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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)

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)

September 02, 2008

News Briefing: Former Microsoft Exec is New Gates Foundation CEO

  • A London-based coalition launches funding scheme to address concerns about existing trade in carbon credits.  [Reuters]
  • North Korea needs $503 million in food aid between now and November 2009, according to the U.N. World Food Programme.  [Reuters]
  • A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashes in eastern Congo.  [Associated Press]
  • Google.org will convene African health, weather, insect, and climate experts in Nairobi to identify research gaps and opportunities for collaboration.  [New York Times]

Posted at 10:03 AM in Africa, Environment, Gates, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

August 12, 2008

News Briefing: Museum of History Unveils Its Future

  • The Museum of the City of New York completes the first phase of its building project.  [New York Times]
  • Alumni, parents, and students in Mount Vernon raise money to keep its high school's fall lineup of varsity and junior varsity sports, which had been eliminated during budget cuts.  [New York Times]
  • Federal agents investigate a New Orleans nonprofit with faulty records.  [Associated Press]
  • A new breed of charities allows donors to browse descriptions of specific projects online before funding them.  [Wall Street Journal]
  • The World Food Programme will provide $214 million in food assistance to 16 impoverished areas.  [Associated Press]
  • Twenty-two groups boycott Ben Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder' for its portrayal of disabled people.  [ABC News]

Posted at 10:04 AM in Accountability, Celebrities, International, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

August 04, 2008

News Briefing: Not Many Speak Their Mind to Gates Foundation

  • After the long and bitter primaries, Clinton calls his foundation 'my life.'  [Washington Post]
  • Network for Good acquires ePhilanthropy, part of a strategy to expand its reach without draining money from other parts of the nonprofit world.  [Washington Post]
  • The Gates Foundation's clout and power worries some critics.  [Seattle Times]
  • Whole Foods shows its support for small-scale agriculture by offering grants to help firms that meet its quality standards.  [Los Angeles Times]
  • IBM's Corporate Service Corps program aims to stretch the company's global reach.  [Wall Street Journal]

Posted at 09:37 AM in Foundations, Gates, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

July 25, 2008

News Briefing: Report on Shriners Raises Question of Wrongdoing

  • An investigavtive committee suggests questionable financial dealings with Shriners.  [New York Times]
  • GlobalGiving introduces a new web site that will list projects with minimal greenhouse gas emissions.  [New York Times]
  • The House votes to triple financing to fight AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.  [Associated Press]

Posted at 09:58 AM in Accountability, HIV/AIDS, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

July 15, 2008

News Briefing: Nonprofits in St. Louis: "What Now?"

  • Nonprofits in the St. Louis area worry that Belgium-based InBev will not continue the philanthropic support that Anheuser-Busch has given throughout the years.  [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

Posted at 10:02 AM in Corporate Philanthropy, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

May 13, 2008

News Briefing: Retiring Microsoft Official to Run Gates Foundation

  • Microsoft executive Jeffrey Raikes has been named the new chief executive of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.  [New York Times]
  • The United Nations presses the junta in Myanmar to accept international assistance.  [New York Times]
  • Jeffrey Raikes speaks about the transition from technology to nonprofits.  [Wall Street Journal]
  • The American Red Cross might relocate some of its employees to a satellite office in Northern Virginia to generate additional revenue.  [Washington Post]

Posted at 10:00 AM in Disasters, Foundations, Gates, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

April 30, 2008

News Briefing: Charities See Opportunity for Donations as Rebates Reach Taxpayers

  • The Montana Supreme Court says the Board of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum breached its fiduciary duties, orders a new board to be formed.  [New York Times]
  • Charities see potential in tapping young Web users to promote their causes online.  [Chicago Tribune]
  • More companies subsidize donations of time and talent for employees looking to volunteer.  [Wall Street Journal]

Posted at 10:23 AM in Arts, Corporate Philanthropy, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

April 18, 2008

News Briefing: Buried Red Sox Jersey Is Up For Auction

  • The Jimmy Fund, the official charity of the Boston Red Sox, auctions off the jersey that was buried under the new Yankees' stadium.  [Washington Post]
  • Charities walk a fine line when wealthy benefactors don't pay off their pledges.  [Chicago Tribune]

Posted at 10:09 AM in Celebrities, Private Philanthropy, Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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