SAN FRANCISCO -- The following releases focus on the topic Philanthropy II: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON OCTOBER 27, 2008. SAN FRANCISCO--Schwab Charitable Offers Eight Smart Tips to Stretch Charitable Dollars During This Giving Season SOURCE: Schwab Charitable...
The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Institute of International Education IIE will gather some of the world's top names in philanthropy, diplomacy, media and business together to honor an extraordinary group of 75 students chosen from leading global academic institutions Goldman, Sachs & Co. (NYSE: GS):[TABLE OMITTED]
WASHINGTON -- The National Restaurant Association will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Restaurant Neighbor Award this year and is calling for applications from the nation's 945,000 restaurants. Applications can be downloaded from the association's website, www.restaurant.org/ community. The deadline to apply is June 20. Four national winners will receive...
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] June 2008 will be an important month for Microsoft. Bill Gates is leaving his day-job at the software giant to focus full time on the charity he founded with his wife eight years ago. It's no ordinary charity: with an endowment worth more than 19bn [pounds sterling],...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Helen Henrichs of Bentley College, +1-781-891-2277, hhenrichs@bentley.edu The Global Imperative to Serve the Public Good WALTHAM, Mass., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On March 27, 2008 Bentley College and TIME will gather leaders from the worlds of business, communication, government and the non-profit sector to examine...
Byline: Bentley College WALTHAM, Mass., March 20 AScribe Newswire -- On March 27, 2008 Bentley College and TIME will gather leaders from the worlds of business, communication, government and the non-profit sector to examine the changing forces shaping our world. This dynamic symposium...
To: SOCIETY EDITORS Contact: Michael Nilsen, Director, Public Affairs, of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, +1-425-890-6628 ARLINGTON, Va., March 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Legendary oil and gas entrepreneur and philanthropist T. Boone Pickens has been chosen as the winner of the Association of Fundraising Professionals top philanthropy award, the Paschal...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Oil and conflict. These are the two topics that dominate news coverage of the Middle East. But there are signs that amid headlines that scream of suicide bombings and surging energy costs, a quiet social movement is under way -- one that could...
NEW YORK -- A number of colleges allow students to invest a piece of the endowment pie. Now, students at five schools will get to give money away. Fidelity is launching with Campus Compact a program called Students4Giving, which is designed to get young people involved in philanthropy....
Is that a new designation available to those who toil in the nonprofit/philanthropic community, something awarded by universities with nonprofit studies programs? No, it is Chandler's own word, of which he is quite proud. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On his resume,...
Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 21 AScribe Newswire -- A global assembly of statistical officials and civil society leaders from 34 countries will meet in Bonn, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 25, through Thursday, Sept. 27, to assess progress being made in measuring the civil...
ABUSH administration plan to match private contributions with federal dollars could mean a welcome infusion of new funding to enhance America's national parks. Congress should approve the plan to encourage increased philanthropy to support special park projects, but with requirements that it be undertaken with care. ...
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Sharon Bond of Giving USA Foundation, +1-847-375-4836, sbond@connect2amc.com GLENVIEW, Ill., June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. charitable giving reached a new record in 2006, an estimated $295.02 billion, according to Giving USA 2007, the yearbook of philanthropy published by Giving USA Foundation TM and researched and written by...
To: BUSINESS EDITORSContact: Tom Watson of Changing Our World, Inc., +1-212-499-0866 x2617, twatson@changingourworld.com NEW YORK, June 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Archimede Philanthropy Partners, a leading consulting firm serving individuals, foundations and corporations, has appointed nationally-known philanthropy consultant Robert E. Carter as its vice-chairman. "We are very pleased to welcome one of...
One of the major challenges ROA faces is our financial stability - not only today, but in the years ahead. We must ensure that our beloved Association is strong and our members understand the importance of philanthropy or, to use my expression, the ethic of giving.As many of you know,...
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Samantha Grayson, +1-202-974-6453, samantha@hudson.org, or Grace Terzian, +1-202-974-2417, gracet@hudson.org, both of the Hudson Institute WASHINGTON, May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hudson Institute's Center for Global Prosperity has launched its second annual edition of the Index of Global Philanthropy, the sole comprehensive guide to American private giving abroad. This...
Byline: Patrick Durkin May 29, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- There are now over 440 prescribed private funds in Australia, compared with just 123 in 2003. These trust funds offer a tax-effective way to make charitable donations. Gina Anderson,...
To: ARTS EDITORSContact: Beth Olsen, +1-212-576-2700 ext. 243, or bolsen@goodmanmedia.com, or Camille Wanliss, +1-212-576-2700 ext. 239, or cwanliss@goodmanmedia.com, of Goodman Media, for Americans for the Arts WASHINGTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Robert Redford, Chairman of Sundance Preserve, and Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, the...
The blog Curious Cat posted Do corporations exist solely to maximize their bottom lines? We don't think so, a post that drew from a Forbes article looking at the history of efforts to create socially conscious companies. In fact, most companies follow a shifting strategy towards profits -- many...
NEW YORK -- More than thirty five CEOs from Fortune 500 companies convened today to discuss the Imperatives for Corporations Investing in Society. As part of the annual meeting on National Corporate Philanthropy Day, CEOs representing companies such as Citigroup, Deloitte, GlaxoSmithKline, Hasbro, The Interpublic Group of Companies, JP Morgan...
