Daily News Roundup: Bloomberg to Match Gifts to Fight Gun Violence

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Michael Bloomberg Offers to ‘Match Every Donation’ to Fight Gun Violence (CNBC)

Red Cross Rebuts Criticism of Its Response to Hurricane Harvey (American Red Cross news release). Also see the Chronicle article about how the Red Cross can win over skeptics.

Liberals and Conservatives Push for College-Endowment Overhaul (The Atlantic). Also see The Chronicle’s endowments database.

Liberal Groups Got IRS Scrutiny, Too, Inspector General Finds (The Washington Post).

About Hurricane Relief

In Puerto Rico, Health Concerns Grow Amid Lack of Clean Water and Medical Care (The Wall Street Journal)

Why Puerto Rico Donations Lag Behind Giving for Harvey and Irma Victims (USA Today)

About Big Gifts

Business-School Donors Open Their Wallets (The Wall Street Journal)

Stuyvesant High School’s Genius Alumni Do Everything Well — Except Raise Money. Now a Wall Street Clique Is Seizing Control. (Bloomberg Businessweek)

David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall (The New York Times). Also see the Chronicle article about Mr. Geffen’s $150 million gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and our Philanthropy 50 list of the most generous donors; Mr. Geffen is No. 12 on the list.