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FAU Announces Largest Gift in School’s History

November 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Benefactors, boca raton, Donors, Education, Future Generations, History, Holocaust, Human Rights, Institute, Jewish Studies, Kurt and Marilyn Wallach Institute for Holocaust and Jewish Studies, Landmark Gift, Philanthrophy

Kurt and Marilyn Wallach share a lifelong commitment to educating on the Holocaust to ensure the lessons of this horrific point in our world’s history remains relevant today and to future generations.

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In Gratitude for Lifesaving Stroke Treatment, Financial Services CEO Gifts $4 Million to MedStar Washington Hospital Center

November 2, 2020 sarah Jonas Donation, Giving, MedStar Health, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Philanthrophy

MedStar Health announces a generous gift of $4 million from philanthropists Amy and Alan Meltzer. Mr. Meltzer is CEO and Founder of the NFP | The Meltzer Group, a Bethesda, Md.-based insurance brokerage firm. The gift will support research, training and new technology acquisition for the Comprehensive Stroke Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.

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PHILANTHROPIST AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, HOWARD S. BROWN MAKES $2.5 MILLION GIFT TO UM SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

August 5, 2020 sarah Jonas Education, Philanthrophy

Mr. Brown’s Gift Memorializes his Daughter, Esther Ann Brown Adler, and Establishes the Thomas M. Scalea, MD Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Trauma Surgery

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Fund to aid family advocacy initiative in UIC John Marshall Law School clinic

July 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Chicago, Law, Law clinic, Philanthrophy, Philanthropic gift

Thanks to Ralla Klepak, who passed away in April 2019 at the age of 82, those in need of representation in family law matters will continue to have her advocacy via a new endowment fund formed at the University of Illinois at Chicago John Marshall Law School.

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UIC Business announces the Stuart Handler Department of Real Estate

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Business, Curriculum, Higher Education, Neighborhoods, Philanthrophy, Real Estate

The Stuart Handler Department of Real Estate joins the accounting, finance, information and decision sciences and managerial studies departments in serving the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration’s more than 3,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students.

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Rush Announces $1 Million Matching Gift Challenge

April 27, 2020 sarah Jonas Philanthrophy, Philanthropic gift

Rush is announcing a $1 million matching gift challenge. Inspired by Rush’s COVID-19 response efforts, these philanthropists have agreed to match every donation to Rush’s COVID-19 response funds, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1 million.

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W. P. Carey Foundation commits $25 million to Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

February 18, 2020 sarah Jonas Donation, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Philanthrophy

The W. P. Carey Foundation, whose generosity launched Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, has made a $25 million commitment to the school to recruit renowned faculty, enhance academic programs, and help launch student careers. The gift will be matched with commitments from Johns Hopkins University and contributions from other donors for a total of $50 million.

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Loyola Medicine Recognized in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy 2019 High Performers List

January 3, 2020 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Loyola Medicine, Philanthrophy

Maywood, IL – Loyola Medicine’s Philanthropy team has been included in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 2019 High Performers list. AHP has recognized 74 U.S. and 10 Canadian philanthropic organizations as high-performing fundraisers in the healthcare industry for fiscal year 2018. These organizations are primarily philanthropy departments and foundations affiliated with nonprofit hospitals or health systems that were surveyed for AHP’s 2019 Report on Giving, which provides key industry benchmarks for healthcare fundraisers.

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The magic number to encourage giving

December 16, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Charities, Donations, Nonprofits, Philanthrophy

Nonprofits and those leading charitable causes can secure more donations by offering a unique number of options (very low or very high), which leads potential donors to have a positive view of a fundraising initiative. Field research showed people don’t notice a medium number of donation options.

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Venture Capitalists Raise Unique Fund With Profit and Purpose to Benefit UVA, Darden

December 6, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Entreprenership, Finance & Investing, MBA, Philanthrophy, UVA Darden

University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus Sean Foote (MBA ’93) was initially skeptical when his former classmate, longtime friend and fellow venture investor Jonathan Ebinger (MBA ’93) pitched an unconventional idea for partnering on a new fund.

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In ‘Find Your Path,’ Leading Scientists Offer Career and Life Lessons

November 14, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Book, Engineering, Fellowship, Mathematics, Philanthrophy, Science, stem, Technology

In “Find Your Path: Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers,” author and Hertz Fellow Daniel Goodman presents personal accounts of the challenges, struggles, successes, U-turns, and satisfactions encountered by leaders in industry, academia, and government.

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Microvention Funds $250,000 Educational Grant for the Advancement of Endovascular Education and Technology to the CNS Foundation

October 3, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Brain, brain surgeon, Brain Surgery, Clinical Practice, clinical practice initiative, Clinical Science, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Foundation, Healthcare, Medical Guidelines, Neurological Disease, Neurological Diseases, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, P.C., Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgeons, Neurosurgery, neurosurgery and technology, neurosurgery awareness, Neurosurgery education, Patient Care, Philanthrophy, Philanthropic gift, philanthropic gifts, Scientific Discovery, Surgeon

MicroVention, one of the world’s fastest growing medical device companies, has granted $250,000 to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation (CNS Foundation). This generous gift will fund educational programs dedicated toward the advancement of the field of endovascular education and technology.

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CNS Gift to the CNS Foundation Doubles Innovative Clinical Research Initiative, Creating Annual NINDS/CNSF K12 Scholar Awards

October 2, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Biomedical Research, Brain, brain surgeon, Brain Surgery, Brain Tumor, Clinical Science, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Education, Epilepsy, Foundation, Healthcare, MEDICAL EDUCATION, Medical Education Leadership, Medical Science, National Institutes of Health, Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery, P.C., Neurosurgeon, Neurosurgeons, Neurosurgery, neurosurgery and technology, neurosurgery awareness, Neurosurgery education, Neurosurgery Leadership, Philanthrophy, Philanthropic gift, philanthropic gifts, Surgeon

The Congress of Neurological Surgeons Foundation (CNS Foundation) announced a second K12 award will be funded by a generous gift from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). The award is made possible through a collaboration with the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).