News Briefing: In Tight Times, Many Nonprofits Feel the Pinch as Contributions Dwindle

• Nonprofits begin to feel the pinch as contributions dwindle.  [New York Times]

• The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum plans to begin work on the renovation and expansion of its ornate Fifth Avenue mansion.  [New York Times]

• A Washington area nonprofit group has returned $500,000 in public money after an audit.  [Washington Post]

• A new generation of Americans is transforming the face of giving in the U.S.  [USA Today]