Charity Wants Independent Inquiry on Syria Hospital Strike
Doctors Without Borders called Thursday for an independent investigation into the missile attack earlier this week that killed 25 people at a hospital the global aid group supported in northern Syria, Reuters writes.
Chicago Says Museum Battle Has Lucas Eyeing Other Cities
A lawyer for the City of Chicago raised alarms in federal court Wednesday that the city could lose movie mogul George Lucas’s planned $300 million museum as a legal fight over the project stretches on, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times report.
MacArthur Honors Chicago Arts Groups for Creativity and Effectiveness
The grant maker aims to bolster hometown nonprofits with its awards for “creative and effective” organizations.
By Timothy Sandoval
Contributor
Black Lives Matter Wins ‘Fast Company’ Kudos for Innovation
The online protest movement that coalesced into a national set of organizations fighting for racial justice was named the most innovative nonprofit of 2015 by Fast Company.
‘Big Lebowski’ House Is Donated to L.A. Museum
The striking modernist house featured in the 1998 Coen brothers cult film has been bequeathed to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, along with a $17 million endowment for its upkeep, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Grant Makers Seek a More Web-Savvy Nonprofit World
Members of NetGain, a partnership aimed at making the Internet work for social justice, have given more than $18 million to the cause in the past year.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Podcast: Mending a Rocky Relationship With a Major Donor
Two experts discuss how to work through disagreements and deliver bad news in this episode of Fundraising Fundamentals.
By TONY MARTIGNETTI
Contributor
N.J. Slashes Charity-Care Budget as Ranks of Insured Grow
Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a proposed state budget Tuesday that would reduce spending on charity medical treatment by 30 percent, from $502 million to $352 million, NJ Spotlight and The Wall Street Journal report.
$50 Million Donation Expands U. of Chicago Financial Aid
The gift from tech investor Michael Moritz and his wife, Harriet Heyman, boosts financial-aid programs for low-income students at the university, which Ms. Heyman attended, writes The New York Times.
Grants Roundup: $10 Million for Minority Girls, Young Women, and Transgender Youths
Other awards include a total of $5 million over three years from the biopharmaceutical company Shire to two groups working to improve the lives of children born with rare diseases.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor