U.S. Museums Spend Billions on Expansions, Survey Finds
Twenty-six U.S. museums spent or pledged nearly $5 billion on expansions from 2007 to 2014, despite the recession, more than museums in 37 other countries in the survey combined, according to The Art Newspaper.
WWF Headquarters Plans to Relocate Over Half of Its Staff
The move by the group, formerly known as the World Wildlife Fund, will relocate 100 of 170 employees currently working at its Swiss headquarters to other sites, according to the Associated Press.
Appalachian Radio Station Run Largely by Volunteers Unites Communities
With its eclectic mix of music and talk — and many shows run by people who simply decide to come in, be trained, and have their own program — WMMT/88.7 FM has deep roots in an area in which counties are otherwise isolated from one another, reports the Columbia Journalism Review.
House Bill Would Expand Incentives for Gifts to Donor-Advised Funds
The increasingly popular giving vehicles were left out of a law passed last year that provided incentives to give to charities from individual retirement accounts.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Most Americans Know Someone in Poverty, Survey Says
New data from the Salvation Army shows economic distress and demand for social services on the rise.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
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Grants Roundup: MacArthur Gives $25 Million More for Justice Reform
Other notable awards include $5 million from the Knight Foundation for winning projects in its Knight Cities Challenge grant contest.
By Rebecca Koenig
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Insurance Company Sues Charities for Return of $2.1 Million
A company trustee claims the donations belong to the company’s investors, reports The Waco Tribune-Herald.
U.S. Tops List of Regions With the Most Generous Donors Worldwide
Europe came in second, but giving is growing in the Middle East, according to Bankrate.com.
Yale Makes Progress in Reducing Investments That Add to Climate Change
The university asked its money managers two years ago to avoid investments in companies that have failed to take reasonable steps to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to The New York Times.
Halfway Through Capital Campaign, Harvard Has Raised $6.5 Billion
The university has surpassed the goal of its five-year campaign in just two and a half years, two donors told student newspaper The Harvard Crimson.