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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.


  • George Soros Fund Appoints New Leader to Oversee U.S. Grants

    Fri, June 15, 2012 1:40 PM | Tara McMullen-King

    George Soros’s philanthropy network today named Kenneth H. Zimmerman, a civil-rights lawyer and former Obama administration official, to oversee its U.S. operations.


    http://philanthropy.com/blogs/the-giveaway/george-soros-fund-appoints-new-leader-to-oversee-u-s-grants/2117

  • It’s Time to Ensure That Nonprofit Hospitals Serve the Poor

    Fri, June 15, 2012 1:38 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Many of the nation’s nonprofit hospitals earn huge profits, provide relatively little free care to the poor, charge insurance companies and patients up to 10 times the actual cost of drugs and services, and pay their top executives whopping salaries. Yet they receive enormous government subsidies and tax benefits and very little state or federal regulation.

    http://philanthropy.com/article/It-s-Time-to-Ensure-That/132265/

  • Finding Predictors Of Future Major Givers

    Fri, June 15, 2012 12:26 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    For years a bunch of  committed data miners (we’re just a couple of them) have been pushing, cajoling, exhorting, and nudging  folks in higher education advancement to do one thing: Look as hard at their internal predictors of major giving as they look at outside predictors (like social media and wealth screenings). It seems all that drum beating has been having an effect.

    http://cooldata.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/finding-predictors-of-future-major-givers/

  • Taiwan's 40 Richest

    Wed, June 13, 2012 10:47 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    http://www.forbes.com/taiwan-billionaires/

  • China’s Frugal Millionaires: Moving Beyond Bling?

    Fri, June 08, 2012 2:18 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    China may be outgrowing its “bling” phase, if a new report from International Luxury Travel Market Asia is to be believed.

    blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/06/04/chinas-frugal-millionaires-moving-beyond-bling/

  • Who Are The Youngest Billionaires?

    Fri, June 08, 2012 2:17 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    You've probably heard of 28-year-old Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg, but do you know who Dustin Moskovitz is? He's another 28-year-old billionaire. A Facebook alum who left the company to work on another start-up, he has an estimated net worth of approximately $3.5 billion, according to Forbes.

    http://www.bankrate.com/financing/wealth/who-are-the-youngest-billionaires/

  • World’s Top 10 Givers

    Fri, June 08, 2012 2:17 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Gulf Business rounds up a list of the most generous philanthropists from across the world.

    http://www.gulfbusiness.com/world%E2%80%99s-top-10-givers

  • Charitable Giving: How Companies Are Doing More With Less

    Thu, June 07, 2012 11:11 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Charitable giving was a notable casualty during the Great Recession, and with the economy’s health still in question, getting folks undefined businesses as well as individuals undefined to pry open their wallets hasn’t got much easier.

    http://moneyland.time.com/2012/06/05/charitable-giving-how-companies-are-doing-more-with-less/

  • Goldman Sachs Expected to Name Fewer Partners

    Thu, June 07, 2012 11:10 AM | Tara McMullen-King

    As Goldman Sachs shrinks, its elite inner circle will also be getting smaller. The Wall Street firm is expected to name fewer than 100 new partners this fall, one of the smallest classes in recent years, according to people briefed on the matter but not authorized to speak on the record.


    dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/goldman-sachs-expected-to-name-fewer-partners/

  • Charities Need To Do More To Develop Female Leaders

    Thu, June 07, 2012 11:09 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    When it comes to women holding senior leadership and board positions, the charity sector is ahead of the private sector. However, according to a recent report Women Count: Charity Leaders 2012, charities still need to work harder to improve gender diversity at board level.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2012/jun/06/charities-need-develop-female-leaders

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