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John Jambor was born in 1902, near Kosice in what is now Slovakia, and came to Canada in the ’20s, working in a paper mill and as a steam ship agent to save up enough money for his wife, Joan, to be able to join him. His philosophy was to “work hard, live well, give [...]
To a greater degree than before, the Annenberg Foundation is requiring accountability from the Philadelphia Orchestra in exchange for the $50 million gift the foundation made in 2003. That grant was the largest in the orchestra’s history. But even after it was paid out, its use and destiny were never entirely left to the orchestra. [...]
The Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine has received $18.7 million for two major environmental health projects designed to help Gulf Coast residents affected by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Environmental Health Capacity and Literacy Project is a $15 million, five-year Tulane program included in the Gulf Region Health [...]
The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received more than $6 million to study a deadly blood and bone marrow disease often caused by chemotherapy or radiation treatments. A $5 million grant from the Edward P. Evans Foundation, along with a $1.25 million donor gift, will fund research of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The Evans [...]
An increasing number of nonprofit organizations are beefing up their online and social media strategies for fundraising. As well they should be, since a growing mountain of evidence tells us that online donors have more money and give bigger gifts than offline donors. We see brilliantly designed Facebook pages, clever Twitter campaigns, beautiful blogs, and … Continue reading »
A growing cache of charitable dollars is up for grabs in the nation’s donor-advised funds, which have accumulated tens of billions of dollars and are now worth more than they were before the recession. The funds have more than made up for the drubbing they took in the downturn, and now some are seeking new [...]
A few months back, I shared a story about a fundraising caller who hung up on me. I was ready to talk to him about my family’s philanthropy, but the paid caller had something different in mind, so he hung up on me, before he learned that I cared about his cause. Bad customers service, [...]
UCSF has received a challenge gift of $20 million from the Sandler Foundation that will provide major support for the university’s groundbreaking research and clinical care efforts regarding neurological diseases. In honor of the extraordinary commitment of Herbert and Marion Sandler and the Sandler Foundation to UCSF and the Department of Neurology, the new neurosciences [...]
The Second Mile — the charity founded by a former Penn State football coach who has been charged with sexually abusing children — is seeking to transfer its program to a Texas-based ministry because it’s having difficulty operating and raising funds. The organization, founded by former coach Jerry Sandusky, announced on Friday that it wants [...]
Andrew Luck’s name will be a part of Stanford football long after he’s gone. The university announced Tuesday that its offensive coordinator position has been endowed by a “very generous gift” from an anonymous donor in honor of the graduating quarterback. The position will now officially be called the Andrew Luck Director of Offense. Full [...]
