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Decidedly Jazz Danceworks dancers warm up in one of the stunning new studio spaces in their new dance centre during a media tour on Wednesday GAVIN YOUNG/POSTMEDIA

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Philanthropic personalities

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• Buffett's Children Say Both Parents Set Example for Philanthropy Philanthropy is taught. What a teacher! (4/28/16)

• Zuckerberg Moves to Pay for $45 Billion Pledge And....go! Looks like some of this pledge is starting its move into the sector. (4/27/16)

• Secret Behind Prince and His Private Philanthropy Revealed Not the least bit surprised. Prince, we will miss your heart and your genius. RIP. (4/23/16)

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News

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• Decidedly Jazz Danceworks offers sneak peek of new dance centre What a view! Fantastic addition to our city and to our cultural inventory. Congrats DJD! CALGARY STORY (4/27/16)

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About time

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• History Of Philanthropy Highlighted In New Website I can't believe that this has not been done until now. What a great resource for all of us. Thank you Andrea for sharing this story with us. (5/26/16)

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Life and career hacks

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• 52 ways to make life 68% more rewarding Yes, this article actually outlines 52 ways to make your life more rewarding. Lot's of reminders and new spins old ideas but also, lots of new ideas too. (4/23/16)

• Jason Fried’s 13 unconventional rules for getting clients I highly recommend that you visit the every single link (there are only a few) in this article. The 37Signals website was a work of genius as was their business model. BTW, Jason Fried is the builder of basecamp. (4/21/16)

• Developing your eye for design "Practice looking." It can be that straightforward. For all of us (I count myself in this) who are often asked to critique or offer an opinion on some aspect of design, this is very helpful. (4/12/16)

• Morning Routines: How Successful People Start Their Day Ben Franklin's original daily calendar is cool. Or how about a 5:45am tennis match with Anna Wintour? All inspiring. Worth a read. (7/21/14)

• 13 Productivity Tips for Working Smarter, Not Harder Get outside, take a nap, reflect and ten more great tips. (6/2/14)

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Opinion

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• Does It Matter Where the Money Came From? Philanthropy and the Sources of Wealth I agree with the author. Yes and no. For me, honouring the legacy of gifts from Rockefeller and Henry Ford while also remembering where and how they earned their wealth is critical to how we understand and work with philanthropy. (4/28/16)

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Large gifts

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• NBA player's $1M donation kicks off school fundraising campaign NBA player Shaun Livingston made the gift to help renovate and expand Concordia Lutheran School in Peoria, Illinois. Always nice to see our sports stars giving back. (4/28/16)

• Chancellor’s Scholarship Program receives $10 million donation This is whopping gift to support scholarships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This gift was made by a group of anonymous donors. (4/28/16)

• Michael Smith’s $13M donation to Colorado State includes $3.5 to on-campus stadium Scholarships, a Natural Resources building, and a new stadium will all be outcomes of this gift. Nice. (4/28/16)

• National Music Centre receives $340K from Stantec for Studio Bell NMC will be naming the Volunteer Lounge for Stantec's gift. Congrats to NMC and to Stantec. CALGARY STORY (4/28/16)

• Fowler Museum at UCLA receives $1M donation from Jay, Deborah Last This gift, from longtime donors Jay and Deborah Last will continue to contribute to expanding the Museum's curatorial staff and improving accessibility to its permanent collection. (4/28/16)

• A Huge Donation to Children's Hospital The McIntyre Family Foundation has donated $10-million to the Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan. Eldon McIntyre worked in the oil and gas industry and the family is from southwest Saskatchewan. The gift will be used for equipment and research. The Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan is located in Saskatoon. CANADIAN STORY (4/27/16)

• Augustana receives $1M donation for buildings, endowment It's good to have cousins who love you. This gift, from Fred and Linda Milanovich, will go toward a student activities center, a science building and an endowment to support athletics. Fred Milanovich is a cousin of the late Augustana basketball standout Sam Milanovich. Augustana University is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (4/27/16)

• Indianapolis Businessman Donates $25 Million to Butler U. Butler University in Indianapolis will rename its business school to the Andre B. Lacy School of Business in honour of Andre Lacy's $25 million gift. (4/27/16)

• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center receives largest donation in nearly a decade This $1 million gift from Catharine and Bart Holaday will allow the Fine Arts Center to develop and create a 21st century interactive gallery space. (4/26/16)

• Large donation to honor retiring college professor, fund scholarships First, awesome gift, $5.6 million. Next, nice way to honour one of your favourite (assuming) profs, a chaired professorship in math and computer science. Third, a great gift to a college. Way to go Colorado College. Remember to always be nice to your academic staff. (4/26/16)

• UCSF receives $185 million donation Wowzers! That is a ton of money. This gift, from Sandy and Joan Weill, is the largest single gift ever received by the University of California at San Francisco. It will be used to establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. I tell ya, the brain is big this year. Sandy Weill is the former CEO and chairman of Citigroup. (4/26/16)

• Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy receives $1m donation and changes its name The Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy at Plymouth University will become the Hartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy, as it receives just under £700,000 ($1m) from a Hartsook Consulting, a U.S. based global fundraising consulting organisation headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Adrian Sargeant will be the Centre's director. (4/25/16)

• $3M donation to buy MRI The donation, to the South Okanagan Similkameen (SOS) Medical Foundation, is being made by David Kampe, owner of Peters Bros. Construction and Inland Contracting. Fantastic gift! The citizens of Penticton and area will benefit from this for years to come. CANADIAN STORY (4/25/16)

• SC State Museum receives Million Dollar Donation The South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC has received an anonymous gift of $1.4 million. The gift is directed towards conservation and acquisition of artifacts and objects for the museum’s collection. (4/23/16)

• David Geffen Just Made a Massive Donation to MOMA Yes, that David Geffen. You know, the founder of Asylum Records (The Eagles, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt, to name few). His gift of $100 million will help MOMA transform yet once again. The Medical School at UCLA is named for Mr. Geffen in honour of a $200 million unrestricted gift he made in 2002. (4/22/16)

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