Daily News Roundup: $70 Million Gift Goes to Houston Park Restoration

Big Gifts and Donors

Houston Park Restoration Gets a $70 Million Boost From Philanthropists Kinders (Houston Chronicle). Plus, see a Chronicle article about the Kinders and see their profile in the Philanthropy 50, the Chronicle’s annual ranking of the donors who give the most

How Biotech Investor Bill Bowes Gave $46 Million to the San Francisco Conservatory (San Francisco Chronicle)

U. of San Diego Gets $10 Million Gift to Improve Engineering (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Minn. Business Executive Donates $10 Million to Regis U. in Denver (Denver Business Journal)

Advice for New Philanthropists From Some Expert Givers (Bloomberg)

Top News

U. of Louisville Sues Former President Over Misuse of Foundation Funds (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Inside a Divisive Fight Over How a Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment (BuzzFeed)

Mo. Gov. Greitens’s Campaign Not Entitled to Charity Donor List, Say Legal Experts (Associated Press)

Civil Organizations in Hungary Brace for Government Crackdown on Nonprofits (Reuters)

Can the ACLU Remake Itself as a Mass Movement for Progressive Change? (Nation)

About Nonprofit Management

Audit says L.A. Zoo Nonprofit Should Be More Transparent (Los Angeles Times)

Director of Financially Troubled Jazz Museum Says She Will Step Down (Associated Press)

Ark. Repertory Theatre, Citing Money Shortfall, Will Suspend Operations (Arkansas Business)

Blockchain Is Re-Establishing Trust In Nonprofits (Forbes)