Prospect Park, located in the heart of Brooklyn, NY, is a 585-acre sanctuary, the result of a collaboration between famed landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. The expansive park features a 60-acre lake, the Prospect Park Zoo, and Brooklyn’s only forest. It is home to many events and performing arts festivals, which brings […]
For nearly forty years, charitable giving in the United States has hovered at 2%, or slightly above or below it, of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. The latest confirmation of that statistic comes from an annual report issued by the Giving USA Institute, which tracks economic metrics on philanthropy. Even though the way Americans give […]
The Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) in Colorado works to connect those living in isolate rural areas to philanthropic grant makers at the Western Slope RPD conference in mid-June. The largest philanthropic organizations and local government chapters in Colorado participate in the conference, which focuses on a schedule of interactive events aimed at promoting relationships and […]
One in 26 Seattle students experienced homelessness during the last school year. As many as 1,000 young people experience homelessness in King County each night. And, thankfully, nearly 80 percent of homeless youth try to stay in school. On June 15, the United Way All-Star Softball Classic for Homeless Youth was held at Safeco Field. […]
One of the world’s leading investment firms, KKR recently established the KKR Global Institute, led by General David Petraeus, in order to invest funds in emerging markets in the smartest and most productive ways possible. In recent years, KKR has recognized the importance of growing businesses sustainably, and this will be the cornerstone of the […]
Thomas M. Siebel is known for many things. He created a company, Siebel Systems, which merged with Oracle in 2006. He is the founder of an energy company. Mr. Siebel serves on the board of advisors for the Stanford University College of Engineering, the University of Illinois College of Engineering, and the University of California […]
This weekend in Chesterland, Ohio, local golfers stepped up to support the charity Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an internationally recognized guide dog school that provides dogs, training and support to the visually impaired. While the charity is based in New York, Ohio resident Betsy Dunn is a supporter of the charity and wanted to […]
The failure of Congress to pass a budget is being felt by the poorest Americans, as cuts to subsidized housing groups continue. The Budget Control Act, commonly known as the sequester, has slashed a trillion dollars in federal funding to public programs across the board. The New York City Housing Authority, (NYCHA), the nation’s largest […]
How many times have you gotten that annoying email from a “Nigerian Prince” who just has to give you millions of dollars? If you just send him your bank account and social security number and some DNA from your first born child, the deal will be sealed. Unfortunately, scams are everywhere. As much as we […]
Founder of Spanx and self-made billionaire Sara Blakely officially joined the ranks of Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and her mentor Richard Branson earlier this month when she signed the Giving Pledge. The pledge is a call to action from Gates and Buffet to encourage billionaires to give at least half their wealth to charity. Bill Gates […]