Large donations continue apace even in a recessionEven though the nation was in a recession for most of last year, three gifts ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors, 2001America’s Top Donors: at a GlanceDonors Who Gave $25-Million or MoreDonors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Charity of more…
By Nicole Lewis and Laura Hruby
Large donations continue apace even in a recessionEven though the nation was in a recession for most of last year, three gifts ALSO SEE:America’s Most-Generous Donors, 2001America’s Top Donors: at a GlanceDonors Who Gave $25-Million or MoreDonors Who Pledged $25-Million or More to Charity of more…
By Nicole Lewis and Laura Hruby
Charities scale back fund-raising goals in the midst of fear and economic uncertaintyNo matter how much success the 400 top fund-raising organizations in the United States ALSO SEE:Donations to Big Groups Rose 13% in 2000Philanthropy 400 Survey ResultsThe 400 at a GlanceNational Public…
By Meg Sommerfeld and Nicole Lewis
Big Gifts Go to Charities With Big Ideas — and Patience
By NICOLE LEWISOn a visit to Israel two decades ago, Louis Edelstein, a wealthy investor, ALSO SEE:America’s Top Donors, 2000Giving on a Grand Scale: a Ranking of the 60 Biggest Donors of 2000No. 2: Donor Hopes to Build a Legacy Through Focus on Urban Arts, EducationNo. 7: Paying Tribute to the…
By Nicole Lewis
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‘Fast Company’: the Markle Fund
By NICOLE LEWISThe John and Mary R. Markle Foundation is “crossing some once-sacred lines in the foundation world” by planning to distribute half of its $200-million endowment in the next several years and considering grants to for-profit companies, says the magazine Fast Company (February). Those…
By Nicole Lewis
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