Sandy Weill’s Advice to Aspiring Philanthropists
“Picking one’s spots in the philanthropic world should be a personal matter; however, I’d recommend ALSO SEE:Article: Two of a KindArticle: Joan Weill’s Support of Dance Company Marked by a Personal Touch some principles for how business leaders might become engaged. “First, it’s important to make…
Joan Weill’s Support of Dance Company Marked by a Personal Touch
By Nicole LewisJoan H. Weill still remembers the first time she saw a performance of the acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, even though it was more than 50 years ago. The evening featured one of ALSO SEE:Article: Two of a KindArticle: Sandy Weill’s Advice to Aspiring Philanthropists the…
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Key Gifts from Joan H. and Sanford I. Weill: a Sampling
Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York)
The billionaire financier and his wife are planning a big deal — giving away most of their wealthWhile driving through Brooklyn one day in the late 1970s, Sanford I. (Sandy) Weill brooded about the trouble ALSO SEE: List: Key Gifts from Joan H. and Sanford I. Weill: a Sampling Chart: The Weills’…
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$100-Million Pledged to Yeshiva University by Businessman on Its Board for 30 Years
Ronald P. Stanton, a New York businessman, has pledged $100-million to Yeshiva University, in New York. The money establishes the Ronald P. Stanton Legacy, a fund that the president of the university can tap into to start new projects. Mr. Stanton told the university he didn’t want to earmark the…
By Anne W. Howard
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Africa Project to Receive $50-Million; Other Big Gifts
Nine institutions have received big gifts: The financier George Soros pledged $50-million over five years to Millennium Promise Alliance, in New York, to support the Millennium Villages Project, an effort to fight poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. This project works in 79 villages in 10 countries to…
Foundations Give $150-Million for African Agriculture
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation have started a $150-million effort to help African countries grow more food by developing new crop varieties and improving farming techniques. The grant program, called the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, updates and…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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25 MacArthur ‘Genius Prizes’ Recognize Exceptionally Creative Americans
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in Chicago, has announced the 25 recipients of its 2006 MacArthur Fellowships. The fellowships, often referred to as “the genius awards,” recognize people in a broad range of disciplines who show exceptional creativity and the potential for…
By MARTY MICHAELS
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Google and other high-tech entrepreneurs look for new approaches to philanthropy Google’s decision to operate its philanthropic arm largely as a for-profit entity adds new momentum to a growing effort among technology entrepreneurs to blend business and charity. But it also raises vexing questions…
By NICOLE WALLACE
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North Carolina’s Philanthropies Join Forces to Aid Hispanics
By Suzanne PerryWhen Ilana Dubester started a nonprofit group in 1995 to help the growing number of Hispanic immigrants ALSO SEE:Article: Tapping Hispanic Philanthropy who were settling in central North Carolina, she faced a steep learning curve. “I swear I knew absolutely nothing,” says Ms.…
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Grant makers respond to burgeoning Latino populationEfraín Jiménez was introduced to the world of philanthropy by a family squabble. In 1997, ALSO SEE:Article: North Carolina’s Philanthropies Join Forces to Aid Hispanics several years after he had left his small Mexican town of La Villita to live…
By SUZANNE PERRY
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Giving to Community Funds Rose by 34% Last Year
Community foundations received substantial increases in gifts last year, leading to big gains in ALSO SEE:Chart: Community Foundations’ Assets, Gifts, and Grants in 2005 assets and more money available for grants this year, an annual survey by Ohio’s Columbus Foundation has found. Donations to…
By Sue Hoye
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Natural-History Museum Receives $20-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Three institutions have received big gifts: The American Museum of Natural History, in New York, received an unrestricted pledge of $20-million from David H. Koch. The money will support the museum’s research and science programs, especially those that focus on evolution and paleontology. Mr. Koch…
By Anne W. Howard
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