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November 21, 2008

News Briefing: Americans Still Giving, Despite Economic Meltdown

  • Angelina Jolie carefully crafts her image as a philanthropist and devoted mother.  [New York Times]
  • Resilient Americans are still giving to nonprofits, despite the economic meltdown.  [Associated Press]
  • A DARA report finds that U.S. aid is not always apolitical.  [Washington Post]
  • The popular host of public radio's "The Infinite Mind" earned over $1 million giving marketing lectures for drug makers, ties that were not mentioned on the program.  [New York Times]
  • The director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is leaving to become the president of the Royal College of Art in London.  [New York Times]
  • The drastic measures under consideration to rescue MOCA have shocked many arts leaders.  [Los Angeles Times]

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November 20, 2008

News Briefing: America's Attic Is Ready for Its Public

  • Veteran civil rights activist Julian Bond will not seek another term as chairman of the NAACP.  [Baltimore Sun]
  • Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art is seeking large cash infusions from donors after falling into economic crisis.  [Los Angeles Times]
  • The Wallace Foundation awards $7.7 million to nine Seattle arts groups and the Washington State Arts Commission.  [Seattle Times]
  • The National Museum of American History reinvents itself after an $85 million overhaul.  [Washington Post]
  • A MacArthur Foundation study describes new-media usage.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:47 AM in Arts, Foundations, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 19, 2008

News Briefing: Wal-Mart Gives Fresh Food to Help Combat Hunger

  • Wal-Mart plans on giving more than 90 million pounds of fresh food annually to the nation's largest nonprofit addressing hunger, Feeding America.  [New York Times]
  • Eli Broad decides to build his own museum in Los Angeles.  [New York Times]

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November 18, 2008

News Briefing: At Meeting, Smithsonian Practices New Openness

  • The Smithsonian Institution holds its first public board meeting as part of its new commitment to openness and accountability.  [New York Times]

  • The U.S. military hopes to undermine the roots of terrorism in Africa by building clinics, digging wells, inoculating cattle, and offering other services.  [Chicago Tribune]

  • Leaders of six nonprofits discuss what their organizations are doing to address the tough economic times.  [CNN]

Posted at 10:20 AM in Africa, Arts, Terrorism | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 12, 2008

News Briefing: 'Idol' Gives Back Over $64 Million to Charities

  • A New York Times executive becomes the president and chief executive of National Public Radio.  [New York Times]
  • American Idol allocates $64 million in grants to six charities.  [Associated Press]
  • As formalized philanthropy in the Middle East surges, nonprofits around the world can expect billions of new donated dollars.  [Wall Street Journal]

Posted at 10:21 AM in Arts, Celebrities, Foundations, International | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 10, 2008

News Briefing: UN Using Food Aid as Lever to Lift African Farmers

  • Gerard Mortier, who was to become director of New York City Opera in 2009, parts way with the board.  [New York Times]
  • The U.N.'s World Food Program will spend $1 billion buying food for the hungry this year, in an effort to stimulate farmers in developing countries to produce more.  [Associated Press]
  • A medical trial involving 16,000 children across Africa may start as early as next month.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 10:09 AM in Africa, Arts, Gates | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 06, 2008

News Briefing: Pasadena Orchestras Lay Off Top Executives

  • The Points of Light Institute reimburses people who were unwittingly part of a scandal involving the sale of false travel packages.  [New York Times]
  • The Orchestras of Pasadena have laid off their two top executives.  [Los Angeles Times]

Posted at 10:18 AM in Arts, Volunteers | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 05, 2008

News Briefing: Gates Urges Rich Countries Not to Cut Health Aid

  • Gates urges rich world governments to not cut health aid to the developing world.  [Reuters]
  • The New York City Ballet shortens its summer season.  [New York Times]

Posted at 09:47 AM in Arts, Healthcare, International | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 29, 2008

News Briefing: Ex-Director To Repay Smithsonian

  • As the drug epidemic wanes in Harlem, the nonprofit Hale House adapts.  [Associated Press]

  • The ex-Director of the National Museum of the American Indian agrees to reimburse the Smithsonian $9,700 for payments he should not have received.  [Washington Post]

  • An ambitious new art biennial opens in New Orleans this week.  [New York Times]

  • Thousands of Starbucks employees are helping to rebuild and beautiful New Orleans neighborhoods.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 02:23 PM in Arts, Corporate Philanthropy | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 28, 2008

News Briefing: Bracing for Bad Days, Operas and Orchestras Batten Down Hatches

  • A new generation develops a social conscience and sense of philanthropy.  [The Times]
  • Fundraising runs, walks, and bike rides are becoming an increasingly popular means of raising money for a cure.  [San Luis Obispo Tribune]
  • Orchestras and opera companies across the country cut costs, eliminate rehearsals, and cancel productions in the face of a continued economic crisis.  [New York Times]
  • Jack Nicholson, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, and others participate in a fundraiser for a Paul Newman's children's camp.  [Associated Press]

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