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    Clinton Foundation controversies throw spotlight on nonprofit finances

    Amid controversies surrounding the Clinton Foundation's alleged financial misdeeds and improprieties, Devex canvassed several leading advocates for nonprofit transparency for their opinions and elicited seven rules for excelling in accountability in this new age of heightened scrutiny.

    By Till Bruckner // 18 May 2015

    Addressing participants at the closing session of the Clinton Global Initiative’s Middle East and Africa meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier this month, Bill Clinton invoked what he called the “grandfather test”: “When I see a child, I ask myself, which course would be best for this child’s future?”

    Clinton’s lofty pronouncement sought to bring a warm, feel-good ending to an event that for three days had been in the eye of the political storm surrounding the wider Clinton Foundation. The furor had originally been sparked by the launch of a book, “Clinton Cash,” which alleged multiple improprieties connected with the Clinton family’s charitable endeavor.

    While some of the book’s claims have since been refuted, it has set off a treasure hunt among the who’s who of investigative journalists, including seasoned sleuths from the The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico and the International Business Times. Since the media hounds caught the first whiff of blood, hardly a single day has gone by without new allegations about misdeeds and improprieties at the $2 billion foundation appearing in the press.

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    • Till Bruckner

      Till Bruckner

      Till Bruckner is the founder of TranspariMED, an initiative that works to end evidence distortion in medicine, and manages advocacy for Transparify, an initiative promoting transparency and integrity in policy research. In his previous life, he worked in international development, occupying both field and research roles. Till is interested in the hidden power relationships that structure global politics and our everyday lives, and in finding new ways of using research and advocacy to make the world a better place. Till holds a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Bristol, U.K.

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