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philanthropy

(Re)Naming Rights: “Live By the Checkbook, Die by the Checkbook?”

Avery Fisher Hall David Geffen Hall I have no idea who Lincoln Center namesake Avery Fisher was. Twenty years from now, it’s a good bet that no one else will, either. That’s because, in exchange for a ginormous gift from entertainment mega-mogul David Geffen, New York’s Lincoln Center recently agreed to rename its Avery Fisher...
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Biggest Names in U.S. Philanthropy: ‘Gates,’ ‘Rockefeller,’ ‘Anonymous’

Charity Benefit Brainstorm I was at a charity benefit last night where I got the following brainstorm: If you wanted to cultivate a reputation for philanthropy and good works, you could commit a sizable chunk of your time and money to those things. Or . . . you could just change your last name to...
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