A growing number of couples are incorporating philanthropy into their weddingsLisa Cleff Kurtz and Michael Kurtz say they lead charmed lives. So when it came time for the couple to register for gifts for their wedding, they decided to give rather than to receive. The Kurtzes, who live in San…
By Leah Kerkman
Contributor
Linking Charity to Company’s Bottom Line Is Top Concern
By Ian WilhelmCorporate grant makers say their most important concern is how best to align their giving with their business needs, says a new survey. The push by corporations for donations to benefit their bottom line is not a new trend, but the survey shows that the approach remains popular, with…
Stanford U. to Receive $100-Million; Other Gifts
Ten institutions have received big gifts: Stanford University will receive a $100-million gift from John Arrillaga, a Silicon Valley real-estate developer and longtime supporter of the institution. Mr. Arrillaga, who is a Stanford alumnus, intends the donation to be used for academic programs, and…
Tulane U. Faces Lawsuit Over Allegations That It Failed to Follow Donor’s Instructions
By Brennen JensenRelatives of Josephine Louise Newcomb, the woman whose charitable donations started Tulane University’s H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, have sued the institution to block what they see as an effort to dissolve the school and dishonor their family member’s legacy. In March the…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
Engineering a Foundation’s Demise
A philanthropy that jump-started biomedical research shuts downAs a teenager in the 1960s, Ruth Whitaker Holmes remembers her father enthusiastically foretelling a time when engineers would play a vital role in devising medical cures and technologies. An engineer trained at the Massachusetts…
By Michael Anft
Contributor
Environmental Charity Turns Old Factory Into Green Headquarters
By Nicole WallaceStaying true to its mission as an environmental organization, the Center for Neighborhood Technology has recycled an old textile factory on Chicago’s northwest side as its headquarters. And it embarked on the renovation with the goal of making the building as environmentally…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Charities and Design: a Sampling of Resources
BOOKS:Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises Edited by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, co-founders of Architecture for Humanity, this book provides case studies of building projects designed by architects after natural disasters and in developing countries.…
Architects and Charities Can Make Good Partners, Experts Say
By Nicole WallaceLess than a year out of architecture school, Bryan Bell decided to quit his job at an upscale firm in New York, ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A Sampling of Resources disillusioned by the feeling that only the wealthy and powerful had…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Rooftop Garden Offers Sanctuary to Hospital Patients
By Nicole WallaceThe Healing Garden has proven itself as a rooftop oasis at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center in downtown Phoenix. Banner Good Samaritan ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design: A Sampling of Resources has done a lot to try to make its facility…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Spaces Designed With Kids in Mind
A California charity seeks to meet the many needs and desires of its youthful clientele as it builds facilitiesThe last seven years have been a blur of planning meetings, architectural drawings, and construction crews for the ALSO SEE:Special Report: About Charities and DesignCharities and Design:…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor