Philanthropy
March 30, 2012
Beware Big Donors Chronicle of Higher Education Taking the news media to task for handling big donors with kid gloves, she warned, “The cozy environment undermines all players—grantees, media, the public, … White House launches ‘big data’ initiative Healthcare IT News Healthcare stands to reap big rewards from the government’s $200 million “big data” project, […]
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March 29, 2012
MIT President Says Her Departure Is Not Driven by Fund-Raising Fatigue Chronicle of Higher Education When the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president announced her intention to … Harvard Medical School opens center for primary care, appoints … Boston.com Globe Staff Using a $30 million anonymous gift, … of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s […]
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March 27, 2012
UNC-Chapel Hill mulls campaign Philanthropy Journal At a meeting early in 2008, the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill talked about when the school might begin the quiet phase of a comprehensive campaign that would aim to raise $3.5 billion to $4 billion. Cabot Oil Pledges Millions to New […]
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March 22, 2012
Allen Donates $300 Million To ‘Brain Observatory’ RedOrbit Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has donated $300 million in order to create a center that will study the brain and learn more about exactly how the human … Wellcome Trust to launch 200 million pounds biotech fund Reuters UK The Wellcome Trust medical charity is creating a […]
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March 19, 2012
Big Grant Makers Don’t Expect to Increase Giving in 2012 Chronicle of Philanthropy Most of the nation’s biggest foundations aren’t increasing their grant making in 2012, a new Chronicle study finds. That’s tough news for grant seekers since most foundations UCLA Gifts Make Endowment Biggest Gainer as Harvard Lags Behind BusinessWeek By contrast, the endowment […]
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March 15, 2012
Who Wants to Donate to a Billionaire’s Museum? New York Times But who will donate to a museum named for one of the wealthiest couples in America? (Its official name is the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.) … “Dream Team” Of Fundraisers To Help Memorial Hospital Raise $15 … The Chattanoogan … at the […]
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March 14, 2012
Oklahoma State loses bid to regain $33M in payments for failed … Washington Post Oklahoma State’s unique fundraiser was expected to bring in … based on the idea of purchasing $10 million life insurance policies on … Equity investment in nonprofits spurs returns Philanthropy Journal Providing significant, multi-year investment in the capacity and sustainability of […]
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March 12, 2012
Donor Can Sue Johns Hopkins The NonProfit Times A judge on Friday denied a motion to dismiss, clearing the way for a donor intent lawsuit to proceed against Johns Hopkins University. The family of Elizabeth Beall Banks filed suit Nov. 10 in Montgomery . . . Philanthropy in the 21st Century: A Guide for Thinkers […]
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March 7, 2012
Red Sox, Twins near fundraising records The News-Press The Red Sox and Minnesota Twins golf fundraisers, meanwhile, are on pace to easily surpass $1 million in combined proceeds, according to the events’ … Visualizing Data Helps Charities Get Attention Chronicle of Philanthropy Enlarge Image Feeding America created this interactive map showing how many people in […]
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March 2, 2012
What Donors Want—but Often Don’t Get Chronicle of Philanthropy Charities don’t do nearly enough to tell donors how their money will be used. That’s one of the striking preliminary findings from a new survey Princeton Drops Investments in Controversial Hotel Firm Chronicle of Philanthropy The manager of Princeton University’s investments said Wednesday that the school […]
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