Soros Foundation Sues Hungary: Daily News Roundup

Top News

George Soros Foundation Sues Hungary on Laws Targeting Nonprofits (Associated Press)

News Site to Investigate Big Tech, Helped by Craigslist Founder (New York Times). See more about Newmark’s giving from the Chronicle.

Jeff Bezos Cites a Big Number but Few Details in Plan for Low-Income Montessori Preschools (New York Times)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Pulls Plug on Museum for National Mall (Washington Post)

Private-Equity Firm TPG Plans to Raise Second Social-Impact Fund (New York Times). See more about the TPG fund in a Chronicle article about its creation.

Ole Miss Donor Wants His Named Removed After ‘Racial’ Post (Associated Press)

North Texas Giving Day Brings in $48 Million for Charities, Eclipsing Previous $39 Million Campaign (Dallas Morning News)

Innovation

A Real-Estate Company Is Housing the Homeless by Using a Nonprofit Company to Hire Them and Live Cheap as Property Managers (Fast Company)

Arne Duncan’s New Nonprofit Mission: Stopping Gun Violence (Crain’s Chicago Business)

How Educators, Philanthropists, and Investors Are Revolutionizing Education (Barron’s)

Big Gifts and Grants

Glenstone Invests $200 Million in Private Arts (New York Times)

Former Purdue U. Trustee Announce a $30 Million Gift (Journal and Courier)

Fla. Inventor Pledges $25 Million to U.C. San Diego to Help Create School of Public Health (San Diego Union-Tribune)

$20 Million Gift to Support ROTC at U. of Oklahoma (NewsOK)

Walton Family Foundation Gives Spelman College $5.4 Million to Increase Diversity In the Arts (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Opinion

Bill and Melinda Gates: We Were Making Headway on Global Poverty. What’s About to Change? (New York Times)

Jeff Bezos Is What Democracy Needs Right Now (Bloomberg)

How Jeff Bezos Should Spend the Money He Promised for Schools (New York Times)

Obituary: C. Payne Lucas, Leader of Relief Efforts Across Africa (Washington Post)