Daily News Roundup: $1.5 Billion Gift From Chinese Donor to Boost Conservation

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Chinese Philanthropist Commits $1.5 Billion to Conservation (Bloomberg)

Houston Oil Company and Family Give Hospital $101 Million (Houston Chronicle)

About Harvey Weinstein’s Philanthropy

Clinton Foundation Says It Is Keeping Weinstein’s Donation (Variety)

Opinion: Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, and the Cloak of Charity (The New Yorker)

More News and Features

Big Donors Are Pooling Money and Intellect to Solve Intractable Social Problems (The New York Times)

How the Giving Habits of the Super Rich Are Changing (Forbes). Also, see a Chronicle article about which major philanthropists give the largest share of their net worth; and our Philanthropy 50 list of the biggest donors.

A New Gates Foundation Tool Aims to Extend Financial Services to the Poor (Devex)

Oakland Raiders Donate $1 Million More to Aid California Wildfire Victims (USA Today)

About the Arts

Inside the Sprawling, Controversial $500 Million Museum of the Bible (Guardian)

Boston Museum Lands a Major Gift of 17th Century Art (WBUR)