Goldman Gets Behind Push to Strengthen Community Colleges
Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs has donated $2.2-million to LaGuardia Community College in Queens and committed another $1 million to help two-year institutions nationwide, a rare show of top-tier philanthropy supporting community colleges, reports The New York Times.
Rebuilding San Diego Opera Hires New General Director
David Bennett, who heads New York’s Gotham Chamber Opera, will take the reins at the San Diego company, which nearly closed last year before regrouping behind a new board and a $2 million crowdfunding campaign, reports U-T San Diego reports.
SXSW Awards Honor Community-Service Projects in Far-Flung Countries
Ten people are being recognized at the conference in Austin, Tex., for devoting their tech skills to improving people’s lives.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
New MacArthur President Promises Grant Making With a More Immediate Impact
Julia Stasch, who led as an interim chief and headed the fund’s U.S. programs, plans to devote $100 million to working on a single social problem.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Just-Launched Website Lets Ordinary People Give Away Corporations’ Money
Viewers to Volunteers will award points for engaging with content that can be used to direct corporate contributions to charity.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Health Giant Prime Drops Plan to Buy Calif. Hospital Chain
For-profit medical network Prime Healthcare has abandoned its proposed purchase of a financially distressed nonprofit hospital system in California, blaming the collapse of the $843 million deal on terms imposed by state Attorney General Kamala Harris, the San Jose Mercury News and the Los Angeles Times report.
$75 Million Gift Supports Texas Hospital Modernization
The donation by the Sealy & Smith Foundation will cover more than half the bill for a major renovation of the Galveston complex’s John Sealy Hospital, reports the Houston Business Journal.
Jeb Bush Education Charity Paid $3 Million to Adviser’s Firm
The Foundation for Excellence in Education contracted in 2013 and ’14 with a public-affairs firm led a political adviser to the former Florida governor and likely Republican presidential candidate, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Determining College Service Programs’ Value Not Always Easy
While community service has become a standard part of curricula and is incorporated into some college ranking systems, relatively little attention is paid to how schools define and measure community benefit, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Haverford College Leader to Head Operations at Met Museum
Daniel H. Weiss will leave the Pennsylvania liberal-arts institution to become president and CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, succeeding the retiring Emily K. Rafferty, The New York Times writes.