US Aid, US AID - From the American People, US AID, None
"There is no escaping our obligations: our moral obligations as a wise leader and good neighbor in the interdependent community of free nations – our…
Tags: Development, International, Philanthropy, Poverty, US AID
United Way, United Way Partnership with the NFL, United Way, Various
"The miracle is this - the more we share, the more we have." - Leonard Nimoy In 1887, a Denver woman, a priest, two ministers and a rabbi recognized…
Tags: Charity, NFL, Philanthropy, Public Service, United Way
Oxfam, Theodore Richard “Dick” Milford (1895 – 1987), Oxfam, 1942
Dick Milford was a clergyman, educator, and philanthropist in England during the first half of the 20th century who is best known for his role in the…
Tags: Aid, Charity, Dick Milford, NGO, Oxfam, Philanthropy, Religion, WWII
Pacific Monthly, Simon Guggenheim, Philanthropist, Pacific Monthly, 1908
For every celebration and tragedy Simon Guggenheim and his family went through, he used his wealth to benefit the world as a result. When he was…
Tags: Philanthropy, Simon Guggenheim
Straus Historical Society, Sarah Lavanburg Straus: Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls, Straus Historical Society, Circa 1889
In 1887, when Oscar S. Straus (1850-1926) was minister to Constantinople, he and his wife Sarah Lavanburg Straus (1861-1945) became friendly with…
Tags: Clara, Education, Immigration, Philanthropy, Sarah Lavanburg Straus, School, Working Girls
Celebrity Net Worth, Sanela Diana Jenkins, Bosnian Entrepreneur & Philanthropist, Celebrity Net Worth, None
From Wikipedia: Sanela Diana Jenkins is a Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country…
Tags: Bosnian-American., Entrepreneur, Haiti, Human Rights, Medical Care, Philanthropy
Joi Ito, Pierre Omidyar, Ebay Creator, Joi Ito, 15 May 2007
Where others might stop after achieving amazing success, Pierre Omidyar continued to work to help others improve their lives as well. As one of the…
Tags: Change, eBay, Philanthropy, Pierre Omidyar
Laura Carter Holloway, Philanthropist - Judah Touro 1775-1854, Laura Carter Holloway, 1884
Though Judah Touro often wished to remain anonymous when he made his donations, it wasn’t an easily kept secret, and he soon became known throughout…
Tags: Judah Touro, New Orleans, Philanthropy, Religion
Samuel D. Ehrhart, Peter Cooper's Generous Example, Library of Congress, 1902
"If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." - Bob Hope Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883)…
Tags: Education, Locomotive, Peter Cooper, Philanthropy, Science, Steam
The Straus Historical Society, Nathan Straus: Loving Cup, The Straus Historical Society, Unknown
From the New York Times, August 6th, 1911 “Honor for Nathan Straus – Six Hundred Guests Give Him a Loving Cup at Hotel Kaaterskill. Six hundred…
Tags: Celebration, Honor, Loving Cup, Nathan Straus, Philanthropy, Straus Family
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