Amazon CEO’s Family Gives $20-Million for Cancer Work
The donation from Jeff Bezos’ family will help Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center pursue breakthroughs in immunotherapy for cancer sufferers, The Seattle Times writes.
Calif. Pact Keeps Abortion Ban at Nonprofit Hospital
An agreement with California’s attorney general will allow Hoag Hospital, in Orange County, to maintain a ban on elective abortions implemented after it merged with a Catholic medical network last year, the Los Angeles Times writes.
Big Companies Reap Morale Boon From Global Pro Bono Programs
A growing brand of corporate philanthropy is seeing IBM, Pepsi, Google, and other major firms organize and fund weekslong humanitarian trips for employees to provide training and expertise for charities abroad, writes The Washington Post.
Police in Uganda Raid HIV Nonprofit that Served Gays
Police in Kampala raided the office of a U.S.-funded AIDS program last week in what appeared to be the first official action to enforce the country’s draconian new law against gay sex acts, reports the Associated Press.
Atlanta Archbishop to Sell Controversial $2.2-Million Home
Archbishop Wilton Gregory said Saturday that he will sell the $2.2-million mansion into which he moved three months ago and plow the proceeds into meeting “the needs of the Catholic community,” the Associated Press reports.
San Diego Opera Trustee Give $1-Million to Seek Switch on Closure
Opera board member Carol Lazier said the gift is aimed at persuading her peers to reverse their vote last month to shut down the company, U-T San Diego and TV station KNSD report.
Ex-Avon CEO to Lead Microlender Grameen’s U.S. Branch
Andrea Jung will take the reins this month at Grameen America after being approached by microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to expand his anti-poverty nonprofit’s U.S. operations, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Queens Museum Chief to Head N.Y. City Arts Agency
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appointment of Tom Finkelpearl as the city’s cultural affairs commissioner signals that the arts will be part of the new administration’s emphasis on the disenfranchised, according to The New York Times.
Prize Supports Tools to Aid Community-College Students
The Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty group in New York, is holding a $5-million competition for technology tools designed to help students enrolled in remedial classes graduate within three years.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Web Series Highlights Museum’s New Acquisitions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is using photo slide shows and video interviews with artists and curators to spotlight new works of art in its collection.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor