Santa Clara U. Gets $25 Million to Boost Start-Up Companies With Social Goals
The gift from Silicon Valley couple Jeff and Karen Miller supports a Santa Clara University program that assists start-up businesses pursuing social goals such as clean water, energy efficiency, and landmine clearance, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
Donna Shalala Ready for ‘Messy’ Job Leading Clinton Foundation
After raising $3 billion and navigating an NCAA investigation as president of the University of Miami, she moves to new kinds of challenges next month.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Half of Colleges and Private Schools Use Social Media to Raise Money
The amount raised that way is small, but colleges are experimenting with new ideas to increase the numbers.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Book Offers Frank Assessment of Lincoln Center Leaders and Lessons for All Nonprofits
Reynold Levy, who stepped down as head of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, takes many former colleagues to task.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Jewish School Gets $20 Million; $5.4 Million for Iwo Jima Monument
Other recent donations include $10 million to Cornell University for its Employment and Disability Institute and $5 million to the University of Mississippi.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$80 Million Pledged to New My Brother’s Keeper Group
Organizers of the new My Brother’s Keeper Alliance say major corporations have already committed $80 million to the nonprofit spinoff of President Obama’s effort to support young minority males, The New York Times reports.
Spotlight Again Falls on Giustra’s Clinton Foundation Ties
The Washington Post examines the friendship between Bill Clinton and mining executive Frank Giustra, whose financial support of the Clinton Foundation while pursuing global business deals has drawn heightened attention with Hillary Clinton’s entry into the presidential race.
Calif. Wins Federal Court Ruling on Donor Disclosure
A U.S. appeals court said Friday that charities that raise money in California are obliged to identify major contributors in state filings, rebuffing an advocacy group that contended the disclosure demanded violated free-speech rights, reports the Los Angeles Times.
Steyer Aide: Political Spending in Spirit of Giving Pledge
Chris Lehane, a strategist for billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer, told reporters recently that Mr. Steyer’s spending on political advocacy is in keeping with his signing of the Giving Pledge, but the former hedge-fund mogul said he keeps his political and philanthropic work “wholly separate,” according to the Daily Beast.
Obama Foundation Picks Chicago as Presidential Library Site
The president has signed off on the decision by the nonprofit charged with building his future library and museum to locate the institution on Chicago’s South Side, CNN reports, citing two people familiar with the selection.