Business-nonprofit deal sours for Arizona charitiesTwenty years ago, Benson L. Schaub came up with an idea that he hoped would make philanthropy more practical for people of modest means. Mr. Schaub established a nonprofit organization in Phoenix through which individuals with as little as $5,000…
By Harvy Lipman
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A New Charity CEO Learns How to Dress the Part
A few weeks ago, my development director took me to Filene’s Basement so that I could buy my first suit in 15 years. “Do you have dress shoes?” he asked, after choosing my new, conservative, blue wool-silk combination. “I actually do,” I responded, heading for the checkout line. “My Edgar shoes.”…
By Yosef I. Abramowitz
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Why Donors Stop Giving: Results of a Recent Study
Donors stop giving to charities for lots of different reasons, and understanding those ALSO SEE:Returning to the Fold motivations plays an important part in retaining contributors, fund raisers say. To help evaluate why donors leave, Adrian Sargeant, a professor at Henley Management College in…
By nicole lewis
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UCLA Medical School Receives $200-Million; Other Large Donations
David Geffen, the Hollywood entertainment mogul, has made a $200-million donation to the University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine. The donation is the 11th-largest contribution from a private source to a higher-education institution, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.…
Housing Advocate Is Among ‘Points of Light’ Winners
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Bush’s Daily Points of Light Award. The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington charity, assists the president in making the choices and carrying out the award program. More information about the…
Grant Makers Told to Use Money and Influence to Fight Global Terrorism
Chicago Foundations should use their influence and money to counteract the harmful effects of other institutions and people who wield power, Benjamin R. Barber, professor of civil-society studies at the University of Maryland, told grant makers gathered at the Council on Foundations’ 53rd annual…
By Michael Anft
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New Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans
Last year’s earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat, which killed thousands of people and left tens of ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsNew Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in China thousands homeless,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Businessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in China
For Joseph Ko, education was the key to escaping a hardscrabble childhood in Taiwan and rising to his ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsNew Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingNew Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans current position as founder and president of a…
By Stephen G. Greene
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New Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of Giving
By Stephen G. Greene and Grant Williams About once a month, Renata Pereira -- a citizen of Brazil and an international bank associate in ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in ChinaNew Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans…
By GRANT WILLIAMS and Stephen G. Greene
Giving Back to Their Homelands
Charities worldwide get support from emigrants in AmericaIn California’s Silicon Valley, an Indian-American venture capitalist writes a large check for ALSO SEE:New Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in ChinaNew…
By Stephen G. Greene
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