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Seattle Developer Gives $25 Million and an Extensive Art Collection to Jesuit University

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Yosef Kalinko/Seattle University Richard Hedreen has given $25 million and an extensive art collection to Seattle University. Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., landed $10 million.

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Study: Indiana Membership Associations Facing Declines in Members, Demand for Services

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Roughly one-quarter of Indiana membership associations reported a drop in the number of members of their organizations, a recent study showed.

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University Presidents Elevate Free Speech Under New Partnership

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The Campus Call for Free Expression, funded by the Knight Foundation, is committed to five principles of free expression along with new on-campus programs such as training at freshman orientations and faculty seminars.

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What the Cuts at West Virginia University Could Mean for Appalachia

NonProfit Quarterly

According to the Boston Review, the university library, dealing with a 30 percent reduction in its operating budget, cannot order any new books. Meanwhile, not a single university senior administrator, who each earn “at least five to ten times what most faculty earn,” is scheduled to take a pay cut.

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3 Takeaways From a New Report on Giving Trends by Race

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The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy released “The Giving Environment: Giving Trends by Race and Ethnicity” report. Here are three key findings from the report and how your nonprofit can begin to overcome the associated hurdles to reaching new demographics to support your cause.

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NIL Nonprofits Can't Lose in College Football Playoff Championship

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty and Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Kyusung Gong/AP The University of Michigan’s Wolverines, and Montlake Futures, which supports athletes at the University of Washington, are set to benefit regardless of who wins the national championship.

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Ibram X. Kendi's Antiracist Research Center Managed Funds Properly, Despite Turmoil, Boston U. Finds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The university had launched an inquiry into the group’s financials in September, after acknowledging the organization was laying off about half of its staff and changing its operating model. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Steven Senne/AP The university hired Ibram X. Kendi found no issues with how it managed its finances.