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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.


  • Fri, July 27, 2012 2:07 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, and his wife, MacKenzie, have agreed to donate $2.5 million to help pass a same-sex marriage referendum in Washington State, instantly becoming among the largest financial backers of gay marriage rights in the country.

    http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/27/amazons-founder-pledges-2-5-million-in-support-of-same-sex-marriage/
  • Thu, July 26, 2012 12:27 PM | Tara McMullen-King

    In politics, it is called flip-flopping. In banking, it is called postcrisis regrets.


    dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/25/weill-calls-for-splitting-up-big-banks

  • Wed, July 25, 2012 11:30 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    After spending three decades in Microsoft Corp., Jeff Raikes took over as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s chief executive officer in 2008 after his retirement.

    http://www.livemint.com/2012/07/19215044/Jeff-Raikes--Our-foundation.html
  • Wed, July 25, 2012 11:29 AM | Tara McMullen-King

    To celebrate its 160th anniversary, the YMCA of Greater New York is offering free T-shirts to people willing to share their stories of how the Y has made a difference in their lives. Within 48 hours of issuing the appeal by e-mail and social media, the organization received nearly 300 stories recounting childhood swimming lessons, triathlon training, exercise programs started after injuries, and long-ago summer camps.


    philanthropy.com/blogs/social-philanthropy/y-of-n-y-uses-social-media-to-collect-stories-and-donors/

  • Wed, July 25, 2012 11:28 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Charitable giving by America’s biggest businesses rose slowly last year and shows little sign of gaining in 2012, according to a Chronicle study of 166 large companies.

    http://philanthropy.com/article/Big-Companies-Gave-4-More/133073/
  • Wed, July 25, 2012 11:27 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Arts Quarter has today announced the findings from its most comprehensive review to date on the state of individual giving in the cultural sector.

    http://www.artsquarter.co.uk/news.html
  • Wed, July 25, 2012 11:24 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    After a brief run as a public company, Ancestry.com, the genealogy Web site, is closing in on a sale to take itself private.

    dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/ancestry-com-is-said-to-be-in-talks-for-a-buyout/

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