July 15, 2010
Foundation Gives Hand to Holocaust Survivors
The Wall Street Journal
By Shelly Banjo
7/15/10
As a young entrepreneur, Harry Weinberg vowed to care for Holocaust survivors who fled to North America. Now the foundation that bears his name is giving $10 million to the New York-based Claims Conference to help aging Holocaust survivors meet basic needs for shelter, food and medical care.
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Foundation Cutting Wide Path Through Jewish Life
The Jewish Week
By Julie Wiener
7/14/10
When Interland Corporation Founder Jim Joseph died in 2003, at the age of 68, few people outside San Francisco and the real estate field had heard of him. Today, less than a decade later, the words “Jim Joseph” are among the most frequently uttered syllables in the American Jewish education world, at least among those responsible for fundraising.
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Lumina Foundation Suffers “Initiative Fatigue,” State Leaders are Told
The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Eric Kelderman
7/14/10
The Lumina Foundation for Education has become one of the best-known higher-education philanthropies in the country, spending nearly $50-million annually on projects to improve college completion, but now the foundation is worried about “initiative fatigue,” said Jamie P. Merisotis, the group’s president, in remarks here on Wednesday. As a result, he said, the foundation is shifting its focus away from giving money to new projects to develop policy ideas.
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There’s No Defense for the Estate Tax
Los Angeles Times
By Robert P. Murphy
7/14/10
In his July 6 Op-Ed, law professor Ray D. Madoff made a case for the estate tax, claiming that it promoted tax fairness and economic growth. Madoff is wrong on both counts. The estate tax violates common principles of justice and stifles economic growth. Congress should permanently lock in this year’s special moratorium on the estate tax.
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Charities Mail Out Coins, Hope for Larger Return
USA Today
By Stacy Jones
7/14/10
A growing number of charities across the USA are taking a nickel-and-dime approach to encourage donations by mail, despite some evidence that including coins in solicitations turns off potential donors..
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