committed $38 million to create an institute at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus to help ex-service members suffering from brain injuries and post-traumatic stress, and hedge-fund mogul Steven Cohen's Cohen Veterans Network pledged $9.8 million to establish a mental-health clinic for Denver-area veterans, reports the Associated Press. Read a Chronicle article about Mr. Cohen's giving for veterans' causes.

Ex-Minn. Charity Leader Gets 4 Years for Misappropriating $800,000: Prosecutors said Bill Davis, the longtime leader of Community Action of Minneapolis who pleaded guilty to fraud charges last June, used the now-defunct social-service nonprofit as a "personal piggy bank," drawing on its assets to buy himself a car and fund vacations to destinations like Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

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