Gates Fund Commits $80 Million to Close Gender ‘Data Gap’
Announcing the three-year funding program Tuesday at the Women Deliver conference in Copenhagen, Melinda Gates aligned the data effort with the United Nations goal to achieve gender equality worldwide by 2030, reports bdnews24.com, a Bangladeshi news website.
George Mason May Not Need State OK to Name School for Scalia
The state body that oversees Virginia’s public colleges — which was set to vote Tuesday on George Mason University’s plan to rechristen its law school for the late Supreme Court justice at the behest of a $20 million donor — now says the university may not need its approval to make the controversial change, The Washington Post and the Associated Press report.
$25 Million Donations for Cornell U. and Dartmouth College
The gifts, both from alumni, will support construction of a new business-school building at Cornell and an expansion of the engineering school at Dartmouth, The Cornell Daily Sun and Valley News respectively report.
Nearly 2 Dozen Groups Urge Foundations to Spend More to Strengthen Nonprofits
Groups like GuideStar and the Council on Foundations say organizations like theirs need more resources to help charities and foundations advance.
By Suzanne Perry
Contributor
San Francisco News Outlets Unite for Day of Reporting on Homelessness
Led by the San Francisco Chronicle, 30 news organizations are devoting resources to flooding local media with coverage of homelessness in the city, The New York Times writes.
5 Universities Received Half of All Private Support for Basic Science Research
A survey of U.S. higher-education institutions found that half the money earmarked for basic research in 2015 went toward the life sciences.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Your Picks for the Worst Nonprofit Jargon
We asked for the words and phrases in the nonprofit world that you think unnecessarily confuse donors. Here are your answers.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Gifts Roundup: $200 Million for USC Cancer Studies; $20 Million for Carleton College Music Center
Other notable donations include a $55-million pledge to the Curtis Institute of Music from its outgoing board chair.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
High Court Kicks Contraceptive Mandate Back to Lower Courts
The Supreme Court unanimously agreed Monday not to decide on the clash between the Obama administration and religious nonprofits over the Affordable Care Act’s requirements on birth-control coverage, instead calling on the parties to resolve the divisive issue in the lower courts, Bloomberg and CNN report.
San Francisco in Talks for Lucas Museum After Chicago Delays
Representatives of Star Wars creator George Lucas have resumed talks with San Francisco officials over a new site for the movie mogul’s planned museum of art and film memorabilia, reports the Chicago Tribune.