PRESS CLIPPINGS The actress Angelina Jolie has donated more than $4-million since 2001 to Pakistani earthquake victims and other charitable causes, reports Forbes magazine (July 3). The article about Ms. Jolie, part of the magazine’s coverage of 100 ascendant celebrities, says that her charitable…
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‘Town & Country’: Examining Philanthropy
PRESS CLIPPINGS A narrow focus, trusted managers, and transparency are key ingredients to running a successful foundation, says the actor Michael J. Fox in the second annual issue of Town & Country (June) dedicated to the “power of philanthropy.” Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 30, Mr.…
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‘BusinessWeek’: Gateses’ School Grants
PRESS CLIPPINGS Despite several setbacks Bill and Melinda Gates have experienced as their foundation seeks to overhaul America’s high schools, the billionaire philanthropist and his wife plan to learn from their mistakes and stay the course, writes BusinessWeek (June 26). Since 2000 the Bill &…
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‘The Economist’: Mixing Business and Charity
Encouraging charities to adopt business principles is gaining popularity as more wealthy donors around the world look for ways to maximize the benefits of their philanthropy, according to a 14-page special report in The Economist (February 25-March 3). “Many of the new philanthropists are well…
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‘Business Week’: Rankings of Top Donors
The superrich donated huge sums to charities this year, fueled by a growing belief that spending to solve today’s problems benefits society more than leaving sizable bequests, according to a Business Week cover story (November 29). As part of its third annual special report on philanthropy, called…
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The New York Attorney General’s charity bureau has a “new, take-no-prisoners attitude,” writes City Limits, a magazine for New York grass-roots groups in its January issue. William Josephson, an assistant attorney general who oversees charity issues, says an aggressive stance is needed because “‘a…
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‘San Francisco’: a Look at the Moore Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a $5-billion philanthropy in San Francisco, has frustrated environmental groups with its smattering of grants and its leaders from the corporate world, says San Francisco magazine (January). Started in November 2000 by the founder of Intel, a company that…
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Donations held up in 2002, but charities worry about this yearSusan M. Tellem, executive director of American Tortoise Rescue, in Malibu, Calif., plans to send 10 fund-raising ALSO SEE:Sierra Club Hopes New Fund-Raising Steps Counter Economy’s SlumpRelief Groups Prepare to Provide, and Seek, Aid as…
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‘Lilith’: Growth of Jewish Women’s Funds
By Nicole Lewis In the last decade, more than a dozen new Jewish women’s foundations have been created to improve the lives of women and girls in the United States and Israel, says Lilith magazine (Spring). Driving their creation is Jewish women’s increasing awareness of their “charity clout” and…
By Grant Williams and Nicole Lewis
A $261 Million Grant Shows a Foundation’s Goals
When officials at the Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation say they want to make big grants that make a big difference, they often point to their $261-million, 10-year grant to Conservation International as a good illustration of what they mean.
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