Boston Museum Raises $500-Million

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has transformed itself from a cash-strapped institution plagued by internal conflict into a robust organization that has just successfully completed a $500-million fund-raising campaign, reports The Boston Globe in its special Giving Issue.

Under director Malcolm Rogers, the museum created a database of potential donors, curated more contemporary exhibitions, and balanced its budget.

Other articles in the issue:

An interview with the chief of the most-generous corporate foundation in Boston

How one young man’s injury sparked an act of kindness that eventually put a small town in the spotlight

A former drug dealer who turned her life around and now helps nonprofit groups reach troubled youths

The value of volunteering

Advice on other ways to give aside from donating money

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