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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.


  • Pension Board To Give Big Bonuses

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:36 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The Massachusetts state pension agency is set to give a huge $815,000 performance bonus package to most of its 25-member staff, including a nearly $100,000 payout to its executive director, despite the fact that the fund sputtered through a fiscal year that ended with a slight loss in value.

    http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/08/10/mass_pension_fund_employees_to_receive_bonuses_of_up_to_40_percent/

  • Bermuda M&A Activity Hits $6.6b in Second Quarter

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:36 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    A new report shows that Bermuda is second to the Cayman Islands when it comes to the number of offshore mergers and acquisitions (M&A) made in the second quarter of this year, but not when it comes to the financial sector.

    http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120807/BUSINESS02/708079970

  • Affluent Families Take On More College Debt

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:35 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    ...the Wall Street Journal crunched the numbers and found upper-middle-class families have seen the biggest jump in college debt. They owe almost $33,000, on average.

    www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/education/affluent-families-take-more-college-debt

  • Financial Pressure Growing for Nonprofit Hospitals

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:34 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Not-for-profit health systems and hospitals have restored their financial health to prerecession levels but face a weak outlook for improving beyond that, Reuters writes, citing two new reports from Standard & Poor’s.

    http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/financial-pressure-growing-for-nonprofit-hospitals/52067

  • “Beneficiary” Views about Fundraising Images Revealed

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:33 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    "Images adorn our inner life and carry great power there.” This is the quotation from William Shirley that kicks off a unique and long overdue research report.

    nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/20846-beneficiary-views-about-fundraising-images-revealed.html

  • Ramadan’s Conclusion Expected to Come with Increased Giving

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:32 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims, will come to a close later this week, and with the end of Ramadan will likely come a surge in charitable giving during Eid Al-Fitr, the fast-breaking festival.

    nonprofitquarterly.org/philanthropy/20833-ramadans-conclusion-expected-to-come-with-increased-giving.html

  • Humor Site Aspires to Be ‘The Onion’ for Nonprofits

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:32 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    John Suart wants his humor Web site to be The Onion for nonprofits. But first he must grapple with the earnestness of nonprofit workers trying to save the world.

    http://philanthropy.com/blogs/social-philanthropy/humor-site-aspires-to-be-the-onion-for-nonprofits/31251

  • Money Laundering is Dirty Business

    Fri, August 17, 2012 1:24 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Money laundering has been a focus in the media of late, due to the alleged non-compliance with, and circumvention of US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations by international banking institutions situated in the United States which provide correspondent services to other foreign financial institutions.

    http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20120811/COLUMN07/708119967

  • Charles Feeney Discusses Donating His Last $1.5-Billion

    Thu, August 09, 2012 1:54 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    The New York Times looks Atlantic Philanthropies founder Charles Feeney and his efforts to give away the last of his $7.5-billion fortune.

    http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/charles-feeney-discusses-donating-his-last-1-5-billion/51783

  • Solutions: Venture Philanthropy A New Cure For Deadly Diseases

    Thu, August 09, 2012 1:53 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    “From a patient perspective, venture philanthropy is a remarkable strategy,” Beatty said. “It’s the best of business and the best of philanthropy coming together. It allows us to be very active in the drug development process. It allows people with a stake in the disease to get involved to partner with the drug companies. You take an active role at the forefront of the fight.”

    http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/08/08/solutions-venture-philanthropy-a-new.html?ana=twt

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