Oil Tycoon Gives $135-Million to Start a Foundation
The oil investor T. Boone Pickens has given $135-million to establish his own philanthropic foundation. Mr. Pickens, who founded an oil company in 1956 and an energy investment firm in 1996, has amassed a fortune that Forbes estimates at $1.5-billion. The 78-year-old oilman has announced his…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
2006 Sets Records for Largest Donations From Wealthy Americans
The 2006 giving year was remarkable not just for the landmark pledge by the investment guru Warren ALSO SEE: Table: Biggest Gifts and Pledges Announced by Individuals in 2006 Table: Biggest Grants Announced in 2006 Buffett, who promised in June to donate more than $30-billion to the Bill & Melinda…
Nonprofit Business Ventures: a Sampling of Resources
BOOKS Generating and Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise Strategies Edited by Sharon M. Oster, Cynthia W. Massarsky, and Samantha L. Beinhacker, this collection of essays offers guidance on developing a business plan, raising capital, and managing commercial…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Choosing the Right People Essential to Success of a Business, Say Experts
Starting a money-making operation can be intimidating for many nonprofit organizations. ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionResources: Nonprofit Business Ventures: a Sampling of ResourcesLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the transcript of a live online…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
An organic farm provides counseling, chores, and a chemical-free haven to recovering addictsOrganic farms shun artificial chemicals — a perfect setting for drug addicts and ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the…
By Sam Kean
Contributor
Preservation charity in North Carolina salvages and resells architectural gemsWalking into the showroom of Architectural Salvage of Greensboro can feel a little bit like walking ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE DISCUSSION: Read the…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Jobs at a charity’s pest-control company give downtrodden men the skills to turn their lives around Few new employees at the Pest At Rest extermination company know much about ridding homes of insects, rodents, ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a…
By Noelle Barton
Contributor
A Generous Helping of Safe Sex
AIDS education and family planning are among the courses served at charity-run restaurant in Thailand Near the Thai massage parlors on Sukhumvit Road here, past street vendors hawking T-shirts and ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionLIVE…
By Ian Wilhelm
Contributor
Charity Sees Customer Feedback as Critical Tool for Its Pump Business
“Know the customer” is a mantra for most successful retail businesses. But the old marketing saw takes on added significance for a charity that hopes the sale of its products — ALSO SEE:Summary: Special Report: Charities and BusinessArticle: Making Money With a MissionArticle: Product PlacementLIVE…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charity’s sale of water pumps and other devices helps impoverished Africans build successful businessesWhen Julius Karanja relied on the rains and a bucket to water his crops, all he could grow were beans, corn, and a few tomatoes. But six years ago, Mr. Karanja bought a manually operated water…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor