Thanks to Penn State Football, the Open Wounds of the Sandusky Scandal Still Fester | Nonprofit Quarterly

Thanks to Penn State Football, the Open Wounds of the Sandusky Scandal Still Fester | Nonprofit Quarterly:



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Penn State criticized for lauding ex-official of Sandusky charity | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Penn State criticized for lauding ex-official of Sandusky charity | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State’s decision to honor a former board member of Jerry Sandusky’s Second Mile charity — a man who said he witnessed Sandusky enter showers with children — has drawn more than 100 complaints to the university in less than 24 hours.

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Second Mile Seeks Court Permission to Sell Pa. Property – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Second Mile Seeks Court Permission to Sell Pa. Property – Philanthropy Today - Blogs - The Chronicle of Philanthropy: "The Pennsylvania nonprofit founded by the convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is seeking a court’s OK to sell land once designated for the youth charity’s headquarters, writes the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Second Mile filed a petition Tuesday to sell the 60.7-acre parcel in Centre County, Pa., to a private developer for $1.05-million."



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Charity Founded By Sandusky Gets OK To Sell Headquarters � CBS Philly

Charity Founded By Sandusky Gets OK To Sell Headquarters � CBS Philly: STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A charity for children founded by Jerry Sandusky is getting a judge’s permission to sell its headquarters building in State College.

Judge William Morgan signed an order Tuesday that allows The Second Mile to sell the property for $650,000.

Sandusky charity seeks to delay transition plan | Fox News

Sandusky charity seeks to delay transition plan | Fox News: The charity for troubled youths started by convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky said Monday that it will postpone a plan to shut down and transfer programs and assets to a Texas ministry until lawsuits against the charity are resolved.

Report Details Second Mile Response to Sandusky Crisis - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Report Details Second Mile Response to Sandusky Crisis - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Report Details Second Mile Response to Sandusky Crisis

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What officials at the youth charity the Second Mile knew about the extent of child-abuse allegations against the group’s founder, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, and how they responded is the subject of a special report by Harrisburg, Pa., daily The Patriot-News.

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Lessons to be Learned from Sandusky’s Second Mile Charity: Issues in Nonprofit Governance

The Nonprofit Quarterly | @npquarterly | Lessons to be Learned from Sandusky’s Second Mile Charity: Issues in Nonprofit Governance: Michael Wyland is one half of the Sumption &Wyland consulting firm, and, fortunately for NPQ, a regular reader and commenter on NPQ newswires. Lately, he has posted comments on our coverage of the child abuse scandal swirling around former assistant football coach at Penn State University Jerry Sandusky and the youth charity he founded, Second Mile. Wyland has posted a very useful inventory of some of the governance problems of the Second Mile, which lead to “lessons . . . that other nonprofit organizations can learn from.” He cites 12 issues that he characterizes as “departures from what is generally considered ‘best practice’ in nonprofit governance and management”: