Weekly News Recap: January 20, 2017
Vincent DuckworthAlberta Theatre Projects, Calgary, Alberta, Culture, Khalil Gibran, Quote of the Week, AFP, Association of Fundraising Professionals, 2017 International Fundraising Conference, Langevin Bridge, Reconciliation Bridge, Alberta Innovates, Laura Kilcrease, Austin, Buffy Sainte-Marie, CBC, Humanitarian, Calgary Public Library, Calgary Central Library, Fort McMurray, Fort McMurray Wildfire, Fundraising, Alberta Government, Artists, Engineers, Calgary Watershed Project, Metro, Artists+Water Engineers, Calgary Culture, Forbes, Calgary Herald, Charitable Donations, 2016, Participant Retention, Donors, Money, Personal Finances, Google, Larry Kim, Infographic, Hollywood story arc, Power Sponsorship, Reciprocity, Bill Gates, Globalization, Philanthropy, China, Bloomberg, Prince, Barack Obama, Nonprofit, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Inside Philanthropy, Philanthropy Forecast, Donor advised fund, Chris Selley, Zoos, National Post, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, NCRP, Ryan Schlegel, Philanthropy Outlook Study, Nonprofit Quarterly, Marts & Lundy, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, 2016 Election, Fundraisers, AFP eWire, Racial and Cultural Conflicts, New York Times, Canada, Orlando, Pulse Nightclub, Pulse Tragedy, LGBTQ, LGBTQ People of Color, Latinx, Bush sisters, Obama Sisters, Architecture, Art, Histogram, English Alphabet, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Corporate philanthropy, Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Corporate Social Responsibility, Confident Giving, President Obama, Books, Book List, Liu Cixin, Inequality, Billionaires, Philanthropists, Oxfam, Houston, John P. McGovern Foundation, Kathrine G. McGovern, Fisher Industries, Mike Fisher, Christina Fisher, Dickinson, North Dakota, Menaul School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Harpers Bazaar, Fendi, Rome, Italy, Giuseppe Penone, Foglie di Pietra, Leaves of Stone, City of Hope, Diabetes, Diabetes and Metabolism Research Institute, Ashley Furniture, Duarte, California, Grymes Memorial School, Orange, Human Rights Program, Robina Foundation, Minnesota, Family Foundation, Helen Diller, College of St. Benedict, Center for Ethical Leadership in Action, Ontario, Barry and Laurie Green Charitable Trust, Goldie Feldman, Journalism Hub, John Ferri, News, National Jewish Health, Denver, Molly Blank Fund, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Arthur Blank, Home DepotComment
Weekly News Recap: January 13, 2017
Weekly News Recap: January 6, 2017
Weekly News Recap: December 30, 2016
Weekly News Recap: December 23, 2016
Vincent DuckworthJordan Cartwright, Book List, Charitable Donations, British Columbia, Nonprofit Hospitals, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, Canada, Donors, Philanthropic Giving Trends, Charitable Giving, Ottawa, Grande Prairie, Francis Winspear Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Leukemia, Lakeland College, Lloydminster, Inn from the Cold, Bold Leadership, Hospice Calgary, Janeen Webb, Calgary, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Rights, Leader, Red Deer College, Red Deer, Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, Central Alberta, Janice Wing, Crime rates, Economic downturn, Out-Migration, Bill Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Philanthropic controversy, Impact-Investment Fund, Elevar Equity, Rise Fund, Bill McGlashan, Bono, Jeff Skoll, eBay, Participant Media, #ShiftThePower, Community Philanthropy, Benjamin Hardy, 2017, Elon Musk, Bill Thurston, New Year's Resolutions, Building better habits, Activation energy, Chemistry, James Clear, Medium, Men, Boys, 8-Point Grid system, Millennials, Change, Donald Trump, Google, EdTech, Bristol United Way, Bristol, Public affairs, American Literature, Christopher C. Davis, Dallas, Officer Michael Krol, Officer Patricio Zamarripa, DART Officer Brent Thompson, College of Education and Human Services, Child Development Laboratory, Anonymous donor, Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, Ken Griffin, Gifts roundup, Craigslist, Journalism-Ethics program, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Jeffrey Rothschild, Marieke Rothschild, Jack Crowe, Peggy Toohey Crowe, Oak Park, Pinky Swear Foundation, KLN family brands, Perham, AT&T, AT&T Centre for Virtualization, global telecommunications, Lincoln College, Judy Morley, Arthur Bree, Amanda Bree, Logan County, Arcade Café, London, England, Lincoln, Ontario, Coastal and Marine Biology Flagship program, Duval county, McGill University, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister Trudeau, Larry and Judy Tanenbaum family, Neuroscience, Rio Gavin Ferdinand, FIFA World Cup, Christmas toys, Christmas donations, Cynthia Ford, Edsel Bryant Ford II, Detroit Zoo, Henry Ford, Ford Motor Company, Clark H. Smith Tumour Centre, Clark H. Smith, Jane Smith, Catholic University of America, Ethiopian religious manuscripts, Gerald Weiner, Barbara WeinerComment
Weekly News Recap: December 16, 2016
Weekly News Recap: December 2, 2016
Vincent DuckworthKate Bahen, Charity Intelligence, Charity Intelligence Canada, Calgary Public Library, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, CBC Calgary Food Bank Drive, CBC Calgary, Calgary Food Bank, Edmonton, Planetarium, Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, City of Edmonton, Forbes, Impact & Philanthropy, JUST 100 list, JUST Capital, America, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Philanthropy, Philanthropy Exhibition, National Museum of American History, Giving in America, How Do We Give?, Kamloops, Kamloops SPCA, Dog Apartments, Catios, British Columbia, BC, Fresh Start, Inn from the Cold, Children's Cottage, Capital Projects, Budget, Heritage Park, Calgary Herald, Alida Visbach, Great Plains Recreational Facility, affordable housing, HomeSpace Society, Calgary Homeless Foundation, Olympic Plaza, Brick Campaigns, Gordon Ritchie, RBC Capital Markets, Libraries, Lisa Freeman, 1-1-1 Policy, Facebook, Philanthropic Donations, Rights for Women, Alleviating Poverty, Creativity, Living Creatively, Cognitive Biases, Building Products, Design, Performance, Blogging, Blog, Charity Careers, Charitable Sector, Donald Trump, #GivingTuesday, Israel, Culture of Giving, Philanthropists, Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa Art Gallery, John Ruddy, Ottawa REDBLACKS, Art Now-L'art ici, Capital Campaign, Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Institute, Jeffrey A. Cole, Patricia O'Brien Cole, Jeffrey and Patricia Cole Building, Cole National, Joseph E. Cole, Pearle Vision, EyeMed Managed Vision Care, Patagonia, Black Friday, Grassroots Environmental Organizations, Goodyear, Compton Hospice, David Stein, Linda Stein, Annette Simmons, Harold Simmons, Dallas, Florida State University, Al Dunlap, Judy Dunlap, Ocala, Florida, Doak Campbell Stadium, Champions Club, Laura Barton, Peter R. Barton, Barton Institute for Philanthropy and Social Enterprise, Philanthropy Institute, Richardson Complex, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, Architectural Center, Judith Lipsey, Buffalo NewsComment
Weekly News Recap: November 25, 2016
Weekly News Recap: November 18, 2016
Vincent DuckworthLeonard Cohen, Joan Kroc, Philanthropists, Okanagan, Okanagan Arena, Penticton, Canada Winter Games, Red Deer, Alberta, British Columbia, Edmonton, Food Banks Canada, Nova Scotia, Goodwill, Philanthropic controversy, Executive Compensation, Goodwill of Omaha, Repsol Sport Centre, Repsol, Academic Research, Canada, 2016 Election, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Donald Trump, ACLU, Planned Parenthood, Civil Liberties, ADL, Kate McKinnon, Hallelujah, #ChappelleOnSNL, Hillary Clinton, Democracy, Charles Taylor, Brooklyn, New York, Philanthropy, Facebook, Concession Speech, Apple, Instant Donation, Designers, Lifehack, Career Hack, Infographic, Mental Error, Good Decisions, Photography, HSL, Hue, Luminance, Photos, Color Pairings, ColorClaim, Lebanon, Lebanese Government, Nabih Berri, Australian Sports Foundation, Olympic Sports, Arts, Mark Zuckerberg, Dr. Priscilla Chan, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Reid Hoffman, LindedIn, Larry Reiners, Judy Reiners, Angola, Indiana, MTI Center, Ontario, Laurentian University, Perdue Family, Germany, Museum Folkwang, Essen, Liselotte Griese, International Paper, Memphis, Mid-South Food Bank, Jeannene Booher, Columbia, Missouri, Air Force Academy, Jack Kucera, Colorado State University, Rebecca Bergman, Medtronic, Dr. Thomas Bergman, Neuroscience, Gustavus, Minnesota, Omaha, Nebraska, Kiewit, Berkshire Hathaway, Ian Potter Foundation, Magna, Magna International, FIRST, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, Education, Math, Manchester, New Hampshire, Knowledge, Life Skills, Constellation Brands, Rochester Regional Health, Robert Sands, Rochester General Hospital, Joan Beren, Joan S. Beren Outdoor Sculpture Fund, Cato Corp, Indigenous Culture, Indigenous Art, Museum of Anthropology, Franklin County, Greenfield, MassachusettsComment
Weekly News Recap: November 10, 2016
Weekly News Recap: November 4, 2016
Vincent DuckworthJoan Donald, Jack Donald, Red Deer College, Alberta, Donald Health and Wellness Centre, Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre, Red Deer, Charity data, Mark Blumberg, Charitydata, CCVO, Calgary, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Edmonton, Centre of Excellence, Economic downturn, Alberta economy, Finning, Montney, Grande Prairie, Central Alberta Gives, Campaign, #CentralAlbertaGives, Philanthropy, Alberta Treasury Branch, Consumer confidence, Canada, America, Bill Brooks, National Music Centre, Life is a Highway, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Merger, Intelligence, Infographic, Major Gifts, Major Gifts Officer, June Bradham, Nutrition, Math, Relationships, Robert Kraft, Billionaires, PEI, Pure Island, New Yorker Magazine, Ron Bailey, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Foundations, North Dakota State University, Bison Basketball, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Carnegie Mellon University, K&L Gates LLP, British Lung Foundation, Mesothelioma, National Mesothelioma Research Centre, Imperial College, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Players Championship, PGA Tour, Jason Day, Ben Sutton, John F. Scarpa Foundation, Cumberland County Technology Education Center, Bridgeton, New Jersey, Cumberland County, Notre Dame, Midland Michigan, Henry F. Roman, Maryann Roman, Roman Fellows, Des Moines Area Community College, Reza Kargarzadeh, Engineered Plastics Components Inc., Grinnell, Iowa, Camp Siloam, Conway, Bonner Family, Pine Bluff, Arkansas Baptist State Convention, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta Symphony, Michael Moore, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville, Arkansas, Redwood Area Education Foundation, Orrin S. Estebo, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Newark Public School, Newark, Harbor Freight Tools, Eric Smidt, Peter Zumthor, Los Angeles, NAIT, NAITSA, Britton Smith Foundation, Kingston, Ontario, Midwestern State University, Legacy Hall, Central Cass High School, Casselton, North Dakota, Gary TharaldsonComment
Weekly News Recap: October 28, 2016
Weekly News Recap: October 21, 2016
Vincent DuckworthJim Prentice, Alberta Premier, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Peter Thiel, Donald Trump, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, Doctors Without Borders, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Pfizer, Foundations, Charitable Foundations, Red Deer County, Red Deer, 2019 Winter Games, Enbridge, Economy, Office Space, Fort McMurray, Canadian Finals Rodeo, Edmonton, Kalamazoo, Philanthropy, Municipal Finance, Foundation for Excellence, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Cancer Moonshoot, Roy Romanow, MS Society, Ottawa, NAIT, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Prospect research, APRA, Arts, Arts Nonprofits, Betty Xie, AFP, Fellowship in Inclusion and Philanthropy, Bruce Rauner, Diana Rauner, Chicago, Illinois, Medium, Reading, Daily Routine, Daily Habits, Attention Span, Big Five Personality Test, Big Five Personality Traits, Likeable People, EQ, Copyright, Infographic, Career, Lifehack, Public Speaking, Chief Economist, Brian Emmett, Courage, Deloitte, Business Courage, Nonprofit Finance Study, Richard A Henson Foundation, Newark, Child literacy, Michael Bloomberg, Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts, Nashville, Eskind Family, Annette and Irwin Eskind Biomedical Library, Domino's Pizza, Future Farmers of America, FFA, Phil Knight, Penny Knight, Eugene, Nike, Billionaires, Rowan University, Jean Edelman, Ric Edelman, New Jersey, New York, Mantua Township, Cretaceous Period, MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Gustavo A. Cisneros, Latin American Artists, Latin America, Lakeland Medical Center, Lakeland Medical Center Pavilion, Hanson Heart Center, Merlin Hanson, Carolyn Hanson, Ramon Sessions, Ramon Sessions Basketball Performance Center, Charlotte Hornets, Kellogg, Kellogg Company, Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, Chuck Feeney, Indigenous Affairs, Australia, Guelph, La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso, Guelph Vet College, Randy Boyd, Jenny Boyd, KnoxvilleComment
Weekly News Recap: October 14, 2016
Vincent DuckworthBooks, Edmonton, Housing starts, Alberta, Alberta Economy, Roughriders, Mosaic Stadium, Calgary, Generosity of Spirit, Generosity of Spirit Award, Colton Lewis, Memorial Scholarship, #LoveYYC, Ice Castles LLC, Hawrelak Park, City of Edmonton, Canada West, Economy, Fort McMurray, Gratitude, Alberta Aviation Museum, RESOLVE Campaign, Providence House, Morrison Homes, Millennials, Millennial, Business, Millennial Movement, Freedom Economy, Actions, Mental Error, Misguided thinking, Meditating, Mindfulness, Oxygen Rule, Calendar, Keith L. Sachs, Katherine Sachs, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, North York, Ontario, Magna International, H-E-B, Charles Butt, Miami University, Dick Farmer, Joyce Farmer, Farmer School of Business, Habitat for Humanity, ReStores, ATGStores.com, Carl H. Lindner, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, American Financial Group Inc., Ford Motor Company, Ford, Ford Resource and Engagement Center, Fisher Upper Magnet Academy, Detroit, Michigan, Maxwell Q. Klinger, Janet Keller, Rev. Gerald Keller, Paul Ramsey, Paul Ramsey Foundation, Prime Media, Continental AG, Bayou Pierre, Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard, Glenn H. Hutchins, Boston, Massachusetts, Kentucky College of Art and Design, Owsley Brown III, Lyda Hill, GPRC, Grande Prairie Regional College, Friendship Centre, Elder-in-Residence program, Indigenous Culture, Kaiser Permanente, Prince George County, Binghamton University, Computer science, EngineeringComment
Weekly News Recap: October 7, 2016
Vincent DuckworthJean Grand-Matire, Alberta Ballet, Calgary Opera, Bob McPhee, Charity Intelligence, Canada, Direct mail, Beliefs, Priorities, Identity, Permissive Reformer, Cautious Skeptic, Free Enterprise Enthusiast, Donors, Planned giving, Planned gifts, Pentera, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Charitable Sector, Calgary, Alberta, Energy sector, Fundraising, CIFF, Calgary International Film Festival, Record-Setting, Edmonton Neon Sign Museum, Edmonton, Nobel Prize, Nobel Laureate, Peter Doherty, Australia, Philanthropy, Research, Architectural Cup, Architecture, CASA Centre, Addictions, drug addiction, Mental Health, Immigrants, Refugees, Population, Round Robin, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Ignorance, Reading, Creativity, Creative life, Focus, Patience, Persistence, Presence, Curiosity, Ernest Hemingway, Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, Mason Curry, Intelligence, Goals, Progress, Nonprofits, Edmonton Community Foundation, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, Board Chairs, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, D'Arcy Levesque, Arts, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Lasting Legacy, Bonnabel's Alumni Association, Bonnabel Bruins, Colin Kaepernick, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Andrew Faas, Mystic Seaport, Museum of America and the Sea, Mystic, Connecticut, British Columbia, Michelle Obama, Burpee Foundation, Garden, North Battleford, North Battleford Hospital, Kentucky, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Dr. Willard Gillespie, Owensboro, Ian Davidson, Nancy Davidson, Princeton, Castlemont High School, Oakland, London, Ontario, Fairmont Foundation, Colorado School of Mines, Engineering, Geology, Hilja Herfurth, Gerry Herfurth, Greg Christenson, Nasseri School of Construction Science and Engineering, Nick Lees, BC, Fritz Pfeiffer, CT Scanner, Kent State University, College of Applied Engineering Sustainability and Technology, FedEx, Flight program, Harvey Bookstein, Harriet Bookstein, California State University Northridge, CSUN, Northridge, Los Angeles, CaliforniaComment
Weekly News Recap: September 30, 2016
Vincent DuckworthAquariums, Robert F. Smith, Billionaire, African American Smithsonian Museum, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Philanthropy, Albright-Knox gift, Jeffrey Gundlach, Alexandria, Alfred Street Baptist Church, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Calgary, Alberta, Re/Max, Ontario, Eva's Phoenix, Eva's Initiatives, NorQuest College, Privacy, Edmonton, British Columbia, Ocean, Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Furniture Bank, George Washington University, Innovative fundraising, Australia, Melbourne, Ash Center for Democratic Government and Innovation, Harvard University, Global Philanthropy Report, Planned giving society, Legacy Society, College Park, "Do Good" Initiative and Institute, Nonprofit Management, Public Policy, Leadership, Donation Incentives, Brainstorming, Reinvent your life, Philanthropic controversy, Dartmouth College, Irving Oil, Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society, Irving Family, Robo-advisors, Future of Philanthropy, Robots, Missouri University, Kansas City, Missouri, Memorial Stadium, Nike, Freeport High School, Maine, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Freeport, Olympic athlete, National Arts Centre, Gail Asper, Ottawa, Bursaries, Childcare, John Berry, Fairborn, Ohio, Dayton, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Roberta Elliott, David Elliott, Artistic Opportunity Fund, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Fred Levin, Christopher B. Galvin Family Foundation, Chris Galvin, Cynthia Galvin, Kellogg School of Management, NUseeds, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Austin Marxe, City University of New York, Baruch College, New York, Bob Larner, Helen Larner, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Howard University, D.C., Jim Kaplan, Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Lear Corporation, Mike Ilitch, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Detroit, MichiganComment
Weekly News Recap: September 23, 2016
Weekly News Recap: September 16, 2016
Vincent DuckworthMargaret Hess, Calgary, Alberta, Annie Murray, Barb Murray, Andrea McManus, Philanthropists, climate change, Climate Champions, Fundraising, Campaign, It's All Academic - The Campaign for UCL, Moose Jaw, Canada First Research Excellence Fund, Innovate Calgary, Marmie, Dr. Joseph Martin, Duchess, Harvard, Beakerhead, Engineered Eats, Quarry Park, Remington YMCA, Alex Janvier, Rogers Place, Kensington, Calgary Public Library, Roger Ailes, Ohio University, Georgetown University, Jesuits, John DeGioia, Malcolm Gladwell, Princeton, Higher education, Charitable Legacy, Detroit, Michigan, MicroSoft, Intergenerational poverty, Roddenberry Family, Gene Roddenberry, Philanthropists of color, Beyonce, Jada Pinkett Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Gloria Estafan, Morgan Freeman, Michael Jordan, Infographics, Habits, Hostage negotiator, Philanthropy, Diversity, Diversity of thought, Arts and Culture, 49ers, Leadership, California, Educational outreach, Liberal arts education, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Regina, Russia, Pompidou Center, Paris, France, Art, Museum London, Centre at the Forks campaign, London, Ontario, Holy Cross Hospital, Phil Smith, Phil Smith Automotive Group, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Connecticut, Maryanne Trump Barry, Fairfield University, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Lorenzo Fertitta, Frank Fertitta, Football, LaHave River, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Zurich Insurance Company, RESOLVE Campaign, Mustard Seed, Drive Away Hunger, Food Banks Canada, Ohio Innocence Project, Richard "Dick" Rosenthal, Jupiter, Jupiter Medical Center, Good Shepherd Food Bank, Finance Authority of Maine, Auburn, Maine, Pentagon Memorial Fund, Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, 9/11, Carolyn Long, Jack Long, Owen School, Center for Entrepreneurship, Nashville, JPB Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Akron, Memphis, Chicago, Colin Kaepernick, Jed York, Assiniboine Park, Richardson family, Diversity Gardens project, Manitoba, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas City Sports Trust, Missouri UniversityComment
Weekly News Recap: September 9, 2016