News Briefing: Wife’s Charity Offers Corporate Tie to a Governor

Charities like the Jindal Foundation offer ties to politicians.  [New York Times]

The LeBron James Family Foundation begins spreading 'Decision' wealth.  [Associated Press]

Billionaire Carlos Slim opens a new art museum in Mexico City.  [CBS News]

News Briefing: Retailer Links with Musicians for Green Causes

• The Art Institute of Chicago has received a $10 million gift from the Jaharis Family Foundation.  [New York Times]

 

• Patagonia launches a new music initiative, where fans can get exclusive tracks and the profits go to green causes.  [Associated Press]

 

• Nelly Furtado will donate the $1 million she was paid to perform for members of Gadhafi's clan.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: For Federal Programs, a Taste of Market Discipline

• President Obama will propose setting aside $100 million for a social impact bond program.  [New York Times]

 

• Garth Brooks' concert series in December is expected to bring in $5 million for flood relief in Tennessee.  [Los Angeles Times]

News Briefing: Gates and Gulf Prince Pay for Afghan and Pakistan Vaccinations

Bill Gates and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi pledge $100M to deliver vaccines to children in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  [Reuters]

Neil Young is the 2011 recipient of the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award.  [The Canadian Press]

The Lance Armstrong Foundation makes $3.1M in a stock deal.  [Austin American Statesman]

News Briefing: Nadal, Federer and Co. Headline Flood Fundraiser

• Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal team up with other players in a special "Rally for Relief" charity match for Australian flood victims.  [Associated Press]

• The Burnett Foundation is selling four Henri Matisse sculptures.  [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]

• Black leaders regroup to address widening poverty among African American children.  [Washington Post]

• New York judge approves $7.2 billion Madoff settlement.  [Palm Beach Daily News]

News Briefing: To Help Donors Choose, Web Site Alters How It Sizes Up Charities

• As the number of millionaires rises in the Asia-Pacific region, so too does the demand for philanthropy-related advisory services.  [New York Times]

 

• Charity Navigator embarks on an overhaul to offer a wider array of information to donors who are deciding which organizations they might help.  [New York Times]

 

• Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Justin Timberlake join other celebrities in a charity campaign called Digital Life Sacrifice.  [Associated Press]

 

• High-tech campaigns sweep the nonprofit world.  [Denver Post]

 

• U.S. nonprofit organizations are seeing a slight increase in donations.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Paris Louvre Asks Public for Help to Buy Painting

• Jennifer Garner helps Save the Children open six sites in West Virginia.  [Associated Press]

 

• Bill Gates urges 50 state superintendents of education to restructure the nation's public education budgets.  [New York Times]

 

• The Louvre museum makes an unprecedented appeal to the public to help raise the cash to buy a masterpiece.  [Reuters]

News Briefing: Celebrities Hire Philanthropy Consultants to Guide Their Giving

• The Charles H. Revson Foundation announces a $1 million donation to WNYC to expand the scope of its local news journalism.  [Wall Street Journal]

 

• Celebrities hire philanthropy consultants to guide their giving.  [Los Angeles Times]

 

• The Medical College of Wisconsin receives a $1 million grant.  [Chicago Tribune]

 

• Andre Agassi stays busy with charitable ventures after his tennis career.  [Washington Post]

News Briefing: Paul Newman's Legacy Lives On

• Newman's Own announces that it has passed the $300 million mark in charitable donations since its founding in 1982.  [USA Today]

 

• Delaware Valley College receives a $30 million donation.  [Associated Press]

 

• Internet company Causes focuses on connecting users to charities online.  [Los Angeles Times]

News Briefing: Tim McGraw Joins Campaign to Help Fight Hunger

• As nonprofits struggle to continue to provide services, equity investing steps in.  [Forbes]

 

• A retired couple gives away $11 million in lottery winnings to local charities.  [MSNBC]

 

• Tim McGraw tapes public service announcements to raise awareness of hunger in America.  [Associated Press]

 

• Another obstacle stalls the delivery of $1.15 billion in U.S. aid to Haiti.  [Associated Press]