Davidson College in North Carolina received a $24 million grant from the Duke Endownment. The donation is one of the college’s largest in its entire history, reports Charlotte Observer.
Here’s How You Can Help Families of Victims of the New Zealand Mass Shooting that Claimed 49 Lives
A mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand claimed the lives of 49 people and left several others injured after a white supremacists opened fire at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques. Here are a few ways to help immediately by donating money, blood, or your time:
New Benton Museum of Art to Open 2020 in Southern California
A new museum will be opening in Southern California to become the new home of the current Pomona College Museum of Art.
John Dingell: My Last Words for America
John D. Dingell was a Michigan Democrat who served in the US House of Representatives for 60 years. Prior to his death on February 7, Dingell recited this op-ed to his wife, and his final words are now published on the Washington Post.
Here’s How Google Arts and Culture Could Save Museums for Centuries to Come
This month, Google Arts and Culture brought a once burned down museum in Brazil back to life in digital form.
Smithsonian to Devote Its First Gallery to Latinx Experiences
The Smithsonian announced earlier this month that it will be featuring its first-ever gallery to highlighting the experiences of Latinos in America.
In Memoriam – George H.W. Bush (1924 – 2018)
George H.W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924 and died on November 30, 2018.
Exhibition to Highlight Overlooked Culture
A new exhibition aims to explain why a Caribbean culture that was previously deemed extinct has drastically resurfaced.
Survey: Female CEO’s at Foundations Paid Less Than Male Counterparts
A new survey from the Exponent Philanthropy’s 2018 “Foundation Operations and Management Report” found that although more female leaders are taking the reins at foundations, they are still paid less than their male counterparts.
New Federal Rule Will Allow Patients to Sue Care Services
A new rule through the Department of Health and Human Services will allow patients and their families to sue nursing homes in court.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Set to Open
After 13 years, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to finally open on September 24.
Court Rules to Maintain ‘Net Neutrality’
The FCC’s rules and regulations to ensure ‘net-neutrality’ have finally been upheld in court, perhaps finalizing the ongoing decades-long debate over internet providers’ ability to allow users to pay more for faster internet.
Preview: Wikimedia Foundation – Kat Walsh
Wikimedia Board Chair Kat Walsh discusses the values, history, and governance of Wikipedia and the organization’s other free knowledge projects that are used by half a billion people monthly.
Preview: Wikimedia Foundation – Sue Gardner
Executive Director Sue Gardner discussed the challenges of stewarding an international community that develops, contributes to, and uses the world’s largest free knowledge project. Interviewed in 2009.
Preview: Wikimedia Foundation – Sue Gardner
Sue Gardner reflects upon the explosive growth of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia, and its other free knowledge projects during her six years of leadership as Executive Director.
INSIGHT: Wikimedia Foundation – Kat Walsh
Wikimedia Board Chair Kat Walsh discusses the values, history, and governance of Wikipedia and the organization’s other free knowledge projects that are used by half a billion people monthly.
INSIGHT: Wikimedia Foundation – Sue Gardner
Sue Gardner reflects upon the explosive growth of the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia and its other free knowledge projects during her six years of leadership as Executive Director.
INSIGHT: Wikimedia Foundation – Sue Gardner
Executive Director Sue Gardner discussed the challenges of stewarding an international community that develops, contributes to, and uses the world’s largest free knowledge project. Interview from 2009.
Mission Mashup: The Nonprofit Vision in Focus
Featuring: Cecil Williams, Founder of Glide Foundation; Jim Thompson, CEO of Positive Coaching Alliance; Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation; Kwang-Wu Kim, Dean of ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts; Jane Pisano, President & Director of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles; David Williams, President & CEO of Make-A-Wish Foundation; Deborah Gilpin, President & CEO of Children’s Museum of Phoenix; Dale Franzen, Director of The Broad Stage; Benjamin Simon, Music Director of San Francisco Chamber Orchestra; Maya Dillard Smith, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Investment of Youth Uprising; Reginald Adams, President & CEO of Museum of Cultural Arts Houston; Paul Rice, President & CEO of Fair Trade USA; Martin Fisher, CEO of KickStart; Paula Golden, Executive Director of Broadcom Foundation; Fred Fisher, President & CEO of ALS Association Golden West; Sam Cobbs, CEO of First Place for Youth; Melanie Rios Glaser, Executive Director of The Wooden Floor.
INSIGHT Highlights
Featuring: Melanie Rios Glaser, Executive Director of the Wooden Floor, Reginald Adams, President & CEO of the Museum of Cultural Arts, Houston, Dr. John Long, Vice President of Research and Collections of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation, Cindy Cohn, Legal Director & General Counsel of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Jakada Imani, Executive Director of Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Marc Spencer, CEO of Juma Ventures, Martin Fisher, CEO of KickStart, and Cecil Williams, Minister of Liberation of Glide Foundation.