Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to Tufts and $10 Million for Johns Hopkins
A co-founder of the women’s sportswear company Liz Claiborne gave $10 million to the Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
The Value of an Hour of Volunteering Rises to $23.56
The value was highest — $38.77 — in the District of Columbia and lowest in Arkansas, where it was $19.14, according to Independent Sector.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
New Leaders for the XPrize and LiveOnNY Foundations
Other personnel changes include new fundraisers at Heifer International and the Council of Independent Colleges.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
GiveDirectly to Provide ‘Basic Income’ for Poor in Kenya
The nonprofit, which gives money to the poor in Kenya and Uganda, will test the concept of a basic income by giving 6,000 Kenyans enough cash to meet basic needs over 10 years, Vox reports.
Reclusive, Small-Town Barber Leaves $1.4 Million to Library
The donor, from the small town of Athol, Mass., had never shown any signs of wealth, reports the Boston Globe.
Apple to Donate Proceeds From Sales of 27 Apps to World Wildlife Fund
The campaign is part of the company’s increasing focus on the environment, according to Reuters.
Lincoln Center President Resigns Unexpectedly
Jed Bernstein will step down as president of the Lincoln Center next week, reports The New York Times.
New Leader Chosen for the Trust for the National Mall
Catherine Townsend, a nonprofit consultant, previously headed a fund that raises money for the D.C. public schools, reports the Washington Business Journal.
Co-Founder of Foundation Fighting Blindness Stepping Down as Chair
David Brint will take over as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Fighting Blindness in July, succeeding Gordon Gund, the co-founder of the nonprofit and current chairman, according to a news release.
Billionaire Donors Support Lawsuit Fighting Teacher Tenure
Money from the Walton family, which founded Walmart, and billionaire Eli Broad is going to support an effort by parents to change teacher tenure rules in Minnesota, reports The New York Times.