Moving the Boomers Into Jobs That Serve Society
Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, writes in a new book about the new possibilities for tapping the expertise and skills of people in their 60s and 70s.
By Caroline Bermudez
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$200-Million Gift Will Benefit University of Southern California
David Dornsife, a businessman, and his wife, Dana, have contributed the biggest gift the university has ever received.
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Nonprofits Should Follow Businesses’ Example in Learning From Errors, Say Authors
Grant makers need to give charities more room to takes risk, says a new book that explains what went wrong in community-development programs that flopped.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Museum Gets $10-Million for Costume Institute
Jonathan Tisch, the Loews Hotels chief, and his wife, Lizzie, donated money to help the Metropolitan Museum of Art better display its costume collection.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Richard N. Goldman, Philanthropist and Social Activist
The philanthropist was one of the first entrepreneurs to promote social responsibility. He also pushed foundations to give more each year, saying they shouldn’t save so much for the future.
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How to Focus on Results and Finances
Many charities fail to measure their results and their finances at the same time, says a veteran management consultant who co-wrote a new guide for nonprofits.
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D.C. Food Bank Gets $5-Million From Financier and His Wife
William E. Conway, and his wife, Joanne, have given $5-million to the Capital Area Food Bank, in Washington.
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Late Arts Patron Leaves Big Gift to the Huntington Library
How much: a bequest of at least $95-million Who gave it: Frances Lasker Brody, whose late husband, Sidney, was a real-estate developer in Los Angeles. Ms. Brody died last November at age 93. Who got it: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, in San Marino, Calif. Ms. Brody…
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The Problem With Pink-Ribbon Drives
A medical sociologist says that pink-ribbon drives to promote attention to breast cancer are not effective in combating the disease.
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Foundations’ abilities to build institutions and influence public policy have long outstripped their financial power, say the editors of a volume of essays.
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