Daily News Roundup: U. of Michigan Donor’s Family Reaps Benefits From University Investments
August 6, 2018 | Read Time: 1 minute
Top News
Mich. Football Saw Paris. The Donor’s Family Scored Millions. (Detroit Free Press)
He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. (New York Times)
The NRA Says It’s in Deep Financial Trouble, May Be ‘Unable to Exist’ (Rolling Stone)
Opinion: For a Charity Nowadays, Everything’s Political: Bethany Christian Services Faces Protests and Lawsuits for Its Work With Migrants and Foster Children (Wall Street Journal — subscription)
Opinion: Republicans Used to Celebrate Voluntarism and Service. What Happened? (Washington Post)
About Giving
DeVos Family Money Is All Over The News Right Now (NPR)
$10 Million Gift Endows Purdue Men’s Basketball Coaching Position (Lafayette Journal & Courier)
Philadelphia Philanthropist H.F. ‘Gerry’ Lenfest Dies at 88 (Philadelphia Inquirer). Also: See the Chronicle’s profile of Lenfest’s giving with his wife, Marguerite.
More News
Atul Gawande Says Health Venture Is Not Seeking Profits. But Whose Bottom Line Will It Benefit? (Stat)
Detroit Nonprofits Face Cash Crunches, Find Fundraising a Challenge (Detroit Free Press)
A Blistering Memo and Revolving Door of Directors: National Association of Black Journalists History of Conflict (Columbia Journalism Review)
About the Arts
A Small-Town Couple Left Behind a Stolen Painting Worth Over $100 million — and a Big Mystery (Washington Post)
A Museum Held a Show of Protest Art. Then the Artists Protested the Museum. (New York Times)
