Leader at Haas Jr. Fund Stepping Down After Leading Marriage-Equality Fight
Under Ira Hirschfield’s leadership, the grant maker “hung in during lean and bad times” to help turn the tide in the movement, says one admirer.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
Other awards include $3.4 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to expand the focus of the Knight International Journalism Fellows Program.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Victims of Violence Work to Reshape Criminal-Justice Debate
A new victims advocacy movement, powered by individuals who have personally experienced violence, is influencing policy discussions about the incarceration of those convicted of violent crimes and related issues like prison sentences and reentry programs, Al Jazeera America reports.
Study: Women Choose Altruistic Men Over Handsome Ones as Mates
A new study finds that women are inclined to select as romantic partners men who are altruistic over men who are physically attractive, the Pacific Standard reports.
$1.5 Billion Powerball Could Be Good For Charity
Past lottery winners have established foundations and given lavishly to causes including education, cancer research, and the arts.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Charity Navigator’s Controversial Evaluation Effort Put on Hold
The new chief executive hopes to recharge the effort while tweaking the watchdog’s ratings system.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
American Ballet Theatre Names New Head
The American Ballet Theatre, based in New York, has named Kara Medoff Barnett its next executive director, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Former Art Teacher and Volunteer Leaves Detroit Museum $1.7 Million
A former public-school art teacher and longtime museum volunteer left $1.7 million in her will to the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Charity of Convicted Former Coach at Penn State Seeks to Shut Down
The Second Mile, founded by the former assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State, Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted of child molestation, has filed a court petition seeking to go out of business in July, TV station WPVI-TV reports.
Missouri Donors Endow Directorship of St. Louis Museum
The $21 million gift to the St. Louis Art Museum from Barbara Taylor, the museum’s former board president, and her husband, Andy, will enable the museum to spend more on operations while remaining competitive in its search for leaders, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.