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Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal to take on role in a Georgia county sheriff’s office
ATLANTA — Shaquille O’Neal is a man of many nicknames and, according to the Henry County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office, he will soon have another title to add to his list. Sheriff Reginald Scandrett has tapped The Big Aristotle to serve as the agency’s director of community relations. Sheriff’s office spokesman Eric Jackson confirmed the Basketball Hall of Famer’s new role to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday. “As a part of Sheriff Scandrett’s strategic plan, bridging the gap between the community and law enforcement is paramount,” Jackson said. “Coupled with Dr. O’Neal’s philanthropy, Sca...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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On Philanthropy: Predictions on charity and giving for 2021
2020 is a year most of us are happy to leave behind. Amid the many disheartening challenges we endured, there were also some positive developments in the philanthropy field that will impact giving in 2021 and beyond. Here’s some of what I’ll be looking for in this New Year: From charity to justice 2020’s racial justice movement that expanded awareness of racism and injustice across the U.S. and globally, combined with the economic disparity that burgeoned in the year of the pandemic, has caused many donors — large and small — to reexamine the focus of their giving. Expect to see more donors lo...
Tribune News Service
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Conservative Joe Ricketts, Cubs family patriarch who closed DNAinfo after union vote, to launch Omaha-based ‘unbiased’ news site
The patriarch of the family that owns the Chicago Cubs is getting back in the newsgathering business. The Omaha World-Herald reported on Sunday that billionaire businessman and philanthropist Joe Ricketts is hiring staff to launch an online national news source called Straight Arrow News. “I think there’s a gap in the market — there’s no source for unbiased, fact-based news,” Ricketts told the World-Herald in an emailed response to questions last week. “And I believe there’s a business opportunity there.” It isn’t the politically conservative Ricketts’ first journalistic endeavor. He launched ...
Chicago Tribune
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After uproar, hotelier in Florida cancels fundraiser for Sen. Josh Hawley
ORLANDO, Fla. — Loews Hotels on Saturday canceled a planned fundraiser at its Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando for U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, who spearheaded the objections to President-elect Biden’s win in Congress on Jan. 6. Hawley, R-Mo., was also shown in a photo raising his fist in solidarity with pro-Trump protesters on Capitol Hill prior to the violent assault on the Capitol building. “We are horrified and opposed to the events at the Capitol and all who supported and incited the actions,” Loews said in a statement on Twitter. “In light of those events and for the safety of our gues...
Orlando Sentinel
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Editorial: MacKenzie Scott sets example of peak philanthropy
Even in this season of giving, the announcement that MacKenzie Scott is giving $4.16 billion to hundreds of American organizations sent a powerful message. In a tsunami of philanthropy, she leapt toward fulfillment of her May 2019 pledge to donate the majority of her wealth to help others. In the process, she exemplified for the nation’s hundreds of other billionaires how to give back after getting much. The jaw-dropping sum is only part of what makes Scott’s act so impressive. It is a fortune by itself, one large enough to better the lives of an immense number of people. But the range of orga...
The Seattle Times
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Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer steps away from Wisconsin protest-shooting criminal case
KENOSHA, Wis. — An attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse indicated Thursday that he’d pull back from the teen’s criminal defense, hours after prosecutors in Wisconsin sought to block him from participating and alleged in a court filing that his involvement with a fundraising effort “provides ample opportunity for self-dealing and fraud.” Los Angeles civil lawyer John M. Pierce has been the public face of the 17-year-old’s defense against a murder charge and other counts in the three months since the teen fatally shot two men and wounded a third during summer protests in Kenosha. He also has been an en...
Chicago Tribune
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UW study shows how nonprofits are suffering and sustaining during the pandemic
The number of people seeking help from health and human services nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic have gone up between 10% and 28%, while those same agencies have seen their funding and workforce cut in half, according to survey responses from hundreds of organizations and documented in a new study by the University of Washington. As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge, so does the demand for help from these nonprofits, which are struggling to respond and, despite federal and state aid, have spent down their reserves. While 56% of responding agencies have successfully access...
The Seattle Times
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New Washington business coalition sets $2 billion goal for racial equity initiative
As the uprising spurred by George Floyd’s killing continues to reverberate, a new coalition of Washington business and philanthropy leaders says it aims to spend $2 billion over the next five years to advance racial equity.Nearly 60 executives have so far joined the group, Washington Employers for Racial Equity, including the CEOs of some of the state’s most prominent organizations, such as Microsoft, Nordstrom, Boeing, Costco, Windermere Services Co. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Seattle Times Publisher and CEO Frank Blethen is also a member.)The coalition, announced Tuesday, aros...
The Seattle Times
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On Philanthropy: Lack of accountability and transparency put philanthropy at an inflection point
An inflection point is a time of significant change; a turning point.Right now, the very way philanthropy works in the U.S. is being critically examined by a growing chorus of experts and scholars who are challenging some of the basic assumptions that underlie giving. The tax code, lack of accountability and transparency, scant government oversight, the outsized opportunity to influence public policy, media adulation of megadonors and more are causing many to question whether a major restructuring of the philanthropic sector is warranted. Here are two striking examples:Religious institutions d...
Tribune News Service
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Using Private Foundations to Build a Family Culture of Philanthropy
Charitable Giving Series: Part IV of VI on Using Private Foundations to Build a Family Culture of Philanthropy By Joe Maier, JD, CPA, Senior Vice President, Director of Wealth Strategy and Bob Schneider, CFP®, RICP®, Senior Vice President, Wealth AdvisorQ3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreThis is part four of our six-part series on charitable giving. In this article, we focus on why people use private foundations to execute their charitable mission.In our last article, we learned why Dean and Jessica Howard would want to use donor advised funds, which let them maximize the impact o...
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