Results List
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Challenge the Boomers to Make a Difference
Source: The Chronicle on Philanthropy
By Marc Freedman Some people watching the presidential race say it's time for boomers to clear the room. And some leaders in the nonprofit world might agree. It is easy to understand the reaction. With nearly 10,000 people turning 60 each day, an army of…
Resource type: News
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The Purpose Prize: Often the Best Chapters are the Later Ones
Source: Gara LaMarche
When Gordon Johnson was a teenager, his Dad took in two nieces and two nephews whose parents were unable to care for them. He never forgot his father’s big-spirited act, or the neglect by government care agencies that made it necessary. Mr. Johnson pursued a…
Resource type: News
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The Billionaire Who Wasn’t
Source: Gara LaMarche
Today in New York, the worlds of publishing and philanthropy mark an unusual event:the launch of a biography of Atlantic’s founder, Charles F. Feeney. It’s unusual because Chuck Feeney has spent his whole life avoiding the spotlight, even going to the lengths of originally setting…
Resource type: News