Children and Women Are Focus of Youngest Buffett’s Philanthropy
By Ben Gose In letters pledging $1-billion apiece to the foundations run by his three children, Warren Buffett wrote: “Expect to ALSO SEE: Article: Contribution to History Article: Buffett Children Forge Their Own Philanthropic Paths Article: Warren Buffett’s Eldest Son Shifts Giving Focus to…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
A Passion for Kids and Education Fuels Giving for One Buffett Child
By Ben Gose Susie Buffett shares her father’s passion for public education — and it is her foundation’s biggest area of focus. Ms. Buffett expects to distribute ALSO SEE: Article: Contribution to History Article: Buffett Children Forge Their Own Philanthropic Paths Article: Warren Buffett’s Eldest…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Warren Buffett’s Eldest Son Shifts Giving Focus to Humanitarian Causes
By Ben Gose Howard G. Buffett is the most restless of the Buffett children. “Type A is not quite strong enough,” says his sister, ALSO SEE: Article: Contribution to History Article: Buffett Children Forge Their Own Philanthropic Paths Article: A Passion for Kids and Education Fuels Giving for One…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Buffett Children Forge Their Own Philanthropic Paths
By Ben Gose After Warren Buffett gave the majority of his $44-billion fortune to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ALSO SEE:Article: Contribution to HistoryArticle: Warren Buffett’s Eldest Son Shifts Giving Focus to Humanitarian CausesArticle: A Passion for Kids and Education Fuels Giving for One…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
The Boom in Alternative Investments
Charities and colleges put more of their money into hedge funds, private equity, and other assets once considered esoteric Database: How endowment investments fared at 247 nonprofit groupsTable: Endowments at 67 organizations that support nonprofit groups Articles: All of the advice and commentary…
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Senior Editor
Clark Fund’s Overhaul Is Met With Mixed Response From Former Employees
When Michael Bailin took over as president of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in 1996, he found an organization that had ALSO SEE:A Singular Focus on KidsRigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant RecipientYouth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect for Clark Foundation…
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Senior Editor
Youth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect for Clark Foundation
Perhaps the greatest challenge for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has been finding youth organizations that meet ALSO SEE:A Singular Focus on KidsRigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant RecipientClark Fund’s Overhaul Is Met With Mixed Response From Former Employees its…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Rigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant Recipient
Boston Citizen Schools started here in 1995, the brainchild of two idealists who wanted to improve the lives of middle-school ALSO SEE:A Singular Focus on KidsYouth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect for Clark FoundationClark Fund’s Overhaul Is Met With Mixed Response From Former Employees…
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Senior Editor
Clark Foundation sees success in its controversial youth programOver the past decade, the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation has undergone a radical makeover. The New York ALSO SEE:Rigorous Evaluation Highlights Hits and Misses for Clark Grant RecipientYouth Charity Proves Itself a Promising Prospect…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor
Lafayette, La., charities cope with sudden rise in city residentsLafayette, La. FoodNet is the sole food bank in this city of roughly 112,000 and it serves about 800 families in a typical month through a handful of pantries. But the one-two punch that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita delivered on both…
By Ben Gose
Senior Editor