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Kay and Matthew Bucksbaum, champions of music school, inducted to Aspen Hall of Fame

Aspen Times 19 Jan 2019

It was the summer of 1953, and they were celebrating their 1-year wedding anniversary ... The couple's volunteering and philanthropy also extended to both being fellows of the Aspen Institute, and supporters of Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Anderson Ranch, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Aspen Historical Society, and Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation ... ....

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The REAM Foundation launches research funding program for misophonia

Market Watch 16 Jan 2019

16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The REAM Foundation, in collaboration with the Milken Institute's Center for Strategic Philanthropy, today announced the launch of the first dedicated misophonia grant program to encourage scientific progress, better understand the condition, and develop new treatments....

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The downside of doing good with a market mindset

Ravalli Republic 10 Jan 2019

... over the course of the year, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports ... As someone who studies, teaches and believes in philanthropy, I believe these writers have started an important debate that could potentially lead future donors to make make a bigger difference with their giving....

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New Study Of MRSA Spread In Brooklyn Religious Enclave Provides Framework For Community-Based Infection Surveillance

Market Watch 08 Jan 2019

Because of the study team's initial surveillance and rapid response, the outbreak in Brooklyn is well characterized ... In addition, several researchers involved in the study received support for their work from private philanthropy, including Burroughs Wellcome Fund, KiDS of NYU, and Judith and Irwin Kallman....

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City’s attack on ShopRite owner fails to fizz | Stu Bykofsky

Philadelphia Daily News 08 Jan 2019

Why would someone close down a profitable business? ... The city says it doesn’t believe him ... A study it commissioned by St ... For its part, the city quotes a not-yet-published study by Harvard, Penn and Johns Hopkins showing no sales harm. That study was funded by Michael Bloomberg’s pro-tax Bloomberg Philanthropies. Other studies have had varied results ... ....

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Keeping Christian values

The Times & Democrat 06 Jan 2019

Quoting David King in the Washington Times about the findings of the Philanthropy Panel Study (“Giving USA Special Report on Giving to Religion,” released on Oct ... We really see the connection grow with continued involvement in a religious community.’” A plethora of studies show the same connection between religion and compassion for others ... .......

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Word champions

China Daily 02 Jan 2019

The 17-year-old high school sophomore from Chengdu Foreign Languages School, the first school in Sichuan province with foreign-language studies as its primary focus, says ... Topics covered in the finals include the debate over exam-oriented education, studying abroad and the difference between philanthropy and public service....

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How Young, Rich Evangelicals Give Their Money Away

The Atlantic 02 Jan 2019

In a 2018 study, Giving USA and Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy found a sharp decrease in religious giving over the past four decades, declining from well over half of all giving in the late ’70s through the early ’90s to roughly a third as recently as 2017....

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Mumbai: From January 15, CSMT junction to get makeover on lines of Times Square

Indian Express 31 Dec 2018

The junction is slated to be redesigned by the National Association of City Transportation Officials-Global Designing Cities Initiative (NACTO-GDCI) under BIGRS (Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety) on the lines of the Times Square ... To study the operational ......

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Vikings Kicking Out Tobacco donate to Twin City Mission

The Bryan Eagle 30 Dec 2018

The club, which was studying philanthropy during December as part of the Bryan school district's Essential Eight ......

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Christmas comes early for Anson Jones Elementary students with Books and a Blanket giveaway

The Bryan Eagle 24 Dec 2018

She said the project also allowed the students to experience the receiving side of philanthropy -- the topic the students had been studying in December as part of the district's Essential Eight character traits curriculum. As part of their philanthropy lessons, the school raised ......

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Bitcoin Network Loses Nodes and Difficulty, Militants Use Crypto In Struggle to Secede, NYU Professor ...

A Bit of News 24 Dec 2018

Armstrong said. ... I’m excited about the potential for this organization to help people, but I’m still early on my journey of discovering how to have the most impact via philanthropy ... CCN received and reported on a detailed study regarding South Korean Bitcoin exchange Bithumb, which is alleged to have faked volume consistently over the course of 2018....

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