Burst of Charitable Giving Bypasses Some Areas
In places like Michigan and West Virginia, many nonprofits are still waiting for the recovery.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Nonprofit Brainstorming Tour Gives Leaders a Forum to Air Their Concerns
Independent Sector’s Diana Aviv says community leaders around the country say collaborations are too difficult and the way charities are financed is “broken.”
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Tech’s No Panacea for Saving the World, Says Computer Scientist
Too many philanthropists forget the human element when employing technology to create social change, says a former Microsoft researcher.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Obituary: Kirk Kerkorian, Casino Mogul Who Gave $1 Billion to Armenia
Kirk Kerkorian, who donated money to rebuild Armenia after the 1988 earthquake and gave tens of millions of dollars to Southern Nevada charities, died of natural causes Monday, The Las Vegas Sun reports.
Bloomberg Donates $100 Million for Cornell U. Tech Campus
The media mogul and ex-New York mayor’s gift will support construction of Cornell’s planned technology campus on the city’s Roosevelt Island, writes The Wall Street Journal.
Activists: Walmart Used Charity to Buy Support for Stores
A coalition of community and labor groups filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service on Monday accusing the Walmart Foundation of using donations to win backing for its corporate parent’s entry into major urban markets, The Washington Post and The New York Times report.
NAACP Leader Who Seemingly Passed as Black Quits Post
Rachel A. Dolezal stepped down Monday as president of the Spokane, Wash., NAACP chapter as controversy continued to swirl about the civil rights activist’s racial identity, The New York Times writes.
Pittsburgh Museum Hires New Director After 3-Year Vacancy
Eric Dorfman of New Zealand’s Whanganui Regional Museum will take up the struggling Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s efforts to stem red ink and boost attendance with more visitor-friendly exhibitions, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Obituary: Anne Nicol Gaylor, Led Major Nonbelievers’ Group
Ms. Gaylor, who co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation and built it into a national voice for atheists and agnostics, died Sunday at the age of 88 of complications from a fall late last month, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes.
Netherlands Tops List of Charity-Friendly Countries, Study Says
The United States is second and Saudi Arabia is last in the rankings, which are based on evaluations of polices like taxation and regulation.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor