Toms Shoes was a bold step in the right direction as far as for-profit companies coupling with a philanthropic alter-ego. The adoption of the buy one, donate one business plan has sparked a movement in consumers fashion choices as of late. It also provides a piece of...
Richard Hudgins, a hair stylist in Louisville, Kentucky, is going barefoot for a full year to raise money for children in Kenya who do not have shoes. Hudgins has made it through a brutal winter consisting of several days of snow, ice, and below-freezing temperatures...
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the social networking site Facebook, and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated $992.2 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in Mountain View. The donation granted the couple the top spot among the most generous Americans in 2013. ...
As a nonprofit leader, it is your job to make sure your organization’s mission statement is clear, concise and relevant. You also have to make sure that the general public is aware of your cause and understands why they should support your organization. The only way...
According to an article on Spear’s, Bill Gates has been donating huge sums of money to large organizations for quite sometime now. The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation aims to help organizations that are “committed towards eradicating poverty,...
John Jellinek is the President of the private equity investment firm Jelco Ventures Inc. He has been apart of more than 50 investment transactions over the years. Out of the office, John Jellinek is an advisor and major donor to numerous foundations and charities.
