…is the mechanism by which people gain financial and personal independence.” Goodwill timeline, goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/First_100_Years_Timeline.pdf Philanthropy magazine profile, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/goodwill_industries Beatrice Plumb, The Goodwill Man: Edgar J. Helms (Denison & Co., 1965)…
…self-worth as they take responsibility for themselves.” Diane Winston, Red-hot and Righteous: The Urban Religion of the Salvation Army (Harvard University Press, 1999) Philanthropy magazine interview with National Commander, philanthropyroundtable.org/site/print/venture_capitalists_of_the_streets…
…the DeVos family donate approximately two thirds of the festival’s annual cost of about $3.7 million. ArtPrize 2016 annual report, artprizeannualreport.org/2016/ Sweet Charity podcast, philanthropyroundtable.org/media/sweet_charity_artprize Wall Street Journal analysis, magazine.wsj.com/hunter/donate/critical-mass…
…than a third of the cadets at West Point have been involved in Scouting, and one out of six were Eagle Scouts. Scouting fact sheet, scouting.org/About/FactSheets/ScoutingFacts.aspx Philanthropy magazine reporting, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/a_century_of_scouting…
…from one place to another. As of 2014, the regional councils had helped El Pomar distribute $10 million of highly focused aid. El Pomar Foundation, elpomar.org/what-we-do/regional-partnerships Philanthropy magazine profile, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/el_pomar_foundation…
…were frequenting Hartford’s riverfront. $1.5 billion in further investment was being directed into the area. Hartford was on its way to being a liveable city again. Philanthropy magazine reporting, philanthropyroundtable.org/site/print/building_a_better_city…
…its formula to organizations in other cities, and now dozens of similar nonprofit operations are loosely linked through its Catalyst Kitchens network. FareStart, farestart.org Philanthropy magazine reporting from 1999, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/great_grants_farestart_seattle …
…its alums demonstrate better business skills and are more likely to pursue higher education (by 58 percent to 32 percent). Youth Entrepreneurs, youthentrepreneurs.org/about Philanthropy magazine profile of Charles Koch, philanthropyroundtable.org/site/print/market_based_man…
…success his universities, his Methodist church, and his social projects have had in his designated region in the decades since he adopted them. Philanthropy magazine history, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/donor_intent/duke_of_carolina Duke Endowment, dukeendowment.org…
…believed that strong church communities were essential to a healthy society, and their foundation has consistently funded religious research, ministerial training, even specific congregations. In its secular funding there has…
…budgets more than doubled (in constant, inflation-adjusted dollars). Philanthropy magazine reporting, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/unto_the_nations The 2016 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances, hudson.org/research/13314-index-of-global-philanthropy-and-remittances-2016 Linda Weber, editor, Mission Handbook (Billy Graham Center, 2010)…
…and press a digit on a reader pad, their account info pops open. The bank has helped Rwanda become one of the freest and fastest-growing economies in Africa. Philanthropy magazine…