The collapse of a deal final month between the Metropolitan Opera and Saudi Arabia that may have infused up to $200 million into the home is a reminder of the gloomy future for the performing arts in America. The Met, regardless of its latest inventive successes, faces the identical issues as lots of its friends:…
The president of Bard College, who has run the unorthodox liberal-arts college for greater than a half century, introduced his retirement on Friday, after the discharge of paperwork that confirmed he had a better relationship with Jeffrey Epstein than beforehand identified. The president, Leon Botstein, was identified for his fund-raising prowess and outsize character, however…
Lots of people speak about altering the world. But Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, gave Eva Longoria $50 million to actually do it. And two years on, she says the largest fable nonetheless surrounding philanthropy is that it’s a must to be wealthy to do it. “One of the biggest misconceptions about philanthropy is that…
While billionaires have come under fire for not living up to their philanthropic guarantees, one particular person is rising from the remainder: MacKenzie Scott. She’s pouring billions into training, public well being, and the setting—and now, she just funneled a few of her fortune to assist feed and assist millions of Americans. Scott not too…
Warren Buffett mentioned Tuesday that he has not spoken to Microsoft founder Bill Gates “since the whole thing” with the Jeffrey Epstein information “was unveiled.” “I haven’t talked to him at all since the whole thing was unveiled,” Buffett informed CNBC’s Becky Quick on”Squawk Box“ “I don’t want to be in a position where I…
American dad and mom (and college students) weighing whether or not a US college diploma is still worth the hefty debt may need to hear what one philanthropy CEO did as a substitute—she dodged six-figure tuition payments by sending her daughter to college in London. It sounds counterintuitive. Flights, a international metropolis, and a flat…
