…that country. And Carnegie’s legendary library-building program extended beyond U.S. borders to the British Isles—where he funded the construction of 660 public libraries. Current activities of the Carnegie Trust, carnegie-trust.org/about/about-the-carnegie-trust/what-we-do.html…
…Foundation to maintain and expand existing patient support services while directing additional money into a “supercharged” scientific search for a long-term CF cure for all patients. Washington Post reporting, washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/in-hunt-for-new-treatments-nonprofits-are-acting-like-venture-capitalists/2015/07/02/c6094578-19b8-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html…
…career assessments, multi-week skill training, and job-search assistance, the new initiative plans to help 8,000 vets launch good careers every year, at a cost of between $1,600 per job placement…
…series, “Doers to Donors.” In this interview, Dalio discusses his campaign to redefine holiday gift giving by encouraging charitable gifts instead of material gifts. https://youtu.be/y7O_LRLozgY Bridgewater Associates Founder and Co-Chief…
…all. Further reading: Molly McClain, “The Scripps Family’s San Diego Experiment” Journal of San Diego History, Winter 2010 Charles Preece, E. W. and Ellen Browning Scripps: An Unmatched Pair (BookCrafters,…
…“big questions”: science (in particular math, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology), character development, free enterprise, and genetics. Speeding the pace of religious inquiry so that it might match the progress…
…Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America’s Greatest Museum: The Smithsonian (Harper Collins, 2004) William Rhees, “James Smithson and His Bequest,” Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Vol. XXI (Smithsonian Institution,…
…poverty alleviation, education, social justice, and economic development and job creation.” In response, I suggested that it was hardly “patriotic” to interfere with the decisions of foundation boards—the rightful stewards of their…
…that we thought she would be when we hired her three years ago. She’s done a fantastic job,’ he said. ‘We’re disappointed that she’s leaving, but, boy, we’ve got to…
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…Should Embrace, Not Fear, Congressional Interest in Donor Transparency” (November 2) and “An Unlikely Event – the Israel-Hamas War – Could Finally Spark DAF Reform” (December 6). Unfortunately, embracing the…