Paying Tribute to the American Dream — and Dreams of People Everywhere
By DOMENICA MARCHETTIKenneth E. Behring was raised poor in Depression-era Wisconsin. ALSO SEE:America’s Top Donors, 2000Giving on a Grand Scale: a Ranking of the 60 Biggest Donors of 2000No. 2: Donor Hopes to Build a Legacy Through Focus on Urban Arts, EducationNo. 19: From the Kirov to the Met,…
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‘The Hollywood Reporter’: Studios Stint on Support
By DOMENICA MARCHETTINon-profit leaders in Los Angeles say the entertainment industry “has not come close to doing its fair share” of supporting local charities, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In a special section of its July 25-31 issue, the magazine says that the city’s non-profit…
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* Rolling Stone (July 6 and 20) spent six months conducting research on the Boy Scouts for an in-depth examination of how the group has dealt with gay members. One main conclusion, says Chuck Sudetic, who wrote the Scouts article, is that the group is secretive. No current Scout official would be…
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A Crush of Charitable Activity
Wine makers help variety of groups, local and global, perform good works Miljenko Grgich skipped this month’s Napa Valley Wine Auction, the annual three-day extravaganza in which well-to-do people from around the world spend barrels of cash to be wined and dined in a bucolic setting and then bid on…
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A Crush of Charitable Activity
Wine makers help variety of groups, local and global, perform good works Miljenko Grgich skipped this month’s Napa Valley Wine Auction, the annual three-day extravaganza in which well-to-do people from around the world spend barrels of cash to be wined and dined in a bucolic setting and then bid on…
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‘Kiplinger’s’: Fund Raising by Volunteers’
Taking on the role of volunteer fund raiser can be an awkward business for those who are more used to giving donations than asking for them. But there are basic steps that volunteer fund raisers can take to prepare for the daunting task of asking people or companies to part with large sums, says an…
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Magazine Publisher’s Charity Begins — but Doesn’t End — at the Office
For Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, there was only one way to ring in the new millennium. The successful business-magazine publisher spent New Year’s Eve inside a warehouse in her hometown of Greensboro, N.C., ALSO SEE:A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium: looking ahead and looking back.…
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‘Forbes’: a Billionaire’s Giving Plan
Sidney Kimmel is a charity’s dream. With no family to provide for, the billionaire head of Jones Apparel Group, in New York, has no plans to leave an inheritance and is already working hard to give his entire fortune to worthy causes. Mr. Kimmel, 70, whose company includes the Jones New York and…
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Philanthropist Puts His Faith in a New Law School — and Stirs Up Debate
Running a pizza-delivery empire taught Thomas S. Monaghan a lot more than just how to make dough. The founder and former chairman of Domino’s Pizza, who retired last year, says he spent considerable time defending his company and pizza-delivery drivers from thousands of lawsuits. ALSO…
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‘Time’: the Future of Kennedy’s Charity to Help the Mentally Disabled
While many in the world of publishing and beyond ponder the fate of George magazine following the death of its founder, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Time magazine (August 2) wonders about the future of another Kennedy brainchild -- a charity called Reaching Up, which helps people who work with the…
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