$25-Million Gift Boosts U. of Kansas Medical-School Expansion
A $25-million gift from the Hall Family Foundation will enable the university to move forward on a long-sought new building for medical education, The Kansas City Star writes.
‘Star Wars’ Charity Appeal Offers Fans a Role in New Film
The makers of the next “Star Wars” film are launching a contest to raise money for Unicef programs by raffling off a chance to appear in the movie, Variety reports.
How to Speed Growth at a Small Charity
The founders of a nonprofit incubator and a small nonprofit explain how sharing office space and some duties and with other new groups can help speed growth.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery
The Wall Street giant will makes grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press report.
Vaccine Charity Sets $7.5-Billion Goal for Inoculation Push
The GAVI Alliance, the world’s biggest supporter of vaccines for poor countries, said meeting the funding target will allow it immunize 300 million children from 2016 to 2020, Bloomberg writes.
Heinz Endowments Cuts Ties to Controversial Drilling Group
Heinz’s financial support for an alliance of energy firms and mainstream environmental groups that aimed to establish standards for natural-gas drilling had fueled criticism from some green activists and was widely blamed for a recent upheaval at the philanthropy, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette write.
NPR Eliminates 28 Jobs and Drops Daily News-Talk Show
The public radio network is scrapping “Tell Me More,” a daily news-discussion program aimed at minority listeners, and will trim jobs as part of the cancellation and other cutbacks, reports The Washington Post.
Upstate N.Y. Woman Imprisoned for One Fund Boston Theft
Audrea Gause of Troy, N.Y., was sentenced Tuesday to two and a half to three years in prison after pleading guilty to receiving $480,000 through a false claim to the charity set up to compensate victims of the Boston Marathon bombings The Boston Globe reports.
Canadian Clan Gives $50-Million for Brain Research
The donation from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation will launch an institute to finance new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other brain disorders, reports the Canadian Press.
Cleveland Museum of Art Taps NYC Museum Veteran as Director
The museum, which was shaken seven months ago by the abrupt departure of director David Franklin amid a sex scandal, has hired William M. Griswold of New York’s Morgan Library & Museum as its new leader, The Plain Dealer writes.