Charity leaders in Boston say that to attract the new breed of wealthy donors, nonprofit organizations must be able to show where gifts are going, reports the Boston Business Journal. As corporate donations lag, donors with business backgrounds have become a force in philanthropy, the article says.…
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bruce S. Gordon, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, talks about his goals as leader of the civil-rights organization, including pushing for passage of a moratorium on the death penalty and attracting young people to…
The actor William Shatner, who formerly portrayed Captain Kirk on the television series Star Trek, has sold his kidney stone for $25,000 to benefit Habitat for Humanity, reports the Associated Press. Mr. Shatner said he got the idea when his current television show, Boston Legal, raised $20,000 for…
Religious leaders ask IRS to investigate Ohio churches for political activities
Court reinstates case by group seeking to sue government over faith-based initiative
$100-Million Gift From David and Simon Reuben
British entrepreneurs David and Simon Reuben have donated $100-million to a foundation they established, reports The Times, in London. The brothers, who have an estimated fortune of $4.4-billion, run a business empire that is centered primarily on property investment. The Reuben Foundation, which…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has canceled plans to auction off a sculpture by Spanish artist Eduardo Chillida after the donor complained, reports The New York Times. Elyse Topalian, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Museum, said it withdrew the sculpture after realizing it had violated its own…
New York’s major art museums are courting a growing number of young art patrons through junior groups and their accompanying galas, The New York Times reports. With the growth of the economy and of the art market, the junior groups have expanded to include not only the children of established…