Peter Carbonara

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Credit - Michael Ostuni—Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesFrancine LeFrak, whose family oversees one of the biggest real estate companies in the New York City tri-state area, focuses her philanthropy on women, using an approach that she calls the “three pillars” of wellness: physical, mental, and financial. The latest example of her largesse: the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being at Barnard College, completed last year ahead of its official opening this June.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Peter Carbonara

Credit - Michael Ostuni—Patrick McMullan/Getty ImagesFrancine LeFrak, whose family oversees one of the biggest real estate companies in the New York City tri-state area, focuses her philanthropy on women, using an approach that she calls the “three pillars” of wellness: physical, mental, and financial. The latest example of her largesse: the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being at Barnard College, which opened in June 2024.

2 weeks ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Peter Carbonara

In 2010, longtime telecom executive Sol Trujillo and former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros founded the Latino Donor Collaborative to fight economic myths about Latinos in the U.S. through original research. The broader goal: to boost business revenue and market share by better serving Latino consumers.

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Credit - Tuna: Courtesy Jerry Yoon; Moskovitz: Courtesy Kofa Boyah Former Wall Street Journal reporter Cari Tuna and husband Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook and the productivity platform Asana, launched their foundation Good Ventures in 2011 with an ambitious mission to “improve as many lives as possible, as much as possible” in an effort to help humanity “thrive.” The couple, both Giving Pledge signatories, are also among the founders of Open Philanthropy, a grantmaker that advises...

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Credit - Courtesy Kate RussellTo Hali Lee, the future of philanthropy lies in collective giving. That’s what the philanthropy consultant contends in her new book, The Big We: How Giving Circles Unlock Generosity, Strengthen Community, and Unlock Change. Social change, she says, can start with people, often women, gathered around kitchen tables, pooling their resources to donate whatever they can afford to local organizations like soup kitchens and libraries.