$1-Billion Lauder Art Gift to Go on Show at Met Museum
The $1-billion collection of Cubist art that philanthropist and cosmetics mogul Leonard Lauder donated last year to the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be unveiled to the public Monday, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal write.
A Giving Pledge, Ralph Nader Style
The consumer advocate is trying to launch a new effort for wealthy donors, aimed at increasing social justice.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
How the NFL Can Really Appeal to Women
A zero-tolerance policy for domestic abuse would go much further than pink cleats and jerseys.
By Stephanie Trimble
Contributor
Moving Breast-Cancer Awareness Online
Given the success of campaigns like the ice-bucket challenge, here are four suggestions to step up digital efforts in October.
By Erik Qualman
Contributor
Somaly Mam Foundation Shutters Operations
The move follows a controversy over charges that the namesake founder, renowned as an anti-trafficking activist, fabricated her personal history.
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Mark Zuckerberg Pledges $25-Million to Fight Ebola
The Facebook founder made the announcement on his Facebook page, saying the epidemic is at “a critical turning point.”
By Megan O’Neil
Contributor
Nonprofit Lending Circles Help Poor and Immigrants Build Credit
Lending circles are gaining credence with nonprofit groups and financial institutions as a weapon in the war on poverty that can help people gain a foothold in the credit economy, writes The New York Times.
Philanthropy Trumps Tech at Opening of Salesforce Conference
The San Francisco cloud-computing firm opened its annual Dreamforce convention Monday with a focus on giving and community service that company officials said was aimed at building philanthropic momentum on the Bay Area tech scene, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
‘Mass Mobs’ Attract Crowds and Gifts at Aging Urban Churches
An emerging social-media trend is drawing big Sunday crowds—and in some cases sorely needed donations—to struggling or closed Catholic churches primarily in Rust Belt cities, reports The New York Times.
Bloomberg Fund Offers Cities $1-Million for Public Art
Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a “public art challenge” Monday that will provide funds for three cities to mount projects in the performing arts, the visual arts, or multimedia in public spaces, Newsweek reports.