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- Bridgewater Exceeds $40 Million Fundraising Campaign Goal
Bridgewater College Press Release, April 9, 2010: “A campaign at Bridgewater College to raise $40 million for endowed scholarships, academic enhancement, facilities improvements, laboratories, equipment and information technology, and the Bridgewater Fund has exceeded its goal, the BC Board of Trustees announced at its spring board meeting.’” Read more
- Cleveland Clinic Picks New Leader for $1.25B Fundraising Campaign
From MedCity News, April 6, 2010: "Armando L. Chardiet will become the Clinic’s Institutional Relations and Development chairman, and executive director of its $1.25 billion fundraising campaign on July 1. Chardiet led the Pennsylvania medical school to double its annual fundraising numbers during that institution’s Making History: The Campaign for Penn." Read more
- Couple Donating $10 Million more to Help KU Engineering Students
KU Press Release, April 6, 2010: "A $10 million gift will benefit University of Kansas students in the School of Engineering. The gift, from alumni Madison ‘Al’ and Lila Self, of Hinsdale, Ill., brings the total they have donated to KU Endowment to more than $44 million, making them the university’s largest individual donors." Read more
- Gift Aid Relief Extended Throughout the EU
From the Financial Times, March, 25 2010: "A move to extend gift aid tax relief for charitable donations throughout the European Union was yesterday welcomed as an easing of the red tape facing philanthropists in Britain making gifts to charities based in other member states." Read more [free registration required]
- Traditional Philanthropy in a Virtual World
Philanthropy UK Newsletter, March 2010: "Most of our interviewees agree that digital will never be a way for donors to make very large donations. ‘Aggregated giving’ sites report average donations of £30, with approximately one in 10 donations between £100 and £200, according to Sharath Jeevan of GlobalGiving.co.uk. Already, vehicles built for larger online donations are starting to appear.
- North Shore-LIJ Renames Children's Hospital in Honor of Steven and Alexandra Cohen
PR Newswire, March 25, 2010: "The North Shore-LIJ Health System today announced that the Steven A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation has pledged $50 million for pediatric care provided at the campuses of Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY, and North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.
- Fundraising Project Surpasses $500 million
From the UC Newsroom, March 18, 2010: "The largest fundraising effort in the history of Orange County has just passed its midpoint — reaching $512 million on the way to its $1 billion goal. Spearheaded by the UC Irvine Foundation, the Shaping the Future campaign strives to generate private support for undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to help students who meet UC Irvine's rigorous academic admission standards but cannot afford to attend or continue their studies here.
- Incoming Drexel President has Ambitious Plans
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 14, 2010: "Two months before former Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis died, he met with John A. Fry, president of Franklin and Marshall College, to discuss starting a Drexel medical school campus near Lancaster General Hospital, where Fry is on the board. The two - who had known each other since Fry's days as a University of Pennsylvania executive - were enthusiastic about the project, still in its early stages.
- Mayo Clinic Receives Unique Philanthropic Gift for Cancer Research
Mayo Clinic Press Release, March 12, 2010: "Mayo Clinic is forming a new permanent professorship to augment cancer research that will focus on finding new treatments and preventive measures to reduce the incidence of cancer. This professorship is made possible by a $2 million gift from The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable Foundation, and the recipient, Keith Stewart, M.B., Ch.B., has been recognized by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees." Read more
- C. L. Max Nikias Named 11th President of USC
USC News, March 11, 2010: "C. L. Max Nikias, USC executive vice president and provost, will become the 11th president of the University of Southern California on Aug. 3. His appointment was announced today by Edward P. Roski, Jr., chairman of the USC Board of Trustees. Nikias will succeed Steven B. Sample, who has led USC since 1991. In November 2009, Sample announced his decision to retire in August 2010.