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Tag: philanthropy
What is your favorite charity that has to do with reading, writing, or education?
— Grammar Girl (@GrammarGirl) June 1, 2021
For reading: all of them?!? (Who can really have a favorite?)
I love Little Free Library (@LtlFreeLibrary) and PJ Library (@PJLibrary). My favorite has to be Reading is Fundamental (@RIFWEB)—they gave me books as a child and a wife as an adult.
For education: Johns Hopkins University School of Education (@JHUEducation).
Delighted to be able to donate $2,500 to help support Hathaway-Sycamores at tonight’s virtual Spring gala. You can support them too, or participate in their silent auction. #HSCelebrate
The media tycoon and former New York mayor has paid his way into a position of influence in the Democratic Party. But can he buy a presidential nomination?
The Broad Center, and its sometimes controversial effort to train school district leaders, moves from L.A. to Yale with $100 million gift.
👓 Univ. Of Alabama Returns $21.5 Million Gift; Donor Urged Boycott Over Abortion Law | NPR
The move comes after Hugh Culverhouse Jr. urged students and businesses to boycott Alabama over its restrictive new abortion law. The school says its rejection of the money isn't related to that law.
Wow!
👓 Morehouse College Graduates’ Student Loans to Be Paid Off by Billionaire | New York Times
Robert F. Smith, who founded Vista Equity Partners and became the richest black man in America, said that he and his family would pay the Class of 2019’s debt.
Of course amid this interesting news which could serve as an interesting study group for students who will have had much of their debt wiped away:
Amid the worthy praise for Robert Smith’s gift, a bitter truth:
Smith has opposed closing the carried-interest loophole, which enriches his industry and may cost the government $18 billion a year. Closing it would raise enough to do 450 such gifts a year. https://t.co/tfHrEDnypG
— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) May 20, 2019
🎧 Harm To Ongoing Matter | On the Media | WNYC Studios
After years of waiting, journalists finally began digging into the redacted version of the Mueller report. On this week’s On the Media, how the special counsel’s findings confirm years of reporting about turmoil within the White House. Plus, what the Notre Dame fire and the Sacklers show us about the dark side of philanthropy, and how the Justice Department stopped prosecuting executives. And, an undercover investigation shines a light on the NRA’s PR machinery.
1. Eric Umansky [@ericuman], deputy editor at ProPublica and co-host of the Trump Inc. podcast, on the Mueller revelations. Listen.
2. Anand Giridharadas [@AnandWrites], author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, on the dark side of philanthropy. Listen.
3. Jesse Eisinger [@eisingerj], author of The Chickenshit Club, on how the Justice Department stopped prosecuting executives. Listen.
4. Peter Charley, executive producer of Al Jazeera's "How To Sell a Massacre," on the NRA's PR machinery. Listen.
Some interesting thoughts in the last couple of segments on the last Guilded Age and the one we’re potentially about to exit soon??
I definitely want to see the documentary discussed in the last segment about the NRA.
🎧 The Opioid Narratives | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Purdue Pharma has settled a lawsuit with the state of Oklahoma for $270 million, a larger figure than two other cases the company has settled with other states. In doing so, the company also avoided a televised trial in May at a time when there's been growing public pressure on Purdue and its owners, the Sackler family, amid allegations that they misled the public about the dangers of OxyContin.
Back in 2017, Bob spoke with Barry Meier about how public discourse about chronic pain and treatment have been shaped by companies like Purdue with help from physicians, consultants, and the media. Meier is a former reporter for The New York Times and author of Pain Killer: A "Wonder" Drug's Trail of Addiction and Death.
Bob also interviewed journalist Anna Clark about her reporting for the Columbia Journalism Review on opioid-related death notices. Sites like Legacy.com, she explained, have often chronicled the crisis' individual human toll.
👓 Opinion | Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid | New York Times
Let’s eliminate money problems from the admissions equation for qualified students.
God bless you Michael Bloomberg for putting your money where your mouth heart is. We could use more serious leadership and thought like this in the world.
#2020
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👓 Bloomberg gives Johns Hopkins a record $1.8 billion for student financial aid | Washington Post
Former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced Sunday he is giving a record $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University to support student financial aid at his alma mater and make its admissions process “forever need-blind.” The gift, believed to be the largest private donation in modern times to higher education, is a landmark in a growing national movement to make elite universities more accessible to students from low-to-middle income families.
👓 Michael Bloomberg donates $1.8 billion to boost financial aid for low-income students | CBS News
Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and one of the world's richest people, is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, in an effort to boost financial aid for low- and middle-income students. The university said the contribution — the largest ever to any education institution in the U.S. — will allow Johns Hopkins to eliminate student loans in financial aid packages starting next fall. The university will instead offer scholarships that don't have to be repaid.
Reply to actualham on Koch and education
Robin DeRosa (Twitter)What the hell is this? Really asking. https://t.co/Q1kCTs47J1
— Robin DeRosa (@actualham) July 30, 2018An old white man who's obscenely wealthy said some things.
— S Owocki (@swahkee) July 30, 2018
1 Freeze peach is good & will get lots of Koch $$
2 Fields should be merged bc *GALAXY BRAIN* --> HUMAN PROGRESS
3 Faculty members who want in on the Koch teat, pls do the prostration dance
4 AND IN CONCLUSION, Helpful!
— Robin DeRosa (@actualham) July 30, 2018
Given the statement he makes I honestly wonder if he’s considered taking Malcolm Gladwell’s advice about where to best focus his money for the best outcome based on statistical mechanics–particularly given his stated background?
https://boffosocko.com/2018/05/01/episode-06-my-little-hundred-million-revisionist-history/
📺 IndieWeb Summit 2018 Green Room #nonprofit | YouTube
Discussing a non-profit org to benefit IndieWeb and the indie web
Playing catch up on some of the sessions I wish I’d had time to be at in person.
There are several ways of doing the non-profit thing in this venue. Many of them don’t bring a lot of additional benefit however. One could set up a side foundation to help on the fundraising and spending side, but as a group, I suspect we’re more than fine for right now.
❤️ ClintSmithIII tweet about philanthropy
Clint Smith on Twitter (Twitter)We live in a country where billionaires make the decision to pay their workers less than minimum wage & then when they donate the most infinitesimal amount of their relative wealth to a decent cause they get buildings named after them & endlessly praised.
It’s all so backwards. — Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) June 18, 2018
This reminds me a lot of Malcolm Gladwell‘s thesis about philanthropy in higher education. Hopefully identifying the problem and suggestions for solutions will point a way to fixing the problem.