2013 Highlights: Face of Philanthropy

Rockefeller Fund Solicits Artwork That Celebrates Giving Globally
By Nicole Lewis November 3, 2013
To celebrate its centennial, the foundation hired an artist who created a painting that incorporates sentences about philanthropy into a drawing of a child’s face.

Nonprofit Circus Project Helps Young People Overcome Struggles
By Caroline Preston April 7, 2013
A Portland, Ore., group works with social-service charities to teach troubled kids to perform trapeze and other acrobatics.

Bird-Watching Program Helps Lift the Spirits of Dementia Patients
By Holly Hall May 19, 2013
The Audubon Society and a nurse have figured out a way to calm Alzheimer”s patients and lift their spirits.

Volunteer Divers Scour the Ocean to Remove Old Nets That Kill Fish
By Raymund Flandez September 22, 2013
The work can be so challenging that the organizers require almost military-like precision from those who take part.

CARE Teaches Dads in Poor Indian Villages to Guard Moms’ Health
By Doug Donovan October 6, 2013
Nearly 200 efforts are under way to encourage men to help out with chores and ensure that their wives have safe pregnancies.