Yale Gets $100 Million; 'Friendship Houses' Build Community Ties

Plus, tips for creating a more diverse board [Philanthropy Today] Was this newsletter forwarded to you? [Please sign up]( to receive your own copy. Innovators ['Friendship Houses' Build Stronger Community Ties]( [Image]( ERICA BAKER/BITTERSWEET MONTHLY By Mike Anft Chronicle contributor Community Renewal International works to connect residents to improve life in blighted neighborhoods. The group has helped reduce crime rates, but attracting money to expand is a struggle. (PREMIUM) ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( More in Our December Issue See our [special report]( on innovators at nonprofits and foundations. Gifts Roundup [Eli and Edythe Broad Give $100 Million to Yale; Seth MacFarlane Donates $1 Million to Rainforest Group]( By Maria Di Mento Chronicle reporter Plus, Thomas Jefferson University gets $70 million from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel, and UCLA gets $46 million from entertainment mogul David Geffen. More Big Gifts Plus, see all gifts of [$1 million or more]( in the Chronicle’s database. Management and leadership [Tips for Creating a More Diverse Board]( By Alex Daniels Chronicle reporter Three grant makers share proven tactics for adding trustees from different age groups as well as economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds. (PREMIUM) More Tools and Resources Plus see more than [1,100 other items]( in our resource center, exclusively available to subscribers. Paid for and Created by Omidyar Network [Without Capital, Inequality Is Locked In]( In order to lessen the racial wealth gap in America, the rules of power and capital need to be recognized. ADVERTISEMENT [advertisement]( Nonprofit News From Elsewhere Thousands of people slept outside December 7 around the world to call attention to the need for action on homelessness. Crowds participated in the World’s Big Sleep Out in nearly 50 cities, including Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and New York. The event was part of a campaign started by the owner of an Edinburgh sandwich shop, Josh Littlejohn. Participants asked for pledges from supporters, with a goal of raising $50 million. Half of the money will go to groups fighting homelessness in the cities where the Sleep Outs occurred, and half will go to global charities, including Unicef, that help displaced people. ([New York Times]( The Lebanese-born businessman who bought Nazi memorabilia, including items owned by Adolf Hitler, at a recent auction will donate them to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Abdallah Chatla, who made his fortune in real estate and lives in Switzerland, paid $660,000 for, among other things, Hitler’s top hat and a silver-plated edition of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” He said he originally intended to destroy them but later decided to donate them. ([Associated Press]( The three 2019 winners of the Nobel prize in economics will put their prize money toward educating the next generation of economists. 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