News Briefing: Will India’s Rich Share Their Wealth?

• Bill Gates and Warren Buffett meet with Indian business leaders to discuss philanthropy.  [Wall Street Journal]

 

• The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has been slow in paying for the upkeep of the more than 1000 horses under its care.  [New York Times]

News Briefing: U.S. Public Was More Generous after Haiti Quake

• The Hawaii Community Foundation picks five beneficiaries of Omidyar fund.  [Honolulu Star Advertiser]

 

• The U.S. public was more generous after the Haiti earthquake.  [USA Today]

News Briefing: Microcredit Pioneer Ousted, Head of Bangladeshi Bank Says

• The Gates Foundation invests $10 million in vaccines developer Liquidia Technologies.  [Bloomberg]

 

• Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus said to be ousted from the bank he founded.  [New York Times]

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: Gates Foundation Works to Boost Food Production

• The Gates Foundation forges a new effort to support agricultural research projects in Africa and Asia.  [Reuters]

• More than 90 chief executives meet in New York for International Corporate Philanthropy Day.  [Reuters]

News Briefing: Opposition Arises to Charities’ Merger

• Opposition arises to the merger of Smile Train and Operation Smile.  [New York Times]

 

• Newcomb College will remain closed.  [NOLA.com]

 

• Dawn Brancheau's family creates a foundation to honor the SeaWorld trainer killed by an orca.  [Chicago Tribune]

News Briefing: Long After Giving His Money Away, a Donor Takes the Pledge

• Charles Feeney becomes the 59th signatory to the Giving Pledge.  [New York Times]

 

• Itzhak Perlman resings from the Westchester Philharmonic.  [Wall Street Journal]

News Briefing: Operation Smile and Smile Train Decide to Merge

• Margaret McKenna guides the Wal-Mart Foundation.  [Boston Globe]

 

• Operation Smile and Smile Train decide to merge, saying that they can help more children by working together.  [The Virginian-Pilot]

 

• The University of Connecticut tries to keep its donor lists private.  [Associated Press]

News Briefing: Folk, Native American Arts Could Gain Millions from M.A.C. Foundation

• Feed The Children's fired president dismisses his wrongful-termination lawsuit.  [The Oklahoman]

 

• PepsiCo revamps its charitable-giving program.  [Wall Street Journal]

 

• The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, with potentially $4 billion in assets, is gearing up a hefty grant to help raise the profile of folk and Native American art forms.  [Los Angeles Times]

News Briefing: Teach For America receives $100M to launch an endowment.

• Teach For America receives $100M to launch an endowment.  [Associated Press]

 

• Jon Stewart is appointed to the board of the foundation building the September 11 museum and memorial.  [New York Times]