Family to Get $15-Million to Relinquish Naming Rights to Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center and the heirs of Avery Fisher, the late electronics pioneer whose name has graced the New York Philharmonic’s concert hall for more than four decades, announced an agreement Thursday to allow the venue to rechristen the building, with the family receiving $15-million for relinquishing naming rights, reports The New York Times.
Chicago Parks Advocates Sue to Block George Lucas Museum
Advocacy group Friends of the Parks filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the city’s authority to hand over a site on Lake Michigan to movie mogul George Lucas for his planned Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Reuters and the Chicago Sun-Times report.
The Power of ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’
Three lessons every nonprofit can learn from having people act out their experiences with social problems and work toward solutions.
By PAUL VANDECARR
Contributor
Smithsonian Outlines Plans for $2-Billion Mall Face-Lift
The institution unveiled the blueprint Thursday for an ambitious refurbishment of its iconic Castle and renovations of museums and gardens along the south side of Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, The Washington Post and the Associated Press write.
Even as Border Crossings Slow, Work for Nonprofits Ramps Up
Social workers, lawyers, and others prepare for a “long haul” in assisting newly arrived children fleeing violence in Central America.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Assets Have Grown 48% at Small Foundations Since the Recession
Investment earnings grew by nearly 13 percent last year alone.
By HEATHER JOSLYN
Contributor
Nonprofit Uses Radio for Education in Liberia
One charity is helping students keep up with their studies as schools in the country are closed to contain the Ebola outbreak.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Laws on Feeding Homeless Spur Activism in Fla. Cities
The New York Times reports on grappling between samaritans and local officials in Florida cities over restrictions on feeding homeless people in public places, with Fort Lauderdale recently taking center stage for issuing repeated citations to a 90-year-old activist for serving meals on the city’s main beach.
Ballmers Donate $50-Million to University of Oregon
The bulk of the gift from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, a university alumna and trustee, will fund scholarships for low-income students and faculty hires to buttress a center for the prevention of childhood obesity, The Oregonian and The Register-Guard report.
Operating Charities Boosted Investment Gains in 2013, Study Finds
Nonprofits that use their endowments to fund their own programs rather than make grants to other groups saw investment returns of 15.1 percent last year, up from 11.7 percent 2012, Pensions & Investments reports, citing a new Commonfund review.