Oil Baron Pledges $150-Million to Earth-Sciences Programs at U. of Texas
A retired oil executive from Dallas has pledged $150-million to the University of Texas at Austin to endow studies in earth sciences. When the gift is made, it will be one of the largest ever to a public university. John A. Jackson, 88, who founded the Katie Petroleum Company, said he would…
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Education Is Top Cause for Grants
Education organizations received the largest share of foundation dollars in 2000, ALSO SEE:Foundation Giving Trends, 2000 capturing a quarter of grant dollars, according to a new report by the Foundation Center. That marked the 12th year in a row that education groups received more grant money than…
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Retired Texas Oil Executive Pledges $150-million Estate to His Alma Mater
A retired oil executive from Dallas has pledged $150-million to the University of Texas at Austin to endow studies in earth sciences. The gift is one of the largest ever to a public university. John A. Jackson, 88, who founded the Katie Petroleum Company, said he would bequeath to the university an…
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Privacy Proposals Would Cost Charities Billions, Report Says
Charities in the United States could face billions of dollars in lost revenue and increased expenses each year if state laws are changed to require organizations to get explicit permission from individuals before sharing their addresses and other information with nonprofit groups or businesses,…
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Large donations continue apace even in a recessionEven though the nation was in a recession for most of last year, three gifts ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors, 2001America’s Top Donors: at a GlanceDonors Who Gave $25-Million or MoreDonors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Charity of more…
Large donations continue apace even in a recessionEven though the nation was in a recession for most of last year, three gifts ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors, 2001America’s Top Donors: at a GlanceDonors Who Gave $25-Million or MoreDonors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Charity of more…
Rochester, N.Y., Group Gets $14-Million; Other Gifts
The Rochester Area Community Foundation, in New York, has received $14-million from a family from upstate New York that wishes to remain anonymous. The donation created a fund that will be distributed at the donors’ discretion. The foundation also received $1.7-million of a bequest totaling…
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N.Y. Medical Center to Receive $150-Million; Other Big Gifts
Three institutions have received big gifts: Cornell University’s medical school, in New York, will receive $150-million from two finance executives toward its $750-million capital campaign. Sanford I. Weill, chairman of Citigroup, and his wife, Joan, committed $100-million to the campaign. In…
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Teaching the “Culture of Work”: Profiles of Four Job-Training Programs
Hard Work on Soft Skills: Creating a “Culture of Work” in Workforce Development, by Ted Houghton and Tony Proscio, presents case studies of four job-training programs run by nonprofit organizations in Boston, San Francisco, and Brooklyn, N.Y., and a community college in Watsonville, Calif. The…
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Supporting the Public-Policy Activities of Neighborhood Organizations
A Seat at the Table: Keeping the “Public” in Public Policy, by Ami Nagle, discusses the importance of public-policy activities to the work of neighborhood organizations. The publication suggests ways in which grant makers can support the advocacy efforts of grass-roots groups, and briefly explains…
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