Philanthropy

yeah some big names for sure..

AmbassadorsForPhilanthropy.com is Challenging the World to Unleash the Power of Philanthropy



Dame Stephanie Shirley, the British Government's Founding Ambassador for Philanthropy, today launched AmbassadorsForPhilanthropy.com, a global movement which brings together charities, companies, philanthropists and governments for a worldwide effort "to unleash global giving's potential".


Dame Stephanie is a leading philanthropist who has donated millions from her self-made software business. She and her team are devoted to transforming the potential of philanthropy into a dynamic reality by 'giving philanthropists a voice'.

Around the world, nations are seizing on the AmbassadorsforPhilanthropy.com concept to appoint their own emissaries for giving, while good causes and enterprises, such as Save China's Tigers, The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, Autism Speaks, Value Works, Project Unity, Merlin, New Orleans City Park and many others, are joining this global platform to modernize giving.

A key part of the new movement is to give today's philanthropists a voice: into governments, the media and the causes they support. Organizations join AmbassadorsForPhilanthropy.com, creating microsites upon which to create and broadcast videos of their donors' endorsements.



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/01/4021059/ambassadorsforphilanthropycom.html#ixzz1cUKbPzsr

thanks

Former Enron director gives $100M to NY med school .

The philanthropist and former Enron director Robert Belfer and his wife Renee have donated $100 million to New York City's Weill Cornell Medical College.

The Wall Street Journal (http://on.wsj.com/szPF82 ) reported the donors' identity prior to the school's announcement Wednesday.

Robert Belfer now runs a family investment firm, Belfer Management LLC.

His two sisters and father died of different forms of cancer. He said finding better treatments for the disease helped drive the donation.

Weill Cornell is raising $1.3 billion to build a 480,000-square-foot medical research facility in Manhattan.

The facility will double the medical college's existing research space when it opens in 2014.

Thirty new researchers will focus on a range of urgent health issues, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and age-related conditions like Alzheimer's.
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP55fbcffd25aa46ac8f5ebe4a683794fe.html

cancer charities..

Duke receives $25M gift from former HCA executive

Just one day after Duke announced a $50 million gift from one trustee, it announced another $25 million gift, this time from trustee Jack O. Bovender Jr. and his wife Barbara.

The Health Sector Management Program at The Fuqua School of Business and Trinity College will each receive $10 million from the Bovenders’ estate, and the School of Nursing will receive $5 million, the university announced.

Bovender earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Duke before going into the health care administration field. He worked his way up to become the chief executive of Hospital Corporation of America. Hospital Corporation of America Latest from The Business Journals Former HCA CEO Jack Bovender donates M to DukeMajor medical R&D campus planned for Charlotte AvenueNew Methodist Hospital CEO expects Medical Center growth Follow this company ., which owns and operates 164 hospitals and 106 freestanding surgery centers in the United States and Great Britain. Bovender received $27 million in total compensation from HCA from 2007 to 2009 when he retired, according to securities filings.
http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/12/07/duke-receives-25m-gift-from-former.html

just docmenting. HCA is on my radar.

Laura and John Arnold Foundation Will Launch Non-Profit Video Library in Early 2012



In early 2012 the Laura and John Arnold Foundation will release the Giving Library, an innovative online video library that will serve as a tool for philanthropists to more efficiently survey the landscape of giving opportunities and to connect with participating non-profits.

The website will be constructed primarily for use by foundation grant makers and large and medium-sized individual donors. The ultimate goal is to drive interest and support to the organizations featured in the online video library.

"There is not currently a way for philanthropists to quickly but substantively look into a large number of giving opportunities, and we intend for this new site to address that need. Individuals that use the Giving Library will be able to easily locate, study, and engage organizations that fit their giving criteria," says LJAF Director of Communications, Meredith Simonton. "What would have taken months or even years of meetings and travel can now be done in a matter of days, from anywhere, with just a computer."

LJAF is covering costs for participants so that it is free to participate. The featured organizations will be licensed for the use of their own videos. The site will be free to all users as well.



Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4087078/laura-and-john-arnold-foundation.html#ixzz1g4F7wVNl

Laura & John Arnold
Co-founders
Laura and John established the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in 2008. They believe philanthropy should be transformational and should seek through innovation to solve persistent problems in society. As co-founders, Laura and John actively engage in the organization’s overall direction and daily execution.

Laura is an attorney and a former oil company executive. John is a hedge fund manager. They have 3 children and reside in Houston, Texas
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/29/4087078/laura-and-john-arnold-foundation.html

hmm wonder what nonprofits they are gonna showcase.

Buffett Joined by 12 Families Pledging Wealth to Charity

Twelve families promised to donate most of their wealth to philanthropy, joining the Giving Pledge initiative started by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates.

The families include hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and his wife Karen, Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA)’s billionaire owner Elon Musk and film producer Steve Bing, according to an e-mailed statement from the initiative.

Arthur M. Blank, Edgar M. Bronfman, Glenn and Eva Dubin, Red and Charline McCombs, Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman, John and Ginger Sall, Henry and Susan Samueli, John A. and Susan Sobrato, John Michael Sobrato, and Ted and Vada Stanley also signed the pledge.

“They come from different backgrounds, but share a common desire to see positive change in our world,” Buffett said in the statement. “We’ve said from the beginning that this is a long-term effort, but I’m particularly pleased to see continued momentum in encouraging greater and more thoughtful philanthropy.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-19/buffett-joined-by-12-families-pledging-most-wealth-to-charity.html

crooks giving back. More than likely they stole it from us in the first place.