Rich Harvard, Poor Harvard
For years, administrators at Harvard University could throw money at anything that tickled their fancy. A new medical school building for $260 million? Sure. A massive, Robert A.M. Stern—designed addition…
More Than 167,000 Fans Flock to Target Facebook Page Helping Donate $3 Million to Ten Charities
More Than 167,000 Fans Flock to Target Facebook Page Helping Donate $3 Million to Ten Charities With over 77,000 Votes, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital(R) Wins $797,123 MINNEAPOLIS, May 26…
Philanthropy in Hard Times
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey The global financial crisis is creating severe hardships for individuals and reducing government budgets for relief. The crisis has placed great stress on nonprofit organizations…
Now More Than Ever Philanthropists, Foundations, And Not-For-Profits Need To Make Sure That Their Money Is Well Spent
A new generation of philanthropists has come of age. Self-made, focused on accountability, and determined to be as successful giving their fortunes away as they were making them, these hands-on…
Gifting
by Bruce Fenton The Ultimate Gift by Jim Stovall is not a thick book … and its chapters are short … but it’s very much to the point. It is…
Conservation Easement
A few years ago, a sale of 7,000 acres of California coastal property to a Land Trust, coupled with a contentious ballot issue involving a public conservation agency focused attention…
Special Olympics
No mega-million endorsement deals, no management entourages flocking around a victor in these Olympics. Instead, the rewards for victory are the cheers of fellow competitors. No “show-up” money for the…
Real Estate Values and Schools
by Wendell Cayton Last year I met with a friend who was concerned about the state of the local economy and how it would impact his young family. We discussed…