Sentences with phrase «who operate these foundations»

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«The key is to building a successful business starts with a strong foundation comprised of competent team members who are empowered and can operate autonomously.

The charity watchdog's view stands in contrast to the way the foundation was characterized during the presidential campaign, but it's consistent with the views of some who have been close to the Clintons over the years and have observed how the foundation operates.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

«The Breeder of Merit program allows the American Kennel Club to celebrate our dedicated, passionate breeders who truly are the backbone of the sport and the foundation of our organization,» said AKC's Chief Operating Officer John Lyons.

Yet here a small law firm and a foundation operating on a shoestring have managed to combine their contacts and resources to make a real difference to the 75 or so students who have so far completed these two programs.

«Charitable efforts have always been a foundation of Coldwell Banker and our affiliated companies, management teams and sales professionals who take great pride in the role they play in their communities,» says Budge Huskey, president and chief operating officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.