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Bass, Berry & Sims welcomes 3 attorneys

The Nashville Ledger 18 Oct 2018

Butler. Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has hired three attorneys for its Nashville office.. Goldin. Williams. Kevin J ... He previously was a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Bernice B. Donald with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Hon. John J. Tuchi with the U.S ... John M. Rogers of the U.S ... She is a 2016 graduate of Auburn University, where she majored in public relations with an emphasis in nonprofit and philanthropy studies....

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PEG, Ltd. Announces the Launch of the Donor Attitude Study©

Market Watch 16 Oct 2018

The Donor Attitude Study© is designed to address the need in healthcare philanthropy for a deeper understanding of the drivers and motivators that foster increased giving, corporate partnerships, referrals and volunteerism ... The PEG team will be hosting two focus group sessions at the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy International Conference ......

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Paul Allen Shows It’s Hard to Give Away $10 Billion

The Atlantic 16 Oct 2018

When Paul Allen signed The Giving Pledge in 2010, becoming one of 40 people to agree to give at least half of their fortune to philanthropy, he was worth $13.5 billion ... of Philanthropy ... “No one wants to be the one who made a big bet and lost,” Ray Madoff, a professor at Boston College Law School who studies philanthropy and tax policy, told me....

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In philanthropic giving, men are from Mars, women are from Venus

Business Journal 15 Oct 2018

Having trouble finding common ground with your spouse when it comes to charitable giving? You are not alone. Giving together should draw us closer ... Recent data from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggest that many of these issues are the result of fundamental differences in the way men and women approach philanthropy. Key findings of the study are. Women-only households… ... ....

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How a Sindhi family went from running a shop to managing $1.8 bn multinational

Hindustan Times 12 Oct 2018

Unlike today, there was no need to study first.” ... Tolaram’s business unit, comprising all commercial operations, is headed by Aswani, the CEO, who studied economics at the University of London. The Ishk Tolaram Foundation, a philanthropy unit established in 2016, is headed by his daughter Sumitra Aswani, a trained doctor....

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How to turn a family shop into a $1.8 billion multinational

Live Mint 12 Oct 2018

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16 inductees to Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame announced

Billings Gazette 12 Oct 2018

The Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame has announced 16 new inductees for 2018 from 39 candidates nominated by the public. “It is a remarkable list of men and women whose accomplishments span a lifetime of keeping watch over Montana’s natural wonders,” said Bruce Whittenberg, director of the Montana Historical Society and member of MOHF ... For environmental philanthropy;. ● P.D ... For stewardship and study of native birds; ... ....

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University of Iowa considers study abroad fee

Cedar Rapids Gazette 11 Oct 2018

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa is weighing an idea to charge all undergraduates an extra $30 a year to encourage more of them to study abroad ... That would boost study abroad support about 66 percent, according to Downing Thomas, associate provost and dean of International Programs ... A fee would be one piece of a study abroad push — with a growing emphasis on advisers suggesting options and private philanthropy....

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$1 million bequest honors Lincoln woman’s parents

Rapid City Journal 11 Oct 2018

She studied chemistry at UNL and graduated in 1952. She spent one summer working for the Truman Commission, a study of the higher education system in America, in Washington, D.C., and was offered a job there after graduation, but turned it down after being encouraged to continue her education, said Rasmussen....

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University of Colorado Regent District 3 candidate Q&A

Denver Post 10 Oct 2018

(on line education; certificates where needed for re-training; establishing a $15,000 on line CU degree; ensuring a seamless transfer policy from community college to our campuses; partnerships with other colleges and universities; gifts, philanthropy from business and private donors; work-study programs for students on campuses; finding new ......

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UN-led tobacco control advocates denounce ‘increasingly vicious’ industry interference

United Nations 04 Oct 2018

“It is still the same tobacco business interests, with the same intentions, namely profit, but they are using a misleading new disguise, so we have to be twice as vigilant.” ‘Seemingly harmless' philanthropy ... world’s top tobacco companies with close to US$ 1 billion pledged to sponsor studies on agriculture, labour and nicotine delivery products....

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Portland man has plan to convert cruise ship into homeless shelter

Lewiston Sun Journal 01 Oct 2018

Kenneth A ... Capron’s plan calls for applying for a grant later this month to conduct a feasibility study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ... The foundation bills itself as the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated to health causes. The feasibility study, if funded, would examine the possibility of acquiring a used cruise ship that could be repurposed to address Portland’s housing needs ... Advertisement ... Advertisement. ....

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Spelman Receives $5.4M for Art History and Curatorial Studies Initiative

The Birmingham Times 30 Sep 2018

The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Collective for the Study of Art History and Curatorial Studies initiative will create a pipeline into art museum leadership and position Spelman, Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University to be leading producers of African-American museum professionals nationally, Spelman officials said ... curatorial studies....

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