The auction at Christie’s will proceed through today and tomorrow, but the charitable event has already broken multiple records.
Rockefeller Charity Art Auction Brings Record $646 Million in First Night
Nudes at the Museum…as Visitors
As part of its outreach strategy, one museum in Paris set aside a Saturday morning for nudist visitors. The experience by all accounts was unique.
In Wake of Wynn, Las Vegas Corporations Get Interested in Women as Trustees
Las Vegas women are finally finding seats at corporate boards.
When Being a “Welcoming City” Becomes Grounds for a Fight
Midwest cities struggle with how welcoming to immigrants they should be.
Risk Leadership: A Necessary Embrace for Nonprofit Leaders
Not only do nonprofits live in a world of risk, but at times it is important to acknowledge that risk fully and enthusiastically use it as a way to move forward.
Taxed for a Good Cause? Governor Cuomo Squeezes Funds from a Nonprofit Sale
The sale of nonprofit health insurer Fidelis to the for-profit Centene led to the formation of a questionable statute that may impact the future of nonprofit conversions in New York state.
Free Download: A Graphic Re-visioning of Nonprofit Overhead
How we visualize our understanding of nonprofit structure and programs shapes the overhead debate.
Rockefeller Art Auction Could Be Largest Ever, Bringing in up to $1B for Charity
The auction of the estate of David Rockefeller, which begins today, won’t just be the largest ever for charity—it’s expected to be the largest, period.
Nonprofits Will Likely Feel the Effects of AG Eric Schneiderman’s Resignation
Another #MeToo scandal forces another politician to resign. This time, the politician in question is the New York state attorney general.
The Philanthropic Legend of the Unassuming Millionaire: A Gift out of the Blue for Henry Street
A former secretary donated over $6 million to a New York settlement house upon her death. There’s a lesson to be had in why.
Maine Co-op Shows Keys to Making a Conversion to Employee Ownership Work
Last March in Maine, a café in the town of Rockland converted to an employee-owned cooperative. The case illustrates some basic, broadly applicable principles that lie behind successful transitions of businesses from family to worker ownership.
Sen. Kamala Harris Backs UC Workers and Cancels Commencement Speech
A service workers’ strike at the University of California highlights patterns of racial and gender wage inequality in that state’s public university system.