Pittsburgh Symphony Deficit Grows as Red-Ink Deadline Nears
The orchestra—which faces the loss of a $5-million gift if it does not balance its budget by the 2015 fiscal year—is projecting an approximately $1.4-million deficit for the current fiscal year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes..
Arts Tumult in Philadelphia for Dance and Theater Groups
The Pennsylvania Ballet’s new artistic director cleaned house this week, dismissing the company’s veteran lead dancers and the head of its school, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The newspaper also reports that the Philadelphia Theatre Company’s top patrons have put forward a plan to rescue the financially reeling stage.
Emmett Carson Named Community Foundations Chair at Indiana University
As a visiting scholar, he will develop a community-foundations syllabus and serve as guest lecturer.
By Avi Wolfman-Arent
Contributor
Chart: Gifts From Ice-Bucket Challenge Exceed $100-Million
See a daily tally of gifts from the popular online campaign and how many new donors it’s attracting.
By CODY SWITZER
Contributor
After Ferguson, Grant Makers Seek Solutions to Racial-Justice Issues
The shooting of an unarmed black man is prompting thoughts on on what might be done to tackle problems of stereotypes, police accountability, and suburban poverty.
By SUZANNE PERRY
Contributor
Foundation Tie Costs Frank Lloyd Wright School Accreditation
A decision by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation not to spin off its affiliated architecture college into an independent entity means the institution will lose its accreditation, fomenting tension between the two groups, writes The New York Times.
Doctors Without Borders Stretched Thin by Ebola Crisis
The global medical relief charity said it can provide only limited help to tackle a new outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo as it is already strained by the epidemic in West Africa, Reuters reports.
Grocery Chain Donates Ice Profits to Nerve-Disease Group
With the ice-bucket challenge taking off in Britain, U.K. supermarket chain Tesco said Wednesday it is giving profits from fast-rising ice-cube sales to charity and called on its corporate peers to do the same, writes the Press Association.
Rice, Not Ice, in Indian Version of Charity Bucket Challenge
A journalist in India has launched a “rice-bucket challenge,” encouraging people by social media to donate a bucket of the staple food to alleviate hunger, NPR reports.
Banker’s $100-Million Museum Sows Discord in Spanish Town
The Renzo Piano-designed Centro Botín, the largest private cultural investment in Spain, is lifting economic expectations in the seaside city of Santander but also drawing criticism and legal challenges over its location on prime, publicly owned waterfront land, writes The New York Times.