Feature: SaveWCAL to file Petition for Review with Minnesota Supreme Court

This past weekend, the board of SaveWCAL met to review and discuss the recent decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding SaveWCAL's Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust.
The board has decided to file a Petition to Review with the Minnesota Supreme Court.Related Posts:Minnesota Court of Appeals issues WCAL decisionMN Court of Appeals changes venue [...]

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St. Olaf refuses Christmas Fest tickets to SaveWCAL board AGAIN (Updated)

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Once again, just as in 2008, St. Olaf College is refusing to issue Christmas Festival tickets to members of the SaveWCAL board. This decision was announced just prior to the oral arguments that will be made by SaveWCAL, St. Olaf College and Minnesota Public Radio before the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday,October 27, 2009, [...]

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Massachusetts AG investigating Brandeis for violating donor intent; Judge denies BU's motion and issues injunction

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The Brandeis University student newspaper, The Hoot, is reporting that a Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Court judge has denied the University's motion to dismiss a lawsuit by three of the Rose Art Museum directors.
In addition, he has issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting the University from selling any art donated by those directors — 500 of [...]

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Brandeis University president resigns

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The Wall Street Journal and other sources report that Brandeis University president Jehuda Reinharz has resigned from a contract that was not set to expire until 2014. The WSJ article said:
Brandeis said the resignation wasn't connected with the Rose Art Museum flap, which has drawn international criticism and a lawsuit from members of the museum's [...]

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The Statement of Facts: The basis upon which the Appeals Court will make its decision

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Below is the Statement of Facts from the Rice County District Court Order entered on February 26, 2009.
These findings made by Judge Bernard Borene are consistent with the information that SaveWCAL has presented to the court from the very beginning of the case.
These facts provide the foundation for the correct application of the law on [...]

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Article in New York Times: Keep Donations Flexible Now to Avoid Conflict Tomorrow

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A May 3 posting on the Wise Philanthropy blog, titled "Donor Intent – ask the hard questions early" referred us to a May 1 New York Times article in the Wealth Matters column by Paul Sullivan, titled "Keep Donations Flexible Now to Avoid Conflict Tomorrow".
Unfortunately, Richard Marker's Wise Philanthropy post mainly deals with individual donors [...]

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Article in Associated Press: Schools think long-term as college donating falls

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On February 25, 2009 the Associated Press ran an article by Justin Pope titled "Schools think long-term as college donating falls".
Among the college and university advancement/development officers interviewed was St. Olaf College Vice President of Advancement and College Relations Michael Stitsworth.
Pope wrote:
For college fundraisers — a profession that has grown exponentially — the economic meltdown [...]

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Did St. Olaf really have an obligation to stop donating to local non-profits?

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The short answer? No, not really.
You may recall that St. Olaf College announced their decision to cease donations to local non-profits last fall. The decision was reported on by Northfield's Locally Grown blog, the Northfield News as well as by SaveWCAL here and here.
Recently, a SaveWCAL supporter made us aware of the following:
St. Olaf College [...]

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SaveWCAL board members attend St. Olaf Christmas Festival

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This weekend a number of SaveWCAL board members attended the St. Olaf College Christmas Festival despite college President David Anderson's '74 attempt to deny them tickets in the wake of SaveWCAL filing a Petition To Redress Breach Of Trust in the WCAL matter.
Some attended with tickets obtained directly from sources at St. Olaf College and [...]

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In which SaveWCAL deconstructs St. Olaf's official statement about the Christmas Festival ticket decision

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St. Olaf College's official statement regarding President David Anderson's '74 decision to deny Christmas Festival tickets to members of the SaveWCAL board and available from Director of Marketing and Communications Steve Blodgett, contains a number of misleading statements and outright falsehoods. . .
Let's look at some of the highlights. St. Olaf College says:
"SaveWCAL isn't simply [...]

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Who used the Skifter (Radio) Building?

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Before St. Olaf cut off SaveWCAL's access to the college archives in December 2007, SaveWCAL was able to acquire information that demonstrated that the WCAL donors had provided all the funds used to construct Skifter (Radio) Building in stages between 1931 and 1991. (See more posts about WCAL's history.) This information was submitted to the [...]

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Article in Manitou Messenger: SaveWCAL sparks ticket controversy

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On Friday, November 14, 2008 the St. Olaf College student newspaper, Manitou Messenger, published a half-page article by Executive Editor Eric Anderson titled "SaveWCAL sparks ticket controversy: President chooses to bar group from online request procedure" about President David Anderson's '74 decision to deny Christmas Festival tickets to SaveWCAL board members.
Our advice to St. Olaf [...]

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