Coke Pledges $50-Million for Minorities
The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to spend $50-million over the next five years to support non-profit organizations and causes that work to improve the lives of members of minority groups. The pledge is part of a larger, $1-billion program the company announced last month that is aimed at promoting…
Financier Gives $50-Million in Scholarships for Youths in New York City
Several institutions have received big gifts. * Theodore J. Forstmann, the financier, has given $50-million to the Children’s Scholarship Fund, in New York, to provide scholarships for poor kids in the city to attend parochial and private schools. Mr. Forstmann and John Walton established the fund…
California Teacher, Virginia Doctor Among ‘Points of Light’
Following are the people and organizations that have most recently been named to receive President Clinton’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…
The New Economy and Venture Philanthropy: Excerpts From a Report
Following are excerpts from “Venture Philanthropy: Landscape and Expectations,” a report prepared by Community Wealth Ventures for the Morino Institute. The full report is available on the institute’s Web site (http://www.youthsocialventures.org). A sea change in philanthropic giving, an…
Roberts Fund Puts Its Venture-Philanthropy Approach to the Test
Venture philanthropy, an approach that marries the methods of venture capitalism with the needs of the non-profit world, has generated a healthy following in recent years. ALSO SEE:Venturing a Bet on GivingThe New Economy and Venture Philanthropy: Excerpts From a Report Dozens of groups are using…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
Photograph by Jesus Marquez At Houston Elementary in El Paso, the second- and third-grade students in Guadalupe Torres’s bilingual classes improve their English not by repeating textbook phrases but by putting on plays. The productions, which bring to life classic children’s stories, help students…
‘Investment’ grants are booming, but can they bring real change? In the three years since it was formed, Social Venture Partners has been a leader in the burgeoning field of “venture philanthropy.” It has raised $2.5-million from 250 donors -- most of ALSO SEE:Roberts Fund Puts Its…
By Thomas J. Billitteri
Contributor
How Different Types of Charities Fared in 1999 Giving
ALSO SEE: $190-Billion Bonanza for Charity Charitable Giving, 1999 How Giving Has Grown, 1988-99 Copyright © 2000 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
ALSO SEE: $190-Billion Bonanza for Charity Charitable Giving, 1999 How Different Types of Charities Fared in 1999 Giving Copyright © 2000 The Chronicle of Philanthropy
ALSO SEE: $190-Billion Bonanza for Charity How Different Types of Charities Fared in 1999 Giving How Giving Has Grown, 1988-99 Copyright © 2000 The Chronicle of Philanthropy