Daily News Roundup: $42 Million Grant Aims to Protect River
April 6, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Former NASA Scientist Becomes First Woman to Lead National Air and Space Museum (Washington Post)
William Penn Foundation Gives $42 Million to Protect Delaware River (Pocono Record)
Some Colleges Bail From TIAA, Objecting to Increase in Fund Fees (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
How a Businessman Is Reshaping the Anti-Defamation League in an Age of White Nationalism (Religion News Service)
Opinion
David Brooks on ‘New Power,’ a Book by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms (New York Times). Plus, see the Chronicle’s feature on how Giving Tuesday founder Timms is reshaping the 92nd Street Y.
How Philanthropists and Nonprofits Must Awaken to the Impact Era (Forbes). Plus, see a Chronicle opinion piece from the authors about how nonprofits face an urgent need to operate in new ways as a new era unfolds.
News About Museums
Judge Allows Berkshire Museum to Sell Rockwell Painting and Other Works (New York Times)
Frick Collection, With Fourth Expansion Plan, Crosses Its Fingers Again (New York Times)
More News
An Undocumented Worker’s Journey to Activist, Nonprofit Leader, and MacArthur Fellow (Atlantic). Plus, see the Chronicle’s profile of Cristina Jiménez as one of our 40 Under 40 trailblazers to watch.
Startup Looks to Match Nonprofits With Freelancers (TechCrunch)
Engaging Millennials May Not Be the Best Use of Jewish Philanthropy (Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle). Plus, see the Chronicle’s report on the study of Jewish philanthropy.
