SXSW Update: How Small Groups Can Spark Innovation
Hint: Don’t call it innovation, says a top leader at the Sierra Club.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
Cornell U.’s President Named to Head Smithsonian
David Skorton’s role in raising $5-billion for the university is one big reason he was chosen.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Nonprofits Launching at Much Faster Rate Than Businesses
The number of U.S. nonprofit entities jumped by 25 percent from 2001 to 2011 while the number of commercial firms rose by 0.5 percent,The New York Times writes, citing Urban Institute data.
Study Finds Facebook ‘Activists’ Do Little for Causes
Research into the membership and activities of the “Save Darfur Cause” on Facebook found that only a sliver of the more than 1 million people who joined the group donated or spread the word about the issue, social-sciences magazine Pacific Standard writes.
Report Highlights Lingering Gender Gap in Top Museum Jobs
A new report from the Association of American Art Museum Directors found that women hold the top posts at only a quarter of major institutions in the United States and Canada and still earn significantly less than their male peers, writes The New York Times.
$10-Million N.Y. Gift Sets Record for Public Radio Stations
New York Public Radio will announce on Monday a $10-million donation from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation, with most of the funds earmarked for building digital operations, reports The New York Times.
Calif. Symphony’s Ex-Director Charged With Embezzlement
The former executive director of the Peninsula Symphony has been arrested on suspicion of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Los Altos, Calif., ensemble, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
N.J. Man Sentenced to 6 Months for 9/11 Charity Scam
One of two New Jersey men who admitted in January to swindling thousands of dollars from donors was sentenced to prison Friday, but the other was spared incarceration due to severe health problems, the Asbury Park Press and The Philadelphia Inquirer report.
Obituary: Richard Boone, War on Poverty Pioneer and Activist
Mr. Boone, who played an integral role in President Lyndon Johnson’s signature anti-poverty initiative and went on to lead several liberal and progressive philanthropic institutions, died at age 86 at his California home on February 26, The Washington Post and The New York Times reported last week.
Mott Grant Will Spur Studies on Community Funds
A $600,000 grant is designed to help understand why some community funds are “go-to” places and others have not flourished.