Calif. Threat Prompts Reviews of Safeguards

Nonprofit Leaders Face New Security Threats 1

Drummond Pike, founder of the Tides Foundation, says his group has added new security measures.

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Drummond Pike, founder of the Tides Foundation, says his group has added new security measures.

The capture of an antigovernment extremist who said he planned to kill officials of two nonprofit organizations in California has sparked concern from charity leaders across the country. They fear the latest threat signals a possible uptick in violence against organizations that work on highly charged social issues in today’s polarized political environment.

Byron Williams, an antigovernment activist, told authorities last month that he wanted to “start a revolution”

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