U. of Rhode Island and Hampden-Sydney College Each Get $30 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lands $25 million, Russell Hitt and his family have donated $16 million to Inova Behavioral Health for a drug-addiction program, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark has given $2.5 million to the Wikimedia Foundation.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Oilman T. Boone Pickens, Who Showered More Than $500 Million on Oklahoma State, Dies at 91
With a net worth that once topped $1 billion, the brash Texan appeared on the Chronicle’s annual list of the biggest donors five times over the years. He also gave to help troubled children and the environment, among other causes.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Whistle-Blower Tells the Backstory of Jeffrey Epstein and MIT Media Lab
Signe Swenson raised concerns with her supervisors that she says were ignored.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Music Mogul Berry Gordy Jr. Gives $4 Million to Motown Museum (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds gave $2 million for social justice and detained immigrant children, and five universities received big donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
What Fundraisers and Donors Should Learn From the Varsity Blues Scandal
Donors and fundraisers should talk about and avoid potentially self-serving strings attached to big gifts
By Isa Catto
Contributor
Fundraisers are stepping up efforts to let older donors know they can give tax-free from their retirement accounts. But the mechanics of making the gifts can be complicated.
By Debra E. Blum
Contributor
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Raise More Than $275 Million in Joint Campaign
The Cleveland institutions teamed up to raise money for a new health education campus to bring together students from many disciplines.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Swimwear Designer Anne Cole Leaves $2.5 Million for Otis College of Art and Design (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Texas A&M received more than $19 million in land and cash, and the Home Deport co-founder Arthur Blank gave $17.5 million to develop and build an Atlanta Park.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Survey of Wills Created by Everyday Donors Shows an Average Bequest of $78,630
Nearly 14 percent included at least one charitable bequest. The combined value is estimated at more than $540 million.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Catch Up on Books Recommended by Your Nonprofit Peers
Favorite topics include the gap between the rich and poor, wealth managers’ work with the wealthy, fundraising research, gender issues, and more.
By Margie Fleming Glennon
Chief Content Officer
Plus, an anonymous donor gave the University of Houston $50 million, and the California real-estate developers Richard and Melanie Lundquist donated $1 million for a four-year automotive-restoration program at McPherson College.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Billionaires Marc and Lynne Benioff Give $35 Million for Microbiome Science (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, a Huntington Hospital, Miami University, North High School in Des Moines, and UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute all land big gifts.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
10 Things to Consider Before Seeking Gifts Abroad
Nonprofit leaders share advice on how to decide whether to raise money overseas ― and steps to take to get started.
By Lisa Schohl
Director, Nonprofit Learning
Pom Wonderful Founders Lynda and Stewart Resnick Give $10 Million to Aspen Institute (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Plan International receives $12 million for global programs for girls, and two universities land large donations.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Straight Cash vs. Matching Gift: a Surprise Winner?
Two researchers at Texas A&M University suggest that a matching gift signals a weaker endorsement of a charity than simply making a big gift.
By Alex Daniels
Contributor
How Quiet Donors Became Champions for Black Giving
Eddie and Sylvia Brown have given $40 million to education, the arts, and health care. Most of their gifts require that recipients raise additional dollars from other rich African-Americans.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor