Ari Betof
Clearing the Path for Change Means Removing Bureaucracy
So you want to drive change. What’s standing in your way? If you’re working on a strategic plan to support much-needed change in your...
top of page
Search
jsalangsang0
- May 24
- 3 min
The Still-Evolving Law on Work-Life Balance
While “work-life balance” is a cultural and social concept, legislation can—and has—supported it, to the benefit of individual workers,...
1 view0 comments
Ari Betof
- Mar 2
- 4 min
The Benefits of Cultivating Purposeful Curiosity
If you think about it, learning to ask the right questions—and to ask them at the optimum moment—often means the difference between...
2 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
How Does Kotter's Change Model Help Businesses to Manage Organizational Change?
Organizational change has always been a huge challenge. It's not just you: today's businesses face a sobering 70 percent failure rate for...
7 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Origins in Gilded Age philanthropy
You could argue that modern CSR programs represent an evolution of the philanthropy pioneered by prominent "captains of industry" like...
4 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
The Origins of Corporate Social Responsibility: From the Gilded Age to Today
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) requires companies to be accountable not just to their bottom line, owners, and shareholders, but...
10 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
5 of the World’s Most Generous Philanthropists
According to The Sunday Times, 2022 marked a dramatic rise in environmental donations, along with increasing numbers of people of color...
6 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Oct 11, 2022
- 3 min
History in Focus: 3 Fascinating Stories from Pennsylvania's Past
Founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers, Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 colonies. The state’s capital, Philadelphia,...
2 views
Ari Betof
- Jul 20, 2022
- 3 min
Youth Mental Health Receives Boost from $15M MacKenzie Scott Gift
In February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morgan Stanley Foundation reported that 23 percent of young people in America...
6 views
Ari Betof
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Rubacha’s Gift - $30M to Create the Real Estate Solutions of the Future
Paul Rubacha has gifted[A1] University $30 million to create a new real estate department. The co-founder of Ashley Capital, who earned...
2 views
Ari Betof
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Stanford’s First New School in 70 Years Will Focus on Climate Change
Together with funds from other donors, Stanford University will use its largest donation ever, a $1.1bn gift from John and Ann Doerr, to...
1 view0 comments
Ari Betof
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
World’s Richest Restauranteur Focuses on Primary Health Care in Texas
Tilman Fertitta, president and CEO of Fertitta Entertainment, has pledged $50 million to the University of Houston’s College of Medicine....
1 view
Ari Betof
- May 26, 2022
- 3 min
Wells Fargo Foundation Commits $60M to Combatting Systemic Housing Inequity
Decades of discriminatory practices have prevented racial minorities in America from becoming homeowners. Wells Fargo is putting funding to
1 view
Ari Betof
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Heavy Hitting Philanthropists Challenge Neoliberalism Economics
The coronavirus pandemic and effects of climate change are highlighting the widening gap between rich and poor. Larry Kramer, president...
1 view0 comments
Ari Betof
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
7 Ways to Keep Active in Bucks County This Winter
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is well known for offering a wide variety of outdoor activities—and the fun doesn't stop in the winter. So,...
2 views
Ari Betof
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Man's Best Friend Gets $30 Million Gift from Margaret and Richard Riney Supporting Cornell Research
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of pets in providing companionship and helping combat stress. The Riney...
1 view0 comments
Ari Betof
- Jan 5, 2022
- 3 min
Salk Institute $500M Expansion Fundraise Is Launched with $100M Pledge from the Jacobses
In November 2021, the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California announced that it received a pledge of $100 million to launch its $500...
14 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
Arizona's Underserved Students to Benefit from $129M Gift of Real Estate
President of the Phoenix-based commercial real estate firm Reliance Management Daryl Burton sold 70 percent of his company to...
6 views
Ari Betof
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
How to Find Happiness by Making More Time, Not More Money
We all know the adage "money can't buy you happiness," but how many of us truly incorporate the knowledge into our life decisions? Not...
4 views0 comments
Ari Betof
- Nov 18, 2021
- 4 min
John and Tashia Morgridge Pledge Another $125M to Their Alma Mater
The answers to many of the worst problems currently facing humankind are dependent on utilizing computing power and data science, unlike...
10 views0 comments
bottom of page