$100 Million Gift to Help Refugee Kids: Daily News Roundup

Top News

Lego Foundation and Sesame Street Team Up in $100 Million for Refugee Kids (Fast Company)

Wealthy USC Donors Revolt After Interim President Pushes Out Top Dean Over Handling of Misconduct Cases (Los Angeles Times)

NPR CEO Jarl Mohn to Step Down After 5-Year Term Ends in June (NPR)

Nation’s First Teacher Strike at Charter Network Begins in Chicago (New York Times)

Leading Migrant Shelters Orders Internal Inquiry (New York Times)

More News

Popular YouTuber Encourages Fans to Donate to Charity After Controversy (Verge). See more from the Chronicle about how gamers are getting in the charity business to seek younger donors.

A Toddler Needs Extremely Rare Blood to Beat Cancer. The World is Helping Her Find It. (Washington Post)

Bloomberg Funded Charity Barred by Delhi Government for Tobacco Control Work (Reuters)

More Big Gifts and Grants

Clooney Foundation Launches Global Effort to Monitor Court Trials (Reuters)

Gates Foundation Supports Expansion of Open Mobile Banking Platform in Africa (Forbes)

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Rockefeller Foundation on Improving Economic Opportunity (Video — CNBC). Plus, see more about this in the Chronicle’s latest roundup of recent grants.

Knight Foundation Gives $37 Million to Miami Arts Organizations (ART News)

O’Neal Industries Donates $30 Million to UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center (Birmingham News)

Opinion and Ideas

Letters to the Editor: Tax Breaks for Charity: Who Benefits? (New York Times)

Why Aren’t Ultrarich People Satisfied With Their Wealth? (Atlantic)

Opinion: Should a Nonprofit Splurge on Management? (New York Times)

Opinion: Forget Trinkets. These Gifts Change Lives (New York Times)

News About Health Care

Tax Guidelines and Programs Trouble Chicago’s Nonprofit Hospitals (Crain’s Chicago Business)

Moody’s Maintains Continued Negative Outlook for Nonprofit Health Care (Healthcare Finance)