Elon Musk Gives $10-Million for Safe Artificial Intelligence
The technology entrepreneur’s gift to the nonprofit Future of Life Institute will support research aimed at keeping artificial intelligence, or AI, “beneficial to humanity,” The Washington Post and Fast Company write.
5 Policy Moves to Watch in 2015
The charitable deduction and donor-advised funds could enter Capitol Hill debates this year.
Presbyterian Church Pulls Ads Skewered as Racist and Demeaning
Some church leaders say internal warnings about the ads, which were intended to be edgy and humorous, were ignored.
By Megan O’Neil
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Conservative Nonprofit Takes Up Mantle of Campaign Reform
A group of Republican strategists have formed a new organization aimed at reducing the influence of wealthy donors on political races, taking up an issue that has become associated with liberal groups and anathema to conservatives, writes The Washington Post.
Big Donors Power $450-Million Makeover for Houston Museum
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, announced gifts of $70-million and $50-million as it unveiled a redesign that will transform the institution into one of the country’s largest art campuses, the Houston Chronicle and The Wall Street Journal report.
Boston-Area Billboards Push Dan Pallotta Message on Overhead
Dan Pallotta’s Charity Defense Council, which has spearheaded calls for nonprofits to operate more like corporations and for donors to worry less about groups’ administrative costs, is trumpeting its message on major roadways across the Boston area, The Boston Globe writes.
Key Court Victory Closer for IRS Open-Records Activist
A judge signaled he planned to rule in favor of an effort to force the tax agency to release machine-readable nonprofit data.
By SUZANNE PERRY
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N.Y. Culture Venues Polish Donor Pitches as Expansions Loom
With several of the city’s biggest arts institutions launching renovations and expansions costing in the hundreds of millions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal looks at how fundraisers for major museums and performance venues will woo patrons and target the next generation of donors in the next few years.
Ariz., Mich., and Iowa Universities Get $20-Million Gifts
The University of Arizona School of Music will be named for prominent horn player and educator Fred Fox following a $20-million gift from the 100-year-old musician’s son and daughter-in-law, writes the Arizona Daily Star.
Michael Douglas Awarded $1-Million ‘Jewish Nobel’
The Oscar-winning actor has been named the second recipient of the Genesis Prize, the $1-million award inaugurated by a group of Russian Jewish philanthropists and the state of Israel to recognize work promoting and sustaining Jewish identity, reports The Jewish Week.