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Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, faces demands to resign following accusations he was involved in efforts to discredit alleged victims of sexual harassment by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The New York Attorney General’s report on his Cuomo investigation said David, formerly Cuomo’s advisor, had a role in leaking a victim’s personal file to a reporter. David has denied any wrongdoing, as has Cuomo. (NPR)

More: Time’s Up Leader quits after criticizing Cuomo Ties (Associated Press)

In the past eight months, five of China’s richest tech billionaires pledged at least $ 13 billion to charity, a sum that far exceeds the totals for previous years. The donation boom coincides with Beijing’s crackdown on the influence of Chinese tech giants, suggesting that entrepreneurs are donating billions to win government favors. (Fortune)

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• Zuckerberg’s donations to election offices fuel GOP suspicions and new election rules (Associated Press)
• Here’s what happened when a San Francisco nonprofit gave homeless people $ 500 a month (fast business)
• Philanthropist Barry Diller’s $ 260 million venue vision with “happy people” made in New York (Washington Post)
• Art Gallery Director to Head New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund (Boston Globe)
• 13 theaters in the DC area will ask the public to prove they are vaccinated (Washington Post)

Opinion

• After decades starving black colleges for funding, government should pay (Los Angeles Times)
• Nonprofit Hospitals Highlight Important Questions about ‘Grand Bargain’ Charity (Denver Post)
• Why philanthropy plays an important role in gender equality (San Diego Union-Tribune)