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PHILANTHROPY

Philanthropy discusses the best ways companies can give away money and rate the effectiveness of their charitable giving. This topic will track new developments in philanthropy. What works, and what doesn't in the United States and overseas? What can businesses learn from philanthropy, and vice versa?

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Facebook Blog: 200 Million Strongmore

4/7/09: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announces 200 million FB users (doubling from 400 million 8 months ago) and...

Charles Koch Foundationmore

The Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation was established in 1980. Koch focuses his charitable efforts on libertarian...

Bernard Osher Foundationmore

The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in 1977. Osher worked at Oppenheimer & Company before serving as a...

Bloomberg Philanthropiesmore

Bloomberg Philanthropies is the umbrella organization that manages the charitable giving of billionaire entrepreneur...

Business of Higher Educationmore

College and university endowments are down, and some speculating that enroll could drop as well. How will colleges and...

Dan L. Duncan Family Foundationmore

The Dan L. Duncan Family Foundation was started by cancer survivor and Dan L. Duncan and his family. Last year, Duncan...

David & Suzanne Booth Charitiesmore

Dimensional Fund Advisors CEO David Booth and his wife, Suzanne Deal Booth, gave $300 million to the University of...

David Koch Philanthropymore

David Koch, Koch Industries executive vice president, was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American...

David Rockefeller Fundmore

The David Rockefeller Fund manages the charitable giving of its namesake, who in 2008 donated $100 million to Harvard...

Donald Bren Foundationmore

The Donald Bren Foundation’s philanthropic focus is on education, conservation and research. As chairman of the Irvine...

Eli and Edythe Broad Foundationmore

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation was established to advance education, science, and the arts. In 2008, the...

Fund for Wisconsin Scholarsmore

The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars was established in 2007 with a $175 million endowment from John Morgridge and his wife,...

Gates Foundationmore

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda.

George Kaiser Family Foundationmore

The George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) was established to help break the cycle of poverty by supporting...

Hansjoerg Wyss Foundationmore

Hansjörg Wyss AO Medical Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with...

Hilton Foundationmore

William Barron Hilton announced in 2007 his intention to leave almost all of his wealth to charity, with 97% of his...

Huntsman Cancer Foundationmore

The Huntsman Cancer Foundation receives the lion’s share of the philanthropic donations made by Jon Huntsman, Sr.

Irwin & Joan Jacobs Philanthropymore

Irwin Jacobs, co-founder of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan, are well-known philanthropists who give to education and...

John Kluge Philanthropymore

Metromedia founder John Kluge was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the...

Julian Robertson Philanthropymore

Julian Robertson was named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most...

Leon Levy Foundationmore

The Leon Levy Foundation was established in 2004 from the estate of investor Leon Levy, who co-founded the mutual fund...

Lincy Foundationmore

The Lincy Foundation was established by Armenian-American investor Kirk Kerkorian. Named after his daughters Linda and...

Lorry Lokey Philanthropymore

Lorry Lokey has been named to BusinessWeek's 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most...

Maddie's Fundmore

Maddie's Fund, which supports private animal shelters, was established by David Duffield and his wife, Cheryl.

Marcus Foundationmore

The Marcus Foundation was created by Home Depot co-founder Bernard Marcus. Legacies of the Marcus Foundation include...

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