Gifts Roundup: $50 Million Donation Supports Planned Dallas Park
Other notable contributions include $15 million for a Wake Forest University athletics center and $10 million each for new buildings at Washington University and Notre Dame.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Pro-Sports Owners and NBA Star Boost Colleges With Big Donations
Also, the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts gets $25 million toward a planned new building and the University of Michigan Health System receives nearly $11 million to advance research on depression.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: U. of Oregon Lands Megagift for Research Center
Other major donations support Boston’s Museum of Science, Rowan University, and Carleton College.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Phil Knight Tops Bloomberg With $1.8 Billion in Gifts to Universities
A $500 million donation to the University of Oregon vaults the Nike co-founder ahead of Michael Bloomberg, who has given $1.7 billion for higher education.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
How to Handle Donor Relationships When You Switch Jobs
When a donor you cultivated at a previous charity wants to give to your new nonprofit employer, it can raise serious ethical questions that must be handled with care.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Miami U. Alumni Donate $40 Million for Business School
Other notable donations include $24 million to the University of Montana and $15 million for the University of Pennsylvania.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Vilcek Foundation Names President; Irvine Fund Hires New Investment Chief
Also, the NextFifty Initiative appoints its first chief executive and Make-A-Wish Metro New York gets a new CEO.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Gifts Roundup: Software Mogul Donates $25 Million for U. of Illinois Design Hub
Also, the universities of Texas and Southern California get $20 million contributions for medical care and research.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
$30 Million Bloomberg Program Helps Culture Groups Improve Cities
An infusion of money, mentoring, and management training aims to put small and midsized arts groups in a stronger position to improve the social and economic health of urban areas.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
New Executives Join CDC Foundation and Chess in the Schools
Plus, major personnel moves are announced at City University of New York, Feeding America, and the Julliard School.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor