Impact

IMPACT

IMPACTS

Philanthropists with Big Impact

Giving that is hands-on, savvy, proactive, transformational

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IMPACTS

Philanthropists with Big Impact

In the portfolio of striking photographs that follow, we meet some of the beneficiaries of the “class” of 2019’s philanthropy, and we can read a bit of their remarkable stories in their own words.

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Bringing Sesame Street to Life

The beginning of the iconic children’s program Sesame Street can be traced to an apartment in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park.

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Protecting the Right to Vote

Democracy is precious. It means everyone’s voice being heard. Sometimes, that simple concept is lost, however.

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FORGING THE FUTURE

Advancing Global Peace: Hillary Clinton and William J. Burns in Conversation

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FORGING THE FUTURE

Andrew Carnegie — Peacenik?

Five questions for master biographer David Nasaw

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Advancing Global Peace: Hillary Clinton and William J. Burns in Conversation

From informed and provocative perspectives, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former U.S. Secretary of State, discussed the outlook for advancing global peace during a conversation with William J. Burns, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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The Carnegie UK Trust: Changing Minds, Changing Lives

The Trust continues Andrew Carnegie’s original vision to improve the lives and well-being of people throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland

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GIVING HERO

Small Gift, Big Giver

Of all the donations Vartan Gregorian has received in his years of serving great institutions, one stands out in his memory.

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GIVING HERO

One Woman Creates a Movement in Africa

Fiona was the first in her family to finish high school and continue on to university. Now she leads a pan-African network of rural philanthropists on track to grow to more than 130,000 women.

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Family Acceptance, Love and Giving

After learning herself, Joanne is teaching love and acceptance for LBGTQ youth.

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Let the Music do the Talking

Every component that makes jazz what it is, is what makes this country what it’s supposed to be.

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THE PHILANTHROPISTS

The Haas Family: A Philadelphia Institution

Truly exceptional philanthropists are about as common as four-leaf clovers. So when you find a whole family full of givers, it is like stumbling across an entire field of the green good luck charms.

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THE PHILANTHROPISTS

Big Bird: Feathered Philanthropy

Big Bird is arguably the most famous bird in the world. He certainly does not act like it though.

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Shelby White: Giving with Passion

Shelby White has elevated philanthropy to an art form, with both style and substance in all her decisions. Frankly, she is very good at giving money away.

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Betty & Gordon Moore: The Moores’ Law of Giving

Gordon Moore’s impact in Silicon Valley is impossible to overstate, and his success has brought him greater wealth than he could ever have imagined.

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INNOVATIONS

Donating After Disasters

How to Give Responsibly After a Catastrophe

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INNOVATIONS

Disrupting Philanthropy, One Dollar at a Time

While sharing their Manhattan apartment, Mike Marian and his two roommates spent many Sunday evenings watching TV together.

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Geography of Giving

If you live in Utah, you are in America’s most charitable state. If you are in New England, you may be in one of the country’s less philanthropic areas.

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Measuring Impact

How do you measure good? That is the challenge facing the philanthropic sector. In storybooks it is easy, of course.

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