Happy 100th Birthday President Reagan!
Yesterday would have been Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. I have a soft spot for the former actor since he was the first president of my memory. Although I was born when President Carter was in...
View ArticleAre You a Philanthropist? Maybe…
Reed Sandridge This is a guest blog post from Reed Sandridge. Sandridge lost his job in 2009 and did the unthinkable – he started giving away $10 a day to complete strangers! He captured the story of...
View Article2012 Changes May Hurt Older Americans Who Support Charities
Image courtesy www.evasvillage.org If you give to charitable organizations, you definitely want to read this post. There are some important changes being made to how some charitable contributions are...
View ArticleThree Ways to Cut Back on Fundraising Mail
“Why do I get so much fundraising mail?” If you are in my position as a development professional, you sometimes get that call (or letter) from a donor that starts with, “Why do you send me so many...
View ArticleLegacy: Waldemar Klasing’s Million-Dollar Surprise
When we think of philanthropy, it’s usually as something that high-profile corporate moguls do with the spare millions (or billions) that they don’t spend on mansions, yachts and private jets. We tend...
View ArticleMillennials: a New Hope for Philanthropy
As a Boomer, I have often shared my disappointment with my own generation on its performance and commitment to philanthropy. We have a lot to learn from the preceding generation — the greatest...
View ArticleCaring for the Poor and Disadvantaged – an Act of Kindness
Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, was recently quoted as saying “We have seen donations for a hundred years … and the problems and poverty are bigger. They have not solved anything.” I’m...
View ArticleLarry Selman: He Showed Us the Power of a Dollar
Larry Selman had a lot of strikes against him from the start. Weighing just three pounds at birth, doctors thought he wouldn’t survive. In high school, he was identified as being developmentally...
View ArticleGeorge Aratani: A WWII Internee Turned History Buff
George Aratani was as personally well-known as the imported products sold by the companies he founded — most notably, the Mikasa line of dinnerware, and Kenwood home audio equipment. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Charitable Cheapskate
It’s the kind of news story that makes national headlines every year or two: A person of seemingly modest means secretly amasses a small (or not so small) fortune while leading a frugal lifestyle, only...
View ArticleEdgar Bronfman Sr.: Fighter for Jewish Causes
After Edgar Bronfman Sr. took over the reins of Seagram in the early 1970s, he expanded the liquor company founded by his father Samuel into a sprawling global comglomerate, taking over juice-maker...
View ArticleBe Generous, but Give What You Can Afford
African Americans/blacks have a history of giving. More than two-thirds give to churches and organized charities. We also give to family members who need help paying bills, college students who need...
View ArticleThree Ways to Cut Back on Fundraising Mail
“Why do I get so much fundraising mail?” If you are in my position as a development professional, you sometimes get that call (or letter) from a donor that starts with, “Why do you send me so many...
View ArticleLegacy: Waldemar Klasing’s Million-Dollar Surprise
When we think of philanthropy, it’s usually as something that high-profile corporate moguls do with the spare millions (or billions) that they don’t spend on mansions, yachts and private jets. We tend...
View ArticleMillennials: a New Hope for Philanthropy
As a Boomer, I have often shared my disappointment with my own generation on its performance and commitment to philanthropy. We have a lot to learn from the preceding generation — the greatest...
View ArticleCaring for the Poor and Disadvantaged – an Act of Kindness
Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, was recently quoted as saying “We have seen donations for a hundred years … and the problems and poverty are bigger. They have not solved anything.” I’m...
View ArticleLarry Selman: He Showed Us the Power of a Dollar
Larry Selman had a lot of strikes against him from the start. Weighing just three pounds at birth, doctors thought he wouldn’t survive. In high school, he was identified as being developmentally...
View ArticleGeorge Aratani: A WWII Internee Turned History Buff
George Aratani was as personally well-known as the imported products sold by the companies he founded – most notably, the Mikasa line of dinnerware, and Kenwood home audio equipment. Nevertheless,...
View ArticleHow to Be a Charitable Cheapskate
It’s the kind of news story that makes national headlines every year or two: A person of seemingly modest means secretly amasses a small (or not so small) fortune while leading a frugal lifestyle, only...
View ArticleEdgar Bronfman Sr.: Fighter for Jewish Causes
After Edgar Bronfman Sr. took over the reins of Seagram in the early 1970s, he expanded the liquor company founded by his father Samuel into a sprawling global comglomerate, taking over juice-maker...
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