Weekly News Recap: December 11, 2015
#####Painting by James Wilson Morrice (credit: CBC)
####Philanthropic and nonprofit news
Former board chairman sues MOSI, claims it misused $1.4 million donation You have to do what you say you are going to do. (12/11/15)
Women Building Futures CEO appointed to NAIT Board of Governors Nice appointment! Anyone know JulyLynn Archer?
####News
Jim Gray, oil patch legend, says crude may fall to $30 a barrel C'mon! I mean, it's Jim Gray. I have to share this with you. CALGARY STORY (12/10/15)
Kensington Wine Market hackers demand bitcoin ransom Eeek!!! CALGARY STORY (12/10/15)
Dr. Verna Yiu named interim president and CEO of Alberta Health Services I know Verna, wonderful woman, great physician, outstanding human. Congrats to her on this well-deserved (in only interim) appointment. ALBERTA STORY (12/8/15)
Oil price plunge creates both uncertainty and opportunity in Calgary Not good. not good. CALGARY STORY (12/7/15)
The rise and fall of the oilpatch Christmas party Well, if it was me, I think that it is even more important to have a Christmas party when times are tough. CALGARY STORY (12/7/15)
####Life and career hacks
- THE WORST ADVICE I'VE HEARD AS A NEW ENTREPRENEUR I like Fast Company, always have. And, this is good advice. (12/10/15)
####Trends, shifts, studies, and opinion
How Tech Billionaires Are Bypassing Charities To Target Their Philanthropy We live in interesting times... (12/20/15)
Philanthropy’s 2015 Buzzwords: From ‘Effective Altruism’ to ‘Worm Wars’ Jargon-watch. Gotta keep up with the memes. (12/9/15)
Can love be the right metric for a billion dollar philanthropy? A Buffett scion aims to find out Big fan of love I am. (12/9/15)
‘Philanthropy should not seek glory’ An interesting take on the Zuckerberg "gift" from one of India's business leaders. (12/6/15)
The Feel-Good School of Philanthropy I am curious as to whether the fraction of "Effective Altruism" philanthropy is growing and what fraction it is now -- I suspect it is growing but, overall, is a small fraction. Note: US charitable giving totals in excess of $400B per year. (12/5/15)
####Large gifts
UM’s Stem Cell Institute receives $25M donation Looks like stem cell research is heating up again. (12/10/15)
Multi-million dollar donation for Knox County high schools to get artificial turf fields That is a lot of money for a group of high schools. (12/10/15)
$20M donation of James Wilson Morrice works to National Gallery of Canada What a great gift. I love it when art collectors give it back to us. Kudos to the Prakash Family. CANADIAN STORY (12/8/15)
Couple who met at Le Moyne give college its third-largest donation Love and a Jesuit education. A match made in.... (12/8/15)
Houston Museum of Fine Arts Receives Large Donation Sometimes, you have to ensure that art is spread around, happens in Canada [NMC] and it also happens in the U.S.A. (12/7/15)
Woman Leaves More Than $10M Donation to Children's Home And then...sometimes, all you get or want is a plaque. (12/6/15)
Third Degree: $10m donation to Melbourne Uni's history faculty I love this! This reminds me of how I felt when the Faculty of Education was named at the UofC. History is important. (12/6/15)
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