Toms, the for-profit footwear manufacturer noted for integrating philanthropy into its business model by donating a pair of shoes to a needy person for every one it sells, is on the market and could fetch as much as $600-million, according to the …
BASEL — The last few years have ushered in a new era in the craze for contemporary art, with prices reaching such dizzying heights that many feel inclined to predict its collapse. Yet, the bubble shows no sign of bursting. Art buying has become the …
Additionally, Caesars Foundation approved a $150,000 grant to AARP Foundation for work dedicated to increasing awareness and support for ending senior hunger. The funds will be utilized by creating a tablet-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance …
Breaking the nonprofit starvation cycle is not easy, but exciting progress keeps happening. To keep that momentum going, a great deal of culture change is needed. It is an entrenched mindset that has existed for a long time, one that asks nonprofit …
When Emily Fishman, of Alamo, was in fifth grade, she began looking for a Girl Scout project, and this was also about the time her family visited relatives in Chicago for a bat mitzvah. She soon discovered that her cousins raised money for the Ronald …
Coal has taken a beating lately, mainly from historic new EPA restrictions on carbon emissions. But foundations and nonprofits have been working for years to crack down on the country's biggest source of global warming pollution. Mertz Gilmore is one …
Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg has zoomed to fame with Lean In, but she's not the only tech heavy-weight in the family. Her husband David Goldberg is the founder of Survey Monkey and earlier built a company called LAUNCH Media. Sandberg's net …
The Joan Mitchell Foundation, a wealthy New York art philanthropy, came to town in the aftermath of the 2005 storm and flood and spread around hundreds of thousands of dollars to artists and art institutions during the recovery. That was a big help …
Staff of the Anschutz Family Fund, El Pomar and Boettcher foundations along with longtime attendees from area nonprofits celebrate a successful day of workshops and socializing at Rural Philanthropy Days in Pagosa Springs. The event, which takes place …