Bloomberg Launches $42-Million Effort to Increase Efficiency of Cities
Bloomberg Philanthropies will fund groups from Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and elsewhere to help cities do more with data, The Washington Post reports.
Los Angeles Group Offers $25,000 Cash Prize to Boost Voter Turnout
The contest aims to improve the usual dismal turnout for the Board of Education election in a majority Latino district, reports The Los Angeles Times.
Former Ambassador Gives $20-Million to Florida International University
The university’s international and public-affairs program received the donation from the family foundation of former U.S. ambassador to Singapore Steven J. Green, the South Florida Business Journal reports.
Britain’s Wealthiest Gave $3.85-Billion to Charity Last Year
A record number of the country’s richest people gave at least 1 percent of their wealth to charity, writes Civil Society Media, citing the annual Rich List and Giving List from The Sunday Times.
Live Stream: Watch the 2015 Global Philanthropy Forum Meeting
Eleven sessions from the three-day conference will be available free online starting Wednesday.
More Engaged Couples Request Charitable Donations Instead of Gifts
A small but growing number of people celebrating special occasions are asking loved ones to donate to nonprofits in lieu of presents.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Gifts: Gemologist Gives $13 Million to Natural History Museum
The money will go to an education center; other gifts include a record $20 million to a public television station.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Michelle Nunn Tapped to Lead CARE USA
The former Points of Light executive took a leave of absence to run for Senate last year.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
New Book Shines Another Spotlight on Clinton Foundation Gifts
A new investigative book asserts that as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton provided favors to foreign governments who made donations to the Clinton Foundation, according to The New York Times.
Alumni Couple Gives $57-Million to Auburn University
The gift will fund a new performing-arts center and the college of engineering, WSFA reports. The university also announced a $1 billion fundraising campaign.