Anita Roddick Philanthropy...
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Dame Anita Perella Roddick was an activist and entrepreneur. Born on October 23rd 1942 in Littlehampton, Sussex, United Kingdom, she was also a human rights supporter and an environmentalist. She established The Body Shop, a worldwide retail of stores of over 2000. Her business sells ethically made cosmetics...
Jet Li Philanthropy...
One of the famous Asian actors to have landed a career in the American film industry is Li Lianjie, otherwise known as Jet Li, a wushu champion and martial artist from Beijing, China. He starred in several Asian and American films such as Shaolin Temple, the Once Upon A Time in China series, Lethal Weapon 4,...
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Social Venture Partners Portland (SVPP) is a community of engaged donors. We believe in doing more than attending auctions or writing checks. For us, really giving back means contributing our expertise and networks along with our donations. It means rolling up our sleeves and getting involved. SVPP helps...
Sam Zell Philanthropy...
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Considered as one of the wealthiest people in America for owning the (Los Angeles and Chicago) Tribune Corporation, Sam Zell is real estate entrepreneur born in Chicago, Illinois in September 1941. He has a net worth of $6 billion as of 2008. He is also the private investment firm Equity Group Investments’...
Queen’s Conference on Philanthropy...
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Queen’s Conference on Philanthropy 2010 will be taking place Jan 29-30 at the Kingston Holiday Inn – visit www.qcop.c for more...
Mickey Beyer-Clausen Philanthropy...
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 3rd 1975, Mickey Beyer-Clausen is a famous Danish philanthropist and entrepreneur. An economics and management graduate from Niels Brock, Julius Thompsens Plads, Denmark in 1994, he is currently living in Southampton, NY, with wife Allison and daughter Anna. Through the...
Gary Polson Philanthropy...
As the CEO of sales solutions company Cydcor, Gary Polson has tripled the company’s revenue. Under his leadership, Cydcor has also become recognized as a positive place to work, cited as one of the “Best Places to Work” by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal for two years in a row. Cydcor...
Can Philanthropy Create Poverty? (Protea...
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In this provocative video, Protean View puts forth the idea that philanthropy can actually perpetuate poveryt. According to this video, poverty is also defined by perception and differing ways of life....
Melinda Gates Philanthropy...
Melinda Ann French Gates is the wife of one of the most affluent men in the world, Microsoft’s Bill Gates. She is also known for doing charitable work for and forming the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an organization that aims to solve some of the issues humanity is currently facing, particularly...
Bill Gates Pushes Students Toward Philan...
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Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and now head of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, gave this inspiring speech at Stanford on April 19, 2010, about his daughter’s reaction to his efforts to cure polio....