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November 26, 2008

News Briefing: Big Players Scale Back Charitable Donations

  • Some of the country's universities try to sell pieces of their portfolios privately.  [New York Times]
  • A new study by Harvard researchers estimates that the South African government would have prevented thousands of deaths if it had provided antiretroviral drugs to AIDS patients.  [New York Times]
  • Nearly 100,000 people in eastern Congo receive aid from the U.N. Children's Fund.  [Associated Press]
  • Roger Clemens is asked to end his involvement with a charity golf tournament as his reputation continues to suffer from the Mitchell Report.  [Associated Press]
  • Even the titans of philanthropy - including the Gates Foundation, David Koch, and Sheldon Adelson - are rattled by current economic conditions.  [Wall Street Journal]

Posted at 10:32 AM in Africa, Education, Fundraising, Science | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 25, 2008

News Briefing: Five Convicted in Terrorism Financing Trial

  • Five leaders of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development were convicted on all 108 criminal counts against them, including support of terrorism.  [New York Times]
  • The Gates Foundation expects to slow the planned growth in its grant making in 2009 in response to the troubled economy.  [Associated Press]
  • Many nonprofits will not know the full impact of the economic downturn until they count receipts in January, after the holiday season.  [Washington Post]
  • Supporters of the Holy Land Foundation defendants accuse the U.S. government of fear-mongering.  [Dallas Morning News]

Posted at 10:01 AM in Fundraising, Gates, Terrorism | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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]

Posted at 10:08 AM in Arts, Celebrities, Fundraising, International | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

November 17, 2008

News Briefing: College Leaders' Salaries Climb

  • As families face difficulties in sending their children to college, the pay increases for chief executives at universities is raising concern.  [Washington Post]

  • University of Texas to lay off 3,800 people from the medical center in Galveston Island.  [New York Times]

  • As much as people might like to sit still until their finances feel stable again, many nonprofits need support now.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:02 AM in Education, Fundraising, Healthcare | | 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]

Posted at 10:16 AM in Arts, Celebrities, Fundraising, Private Philanthropy | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 07, 2008

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]

Posted at 10:15 AM in Accountability, Fundraising, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

July 08, 2008

News Briefing: Settlement in Habitat for Humanity Dispute

  • Habitat for Humanity reaches a settlement with its San Antonio affiliate.  [New York Times]
  • The West Virginia Ethics Commission is looking into a degree scandal at West Virginia University.  [Associated Press]
  • Professional telemarketers collect money, but not always for nonprofits.  [Los Angeles Times]
  • Growing numbers of college graduates contribute to surge in applications to public-service agencies.  [Wall Street Journal]

Posted at 01:33 PM in Education, Fundraising | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 24, 2008

News Briefing: Bidding for Buffett Charity Lunch Kicks Off

  • The Dia Art Foundation has hired a prominent contemporary-art curator:  Philippe Vergne.  [New York Times]
  • The top bid for lunch with Warren Buffett is $40,100 after the first day of a charity auction.  [Reuters]

Posted at 09:48 AM in Celebrities, Fundraising | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 10, 2008

News Briefing: Charity Run by Hathaway's Boyfriend Investigated

  • The ACLU announces the largest fundraising campaign in its 88-year history.  [Associated Press]
  • UN says that the numbers of people newly infected with HIV are outpacing the numbers beginning antiretroviral drug treatments.  [Associated Press]
  • New York State is investigating the charitable foundation of Anne Hathaway's boyfriend.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 10:10 AM in Celebrities, Fundraising, Healthcare | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 09, 2008

News Briefing: Audit Faults an Education Nonprofit

  • Forty thousand people - including Condoleezza Rice and Cynthia Nixon - participate in Washington's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  [Washington Post]
  • A federal audit of Teach for America finds that the organization did not properly account for $775,000 in government money.  [New York Times]
  • The number of smaller private foundations continues to grow.  [New York Times]

Posted at 09:59 AM in Education, Foundations, Fundraising, Healthcare | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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