Spielberg & Capshaw Say No to Prop 8
September 23, 2008
Steven Spielberg & Kate Capshaw have matched Brad Pitt’s $100,000 donation to help defeat Proposition 8, a California referendum to outlaw same-sex marriage.
The right for same-sex couples to wed was granted in May in a 4-to-3 decision by the California Supreme Court.
“When I was in the military they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.” –Epitaph of Leonard P. Matlovich, 1988
Piglets Save Girls From Slavery
July 22, 2008
Find out how by reading Meredith May’s “Woman’s Idea Saves Thousands of Nepalese Girls” at www.sfgate.com.
Learn what you can do for the Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation at www.nyof.org.
Princeton’s $100 Million Climate Change
July 1, 2008
International biz whiz Gerhard R. Andlinger has given Princeton University $100 million to pump up its research on “clean-tech” solutions to the world’s soaring demand for energy.
Princeton’s new Gerhard R. Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment will feature a cutting- edge laboratory, new faculty positions, and endowed funds for research, outreach and visitors.
“The work of the center will help create a better world for our children and grandchildren, which I see as a personal as well as institutional responsibility.”
–Gerhard R. (Gerry) Andlinger, Princeton alum & Austrian native who first came to the U.S. after winning a New York Herald Tribune essay contest in 1948.
Giving the Doers Their Due
May 12, 2008
“I give away something up to $500 million a year throughout the world promoting Open Society. My foundations support people in the country who care about an open society. It’s their work that I’m supporting. So it’s not me doing it.”
–George Soros, billionaire speculator & founder of the Open Society Institute
Herb Alpert Sweet on SoCal
April 10, 2008
Herb Alpert just gave $15 million to what will now be known as the Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts.
In November, the eight-time Grammy winner–whose Whipped Cream (and Other Delights) sold more than 6 million copies in the U.S.–pledged $30 million to UCLA to form the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
More Bang for the IDOL Buck
April 9, 2008
Tonight’s Idol Gives Back (7:30-10:00 pm ET/PT) will raise awareness and funds for six worthy charities:
Children’s Defense Fund
The Global Fund
Make It Right
Malaria No More
Save The Children, U.S. Programs
Children’s Health Fund
Featured guests will include: Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Bono, Brad Pitt, Dane Cook, Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Connolly, Elliott Yamin, Fantasia, Amy Adams, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Maroon 5 and Heart.
Tech Donors Wary…
April 1, 2008
…of American Charities.
Find out why at www.philanthropy.com.
Beyond Success
March 13, 2008
“Obviously everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world.”
–Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google and Google.org
5th Avenue’s Free University
March 12, 2008
“It’s a free university for everyone, from children to scholars. I’ve always loved this Library, particularly for the way in which it serves all people and entirely without cost to them.”
Angelina Jolie on Iraq
February 28, 2008
“Today’s humanitarian crisis in Iraq–and the potential consequences for our national security–are great. Can the United States afford to gamble that 4 million or more poor and displaced people, in the heart of the Middle East, won’t explode in violent desperation, sending the whole region into further disorder?”
–Angelina Jolie, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador (excerpt from her “Stay to Help in Iraq” op-ed in the Washington Post)
