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Carrie Fisher starred as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise. Source: CinemaBlend

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News

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• Jiao Tong University sets up institute for philanthropy development Jiao Tong University in Shanghai has set up an institute for philanthropy development to carry out research and provide professional guidance for charity organizations after China's first charity law came into effect in September. (12/31/16)

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Life and career hacks

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• Follow This 4-Step Routine Every Friday It you do no other weekly planning, this is the one you really need to do. (1/4/16)

• Why 96 Percent of Personal Development Efforts Fail It appears to boil down to your environment. Wash your car, clear your desk, dress better. (1/2/17)

• The Doing Mindset > The Thinking Mindset *"There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction." — John F. Kennedy

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Books to read

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• Top 10 Business Books of 2016 Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight, founder of Nike, looks very interesting. (12/26/16)

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Philanthropic personalities

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• ‘The James Bond of Philanthropy’ Culminates Career with $7M Donation to C.U. Charles Feeney has given almost $1 billion to Cornell University since 1982. (1/3/17)

• The Force Was Strong With Her: How Carrie Fisher Struck Back By Opening Up Carrie Fisher spoke often about her own issues with mental health and addiction. By opening up, Ms. Fisher raised awareness and changed attitudes around both. RIP Princess Leia. (12/29/16)

• Debbie Reynolds' Charitable Work Earned Her the Academy's Hersholt Award Meryl Streep and Jane Fonda paid tribute to Reynolds at the 74th annual Governors Awards in 2015. Debbie Reynolds died on December 28 at the age of 84, one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, died at the age of 60. RIP Debbie. (12/28/16)

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Education

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• Why doing a PhD is often a waste of time As someone who has toyed with doing one, I am not so sure anymore. (12/27/16)

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Trends and shifts

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• Alumni philanthropy gap between UK and US universities “narrowing” This trend has been quietly happening for a few years now. Not surprisingly, the gap gets even narrower the younger the alumnus is. In the U.K., older alumni are less likely to support their alma mater and younger alumni are more likely. (12/29/16)

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Large gifts

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• Riverview Medical Center gets $1 million donation Nancy Mulheren, whose one-year term as chair of the Riverview Foundation’s board of trustees ended December 31, made the donation to the Giving Heals campaign, which seeks to improve clinical outcomes at the Red Bank hospital. Riverview Medical Center is a 476-bed acute care community hospital located in Red Bank, New Jersey. (1/4/17)

• SA Tricentennial gets boost with $1.1M from Santikos Charitable Foundation San Antonio is planning big things for its 300th birthday in 2018. To help them with that, the Santikos Charitable Foundation is making this large gift. (1/3/17)

• Top Stories: Fort Worth’s Amon Carter Museum Gets Big Donation; Get On Track Financially In 2017 The Walton Family Foundation is giving the Amon Carter Museum of American Art $20 million over five years.The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune makes them among the richest families in the world. The majority of their wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the founders of the world's largest retailer, Walmart. (1/3/17)

• Iowa gets $5 million donation for Kinnick renovation project Ted and Deb Pacha, University of Iowa benefactors, have donated $5 million toward the renovation of Kinnick Stadium’s north end. (1/3/17)

• Newport Art Museum Receives Gift of $4.7 Million, Largest Donation in Museum’s History This gift, which has been donated to the Museum by an anonymous benefactor, recognizes and supports the value of the Museum’s century-long dedication to serving its community through the arts, education, outreach initiatives, and historic preservation. (1/3/17)

• Elings Donates $4 Million to Cancer Center Dr. Virgil Elings, former UCSB physics professor, nanotech pioneer, and high-profile philanthropist, donated $4 million to the fundraising campaign for Sansum Clinic’s new consolidated Cancer Center, now under construction. The new clinic is located in Santa Barbara, California. (12/31/16)

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