Former President’s Book Encourages Charity Work
NEW BOOKS Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
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Environmentalists Should Learn to Work Well With People, Book Argues
NEW BOOKS The Conservation Professional’s Guide to Working With People
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$100-Million Pledged to Hospital
Ann Lurie, president of Lurie Investments, in Chicago, and a former pediatric nurse, has pledged $100-million to Children’s Memorial Hospital. Her gift will help build a new facility in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood and will support pediatric-health research. The new hospital, which will be…
By Anne W. Howard
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Holding an Auction to Raise Money
NEW BOOKS Shake the Money Tree: How to Produce a Winning Fundraising Event With a Live and Silent Auction, by Richard O’Keef, offers advice for both professional auctioneers and amateur fund raisers. Mr. O’Keef writes that including a little “show biz” at the auction — music, sound effects, and…
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Study Compares Charitable Giving in Boston Area and Elsewhere in U.S.
NEW BOOKS Geography and Giving: The Culture of Philanthropy in New England and the Nation, is based on research by John J. Havens and Paul G. Schervish, at Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy. The study looked at religious and secular giving by income level, geographic region and…
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Learning to Raise Money for Your Organization
NEW BOOKS Over Goal!: What You Must Know to Excel at Fundraising Today, Second Edition
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Simple Steps to Solve Big Problems
NEW BOOKS Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference
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Comedian Voted Most Effective Charity Star
Americans find the actor Jerry Lewis to be the most effective celebrity spokesman for charity causes, according to a survey by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Though older Americans came to know Jerry Lewis first as the star of The Disorderly Orderly and the slapstick comic to Dean Martin’s…
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Chicago Philanthropist Promises $100-Million to Children’s Hospital
Chicago philanthropist promises $100-million to children’s hospital
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