News Briefing: Warren Buffett Donates $41.6M to 8 unnamed charities

• Warren Buffett donates $41.6M in stock to 8 unnamed charities.  [Associated Press]

 

• Cal State adopts a new policy that limits executive compensation.  [Los Angeles Times]

News Briefing: Bill Gates Donates $750 Million to the Global Fund

• Bill Gates pledges $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.  [Associated Press]

• Jury awards Garth Brooks $1M, agreeing with him that a local hospital did not use his donation as he intended.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Kodak Pulling Back on Corporate Philanthropy

• As Kodak's philanthropy scales back during its bankruptcy filing, Rochester-area nonprofits wonder about future donations.  [Democrat and Chronicle]

• Steve Garban resigns as chairman of Penn State's Board.  [Wall Street Journal]

• Chelsea Clinton promotes philanthropy in Ukraine.  [Associated Press]

• Bill Gates defends his foundation's focus on high-tech solutions to world hunger in his fourth annual letter.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Million-Dollar Donations Climb in 2011

• Boston nonprofits have boosted their voluntary contributions to city government by 24% over the past six months.  [Boston Globe]

 

• The number of $1 million+ donations nationwide in 2011 nearly doubles over 2010.  [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

News Briefing: David Rubenstein to Donate $7.5M to help fix the Washington Monument

• David M. Rubenstein to donate $7.5 million to help fix the Washington Monument  [Washington Post]

 

• Boxer Floyd Mayweather donates $100,000 Las Vegas breast cancer support group.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: LL Bean to donate to National Park Foundation

• The purchase of Convio could help propel Blackbaud into cloud-based computer services.  [New York Times]

 

• L.L. Bean will give up to $1M to the National Park Foundation.  [Associated Press]

 

• Aid agencies' report claims that slow response to East African hunger crisis "cost thousands of lives."  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Blackbaud Agrees to Acquire Convio

• The Milton Public Library receives $100,000.  [Boston Globe]

 

• Blackbaud agrees to acquire Convio.  [The Post and Courier]

 

• Southern Oregon Islamic charity activist fights impending date to report to prison.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Ind. U. Business School Receives $33 Million Grant

The Velvet Underground sues the Andy Warhol Foundation for trademark infringement.  [Bloomberg]

The Lilly Endowment donates $33 million to Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.  [Associated Press]

New survey shows how hard it is to replicate the text donation surge that occured in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti.  [New York Times]

News Briefing: Guggenheim Foundation Proposes Helsinki as Site for New Art Museum

• The Guggenheim Foundation proposes building a museum in Helsinki.  [Washington Post]
  

 

• In first year of Race to the Top, Maryland meets its obligations.  [Washington Post]

 

• After Beyoncé gives birth at Lenox Hill Hospital, some patients complain about security measures.  [New York Times]

News Briefing: School Cuts Also Threaten Culture Sites

• Elton John to write a book on AIDS, proceeds to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.  [BBC News]

 

• Arby's Foundation partners with Share Our Strength.  [Washington Post]

 

• Cultural institutions in Texas may be an unexpected casualty of state budget cuts.  [New York Times]

News Briefing: Gates, Elton John, Carlos Slim Boost Clinton Foundation in 2011

• Bill Gates and Elton John are big donors to the William J. Clinton Foundation.  [Bloomberg]

 

• The New York Philharmonic names its new executive director.  [New York Times]

 

• Kate Middleton lends her support to Action on Addiction, which supports research, prevention, and treatment of addiction.  [Los Angeles Times]

 

• Some Pennsylvania charities have opted out of taking over programs of Second Mile.  [Reuters]

News Briefing: A Collaboration That Began With a Disastrous Lunch

• The Broad Institute is a joint venture of Harvard and M.I.T.  [New York Times]

 

• Elaborate holiday displays at two homes in Queens raise funds for charities.  [New York Daily News.]

News Briefing: USC Pursues Aggressive Fundraising Effort Despite Hard Times

• USC pursues a $6 billion campaign.  [Los Angeles Times]

 

• Bloomberg says money dispute will keep 9/11 museum from opening on time.  [Washington Post]

News Briefing: Woodie Guthrie Gets a Belated Honor In Oklahoma

The George Kaiser Family Foundation plans to build an exhibition and study center to honor Woody Guthrie's legacy.  [New York Times]

Many large charities see an increase in donations during holiday season.  [USA Today]

News Briefing: Google Joins Fight Against Slavery

• New York nonprofits giving home care to the disabled collect millions from the state.  [New York Times]

 

• Google provides $11.5 million to 10 organizations working to end slavery and human trafficking.  [CNN}

 

• Research suggests that tithing benefits the giver too.  [USA Today]

News Briefing: A Lesson in Philanthropy

• The Learning by Giving Foundation challenges students to address social change and have lasting effect.  [Wall Street Journal]

 

• An ex-library employee is accused of stealing $800,000 from the Saugus Public Library.  [Boston Globe]

News Briefing: Resisting Renaming of Miami Museum

• Four Board members resign over plans to rename the Miami Art Museum after a private donor.  [New York Times]
  

 

• Some charities skip disaster pictures in ads encouraging gifts this Christmas season.  [New York Times]

 

• Four individuals associated with Parent Workshop, a nonprofit established by state senator Shirley Huntley, are charged with theft.  [New York Times]

News Briefing: Chicago Public Schools makes deal with Gates Foundation

• Christopher Stone, a well-known expert on criminal justice, is expected to be the next leader of the Soros Foundations.  [New York Times]

• Chicago Public Schools joins the Gates Foundation-backed "Charter-District Collaboration Compacts." [Chicago Sun-Times]

News Briefing: Homeowners Offer Houses to Charities Instead of Cash

• Charities and nonprofits report a trend toward donated houses.  [Detroit Free Press]

 

• Clayton Spencer, Vice President of Harvard, has been named the eigth president of Bates College.  [New York Times]

 

• The Amy Winehouse Foundation makes donation at children's hospice.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Late Reds Owner's Foundation Gives Zoo Record Gift

• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden receives a $5 million gift from late Reds owner Marge Schott.  [Associated Press]

 

• The U.S. loosens some restrictions on international financial assistance and development programs in Myanmar.  [New York Times]