Obituary: Conrad Prebys, Major Calif. Health and Arts Donor
The property magnate, who donated hundreds of millions of dollars to support health care, higher education, and cultural institutions in his adopted hometown of San Diego, succumbed to cancer Sunday at age 82, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Powerful CEO and Patron Out at San Francisco Art Museums
Bay Area philanthropist Diane “Dede” Wilsey, long a fixture in the leadership of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, is stepping down as the institution’s chief executive and board chair in the wake of a $2 million payout to a would-be whistle-blower, the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
Tumblr Key in Planned Parenthood Arm’s Centenary Campaign
The reproductive-health group’s New York chapter is putting the microblogging site at the center of a 100th-anniversary advertising campaign that does not shy away from the abortion issue, writes The New York Times.
New Overtime Rules Are Good for Nonprofits — and Good for America
It’s hypocritical for organizations committed to social justice to complain about paying workers decent wages.
By GARA LAMARCHE
Contributor
Hershey Trust Board Reaches Pact With Pa. Regulators
Trustees of the $12 billion charity that owns Hershey Co. have reached an unofficial agreement with the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office that could settle a long-running governance dispute and head off a court battle, Reuters reports.
Opinion: Rich Donors Drive Museums to Make Costly Expansions
A New York Times opinion piece argues that wealthy donors are driving museum operators to expand in ways that are unsustainable, citing the recent financial troubles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as an example of a large cultural institution taking on projects it can hardly afford in order to woo supporters.
Magazine Features 8 Philanthropic Leaders on Future of Giving
In essays for The Nation, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, and six other nonprofit leaders and activists write about how philanthropy can work to address the effects of income inequality and social injustice.
Financial Questions Trailed Ousted Calif. Foundation Head
The abrupt exit last month of the chief executive of the Central Valley Community Foundation came as financial issues about his prior tenure at another California community grant maker came to light, writes The Fresno Bee.
Chicago Students Mete Out Grants From Laurene Powell Jobs Group
The Silicon Valley billionaire’s philanthropic organization turned over $350,000 to six college students to award to charities focused on making children’s lives safer in the city, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.
U. of Michigan Board Chair Pulls Donation in Naming Flap
Mark Bernstein and his wife, Rachel Bendit, withdrew their $3 million pledge because naming a new structure to house the university’s multicultural center after them could have eliminated the only building name on campus that honors an African-American, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Detroit Museum Launches Push to Acquire African-American Art
The Detroit Institute of Arts kicked off a three-year, multimillion-dollar program to acquire and spotlight works by black artists, reflecting the new director’s focus on diversifying the museum’s offerings, writes the Detroit Free Press.
Oil-Price Drop Has Some Nonprofit Newsrooms Tightening Belts
Public broadcasters and nonprofit journalism outlets in the U.S. oil belt are bracing for funding cuts as lingering low prices buffet the economies of energy-producing states, Nieman Lab writes.
Jacki Zehner of donor network Women Moving Millions discusses how she defines and helps develop female leadership in the philanthropic world.
By Maria Di Mento and Nidhi Singh
MacArthur ‘Genius’ Award Winner to Head Akonadi Fund; Hyams Foundation Hires New Leader
Plus, the Dallas Museum of Art has a new director and LIFT hires a chief development officer.
By anais.strickland
Contributor
Correction: Funding for Nonprofit’s Google ‘Transparency’ Campaign
An official with the Campaign for Accountability, which has issued highly critical reports on Google’s ties to federal agencies and influence on internet-privacy policy, told SiliconBeat that the campaign is not a project of a fund that has received significant financial support from the Gates and Hewlett foundations, as the tech-news site had previously reported.
Fundraising Prowess Helps Modern Art Museum Sell Bonds for Expansion
The Museum of Modern Art has raised $650 million toward its second major expansion in 12 years, helping the New York institution secure additional financing for the project through tax-exempt bonds, Bloomberg writes.