Phone Calls and Cocktail-Party Pressure
Trustee’s tenacity pays off in capital campaign as San Francisco museum opens its doors once moreThis month, a San Francisco institution for more than a century, closed for five years, opened its doors once more. The de Young Museum, which houses a diverse array of art and objects from nearly 30…
By Alison Stein Wellner
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Photographer’s Images Record the Struggles of Displaced People
Fazal Sheikh has traveled to the far reaches of the world -- including Somalian refugee camps in ALSO SEE:Second Fiddle to NoneFrom Grass Roots to Green Spaces Kenya and Afghan refugee villages in northern Pakistan -- to capture people’s images and record their struggles. Before photographing his…
By nicole lewis
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From Grass Roots to Green Spaces
Crusade to reduce pollution in South Bronx is now a full-time cause for a would-be writerNew York Eight years ago, Majora Carter was finishing up a graduate degree in creative writing, with dreams of going ALSO SEE:Second Fiddle to NonePhotographer’s Images Record the Struggles of Displaced People…
By BRENNEN JENSEN
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For 14 years, John A. Johansen had dreamed of a monument that would pay tribute to individuals whose deeds had largely gone unsung in the nation’s capital: nonprofit leaders. This month, Mr. Johansen -- an official with the Points of Light Foundation -- saw his dream become reality in the form of…
By Ian Wilhelm
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The Walt Disney Company has donated its collection of African art to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, in Washington, one of several museums vying for the gift. While neither Disney nor the Smithsonian has estimated the gift’s value, experts cited in the Los Angeles…
By Caroline Preston
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Ohio Medical Center Receives $70-Million Pledge; Other Gifts
Five institutions have received big gifts: The Cleveland Clinic has received a $70-million pledge from Sydell L. Miller and her daughters, Lauren Spilman and Stacie Halpern, for a new cardiac center. Ms. Miller and her husband, Arnold, who died in 1992, founded Matrix Essentials, a company in…
New York U. Kicks Off Drive for Law School
The New York University School of Law has received five pledges of $10-million or more to kick off the public phase of its capital campaign, announced on September 19. The gifts are among $165-million already raised for the campaign, which seeks to bring in $400-million by the end of 2009. Rita…
By Caroline Preston
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Tufts University to Receive $25-Million From Founder of eBay; Other Gifts
Four institutions have received big gifts: Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., has received a $25-million pledge from Pierre and Pam Omidyar for student aid. The gift is designed to help the university adopt a need-blind admissions policy that would expand the number of undergraduate scholarships…
MacArthur Foundation Names 25 Recipients of ‘Genius’ Prizes
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in Chicago, has announced the 25 recipients of its 2005 MacArthur Fellowships. The fellowships, commonly referred to as the “genius awards,” recognize people in a wide range of fields who demonstrate exceptional creativity and originality and the…
By MARTY MICHAELS
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Grant Makers Pledge $200-Million to Improve African Colleges and Universities
Six of the wealthiest U.S. foundations have pledged to provide $200-million over five years to improve colleges and ALSO SEE:Big Pledges to Take on Big Problems universities in Africa to support what they described as a “quiet revolution” in the continent’s academic resources. The commitment, which…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Big Pledges to Take on Big Problems
Conference sponsored by former president Clinton nets $112-million in commitments to combat global illsNew York Wealthy individuals, foundations, and corporations have pledged at least $112-million as part of an effort by ALSO SEE:Grant Makers Pledge $200-Million to Improve African Colleges and…
By Ian Wilhelm
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