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NEDRA Industry News Blog

Welcome to NEDRA's Industry News blog, where we feature news articles and other items of interest to the research community, curated by the NEDRA News Editor-In-Chief. We hope these selections will be of interest to you - and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!

NOTE: Please note that any content or opinions expressed within this page represent the opinions and viewpoint of the original author, and do not necessarily reflect or represent the opinions, endorsement, or viewpoint of NEDRA.


  • Tue, February 26, 2013 4:00 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Days after tech tycoon Azim Premji officially announced he’d signed the Giving Pledge, the Indian billionaire made his biggest philanthropic donation ever...

    http://www.forbes.com/sites/naazneenkarmali/2013/02/23/azim-premji-donates-2-3-billion-after-signing-giving-pledge/
  • Tue, February 26, 2013 3:53 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has its hedge-fund quants, the University of Southern California has its movie moguls. But if you really want your child to be a billionaire, you might want to send them to Harvard.

    http://www.cnbc.com/id/100475323/Billionaire_U_Why_Harvard_Mints_MegaRich_Alums
  • Mon, February 25, 2013 1:32 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Nearly half of 50 sports stars’ nonprofit groups whose financial records were reviewed by The Boston Globe spent less than 65 percent of their revenues on charitable programs and contributions.

    philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/many-athletes-charities-give-little-to-causes/63397
  • Fri, February 22, 2013 12:16 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    As Terri Steingrebe pondered ways to expand More Than Wheels, a group she runs that helps people in New England find low-interest car loans, the idea of asking another charity for help and advice never crossed her mind. She was resigned to discussing her expansion problems during merger talks with another nonprofit. But soon she began to see how her group might survive without the two joining together.

    philanthropy.com/article/Sharing-Expertise-Helps/137179/
  • Wed, February 20, 2013 2:55 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    America's colleges and universities took in $31-billion in donations in the 2012 fiscal year, a 2.3-percent increase over 2011's total of $30.3-billion, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Council for Aid to Education.

    http://philanthropy.com/article/Gifts-to-US-Colleges-Rose/137411/

  • Wed, February 20, 2013 2:54 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    D&B’s Chief Economist Paul Ballew reviews 2012’s key economic trends and shares his outlook for 2013 and beyond. Paul’s talk features insights into the state of the global economy and a three-year outlook on the public and private sectors.

    www.dnb.com/lc/credit-education/dnbs-2013-global-economic-outlook.rt-webinar.html?utm_campaign=MULT_MUL_1301_MonthlyNewletter_EM_1_VAM_MUL
  • Tue, February 19, 2013 7:03 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    State charity regulators need more money, better tools, and greater access to information so they can monitor rapid changes in the nonprofit environment, including new ways of raising money for social causes, participants in a conference on charity regulation said last week.

    philanthropy.com/article/Government-Regulators-Need/137269/
  • Tue, February 19, 2013 7:02 PM | Tara McMullen-King

    A new Web site seeks to help social-service charities bolster their financial know-how.


    http://philanthropy.com/article/New-Web-Site-Teaches-Charities/137385/?cid=pw&utm_source=pw&utm_medium=en

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