Sentences with phrase «of philanthropic causes»

The Yardeni family is very active in a number of philanthropic causes including the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the Rabin Medical Center, and the Friends of the Israeli Defense Force.

Although I totally questioned being called influential anything I protested none as any mention of philanthropic causes make me giddy.

Soezen's somber, worried expressions routinely imply her sense of feeling trapped by her husband as much as the village locals, so it comes as no surprise when she forges a bond with the child's uncle over the prospects of a philanthropic cause.

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Get her talking about the philanthropic impact of her work — with every sale, each of her brands contributes to a related cause in the developing world — and it's apparent there's nothing at all flippant about her audacity.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for example, tried to propose a share structure that would allow him to maintain voting control of the company even as he sold off most of his shares to support philanthropic causes.

In the latter (or, to hear him tell it, middle) portion of his career, those causes have often been philanthropic rather than commercial ones: drug law reform, death penalty abolition, ocean conservation.

While Rockefeller is accused of using shady business tactics to wipe competitors off the map, over his lifetime he donated $ 500 million to philanthropic causes (which he was inspired to do by Carnegie).

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest people, says he's donating his entire wealth to philanthropic causes over the coming years.

Mr. Brickman and his wife, Patrice, are involved in many philanthropic causes, including Neediest Kids and Visible Men, where Mr. Brickman sits on the Board, the National Center for Women and Children, Stepping Stones Shelter, the Barbara Bush Foundation Celebration of Reading and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

PK I've always believed — even from lecture one in business school — that good businesses are good citizens, so we've always contributed a significant part of our income to philanthropic causes.

Mike and Lori Milken have joined with Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates in The Giving Pledge, which commits them to give the majority of their assets to philanthropic causes during their lifetimes.

A truly generous person, the richest man in the world also started The Giving Pledge, along with his wife and Warren Buffett, which encourages the wealthiest people on the planet to donate most of their fortunes to philanthropic causes.

They say, Here are art and music, scientific truths to discover and philanthropic causes to serve, much to read, think about, and do — why concern oneself with the fundamental meaning of the universe?

Prior to her involvement in philanthropic causes, Ms. Stern was the first Director of Quality Assurance at the American Dental Association.

Carla's philanthropic passion allows her to devote time to causes close to her heart including working alongside fellow chef and 2018 James Beard Award Humanitarian of the Year Jose Andres» World Central Kitchen Chef Network, Feeding America, and Women Chefs and Restaurateurs (WCR).

She also participates in a variety of client advocacy activities at the local and state levels and philanthropic causes.

Dr. Falk is also PI of an NIH, pharma, and philanthropic funded translational research laboratory group at CHOP that investigates the causes and global metabolic consequences of mitochondrial disease, as well as targeted therapies, in C. elegans, zebrafish, mouse, and human tissue models of genetic - based respiratory chain dysfunction, and directs multiple clinical treatment trials in mitochondrial disease patients.

This exclusive event, immediately following the SAG Awards on the back lot of the Shrine Exposition Center, honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of SAG - AFTRA.

This exclusive event, which was held immediately following the SAG Awards on a specially extended section of the Shrine Theater, honors the philanthropic causes and good works of the members of SAG - AFTRA.

The Variety Power of Women event celebrates the philanthropic efforts of those in the entertainment industry, with causes ranging from the education of at - risk youth to humanitarian assistance for children in developing countries.

Washington — Americans gave a good deal more of their money and time to philanthropic causes in 1989 than they did in 1987, with average contributions to education jumping 17 percent, according to a new study 0 released here last week.

Along with their statutory role as labor unions and stated role as professional organizations, NEA and AFT fill the role of philanthropic benefactors for a host of causes, most of them left - leaning (see sidebar).

In 2015, Mr Varkey became the first education entrepreneur to sign up for the Giving Pledge, a commitment launched by Bill Gates, in which the wealthy pledge to give away most of their money to philanthropic causes.

Outside of purely philanthropic pursuits, or cause marketing tactics, donating the royalties of a book can serve two purposes: good will and good marketing.

In that same vein, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's Giving Pledge encourages billionaires to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.

PwP unites the general public with some of the world's most renowned investors in an effort to bring global awareness to impactful philanthropic causes.

Since then, she has planned and coordinated several fundraising campaigns, and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for philanthropic causes supporting education, homelessness, literacy, suicide prevention, cancer research, prenatal research, and animal welfare.

Since 2010, GiveLitter ™, the official philanthropic cause of World's Best Cat Litter ™, has helped donate nearly 700,000 pounds of litter to shelter cats across the U.S. With many hurricane - affected shelters temporarily shut down or displaced, the brand felt that a monetary donation would best help these shelters in their recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Beatrice «Buddy» Mayer (b. 1921) has dedicated her life to supporting philanthropic causes and the power of art in education as a generator of change.

CAC is deeply committed to advancing the cause of art and its importance to Chicago's culture and economy by cultivating a wide - reaching civic, philanthropic and public support network.

He also published books and worked for philanthropic causes; he will perhaps be best remembered for his massive paintings combining ecstatic explosions of color with vast expanses of blazing white.

Today it is a philanthropic membership organisation which supports a broad range of charitable causes, distributing over # 5m each year through its sister Clothworkers» Foundation.

de Kooning was philanthropic and supported a wide range of causes, according to her family.

Be Truly Committed — To reap the business benefits of philanthropic and charitable action, you need to stay in it for the long haul, so make sure to find causes that you truly love and open doors for business development through mutual relationships based on respect and shared values.

Embracing the concept of «community» is at the core of ERA's brand mission, and to date, ERA brokers, agents and executives have raised over $ 35 million for the cause by working with their own regional MDA chapters and, though the financial support and heart for the cause was strong, the sense of unity between brokerages and their alignment with a collective brand philanthropic goal was wavering.