The takeaway from this year’s Forbes Philanthropy Summit is that philanthropy is in the process of being re-formulated by a new generation of capitalists.
In recent years, there’s been no shortage of discussions on the importance of advisors raising the topic of charitable giving with clients, as they contemplate their estate and financial plans. ...
Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, and Conrad Teitell, Cummings
What’s the difference in the cost of a buffet lunch for seven people and a Buffett lunch for seven?
That extra “t” in Buffett is going to cost you.
Zhu Ye, Chairman of...
The sunglasses didn't make it into the exhibit. | Photo by Jim Tweedie
Museum-goers would probably love to see Eli Whitney’s cotton gin or a singing baby doll invented by Thomas Edison. But what about fuzzy dice and two Beanie Babies previ...
While gift planners understandably prefer the charitable remainder trust’s (CRT) flexibility in the design of the commencement and duration of payments, the charitable gift annuity (CGA) can be surprisingly effective as well. The acceleration of ...
At its annual banquet, a major charity calls out the name of each attendee who then stands and announces the amount he pledges to the annual campaign...
"Yale is not a charity," says Dylan Matthews of Vox | Peter Spiro/iStock/Thinkstock
Dylan Matthews at Vox.com asks if Yale is the most deserving "charity" to give Blackstone founder and billionaire Stephen Schwarzman a tax deduction, thanks to...
Readers who follow the philanthropic press should be aware of the recent rebound in giving by the wealthiest Americans, as reflected in the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s (the Chronicle’s) recent summary of the top 50 donors in the United States in ...
