Billionaires’ Generosity Rated by Forbes: Daily News Roundup
October 4, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
The New Forbes 400 Philanthropy Score Measures Billionaires’ Generosity (Forbes), Plus, see the Chronicle’s list of Forbes 400 members on our Philanthropy 50 list of donors who gave the most.
Audit Finds Irvin Mayfield’s New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Overspent and Diverted Donations (New Orleans Advocate)
Vulgar Texts and Dancer Turmoil Force City Ballet to Look in the Mirror (New York Times)
Opinion: Charities Take Digital Money Now, and the Risks That Go With It (Conversation)
About Big Donors
Mark Zuckerberg Seeks Investment Chief for Philanthropy Effort (Bloomberg)
U. of North Carolina to Change Football Stadium Honoree, a Philanthropist, Because of White-Supremacist Ties (Raleigh News and Observer)
About the Arts
Brazil’s National Museum Launches Rebuilding Efforts With Temporary Exhibition of Surviving Collection (Smithsonian)
More Museums Are Popping Up, Annoying Their Neighbors (New York Times)
What Happens When a Play About Union Busting Tours Rust Belt Cities (Washington Post)
Meet the Robotic Museum Guide That Will Turn Art Into Sound for the Visually Impaired (Fast Company)