“With an increased demand for services and a decrease in access to government funding, nonprofit organizations need additional money to remain viable and high-net-worth individuals provide a practical option. To understand the charitable behavior of individuals, the literature largely focuses on the drivers or motivations underlying their giving. Through 20 semistructured interviews with high-net-worth philanthropists, [...]
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Mike, the serious Monkee (if possible)
"A key figure is often left out of this story. The omission might seem odd, given that he was a member of one of the decade's most successful bands: the Monkees, assembled by television producers for the comedy show of the same name. It made no odds that Michael Nesmith, like fellow Monkee Peter Tork [...]
Wonder Woman
So I saw Wonder Woman, and was crying during a lot of it, and get choked up thinking about it still. Yes, even my old, leathery heart was touched to the point of tears, but I didn't know why until I read these three reviews, I highly recommend you read, the next day: "Wonder Woman [...]
Bow down to the IRS (heh)
"Mr. Alford, a young special agent with the Internal Revenue Service assigned to work with the D.E.A., isn't the first person to feel unappreciated at the office. In his case, though, the information he had was crucial to solving one of the most vexing criminal cases of the last few years. While Silk Road by [...]
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne on Hulu
Wow! Not "Last Year at Marienbad," but what is? However, this has dialogue by Cocteau, the brilliant Maria Casares, and there's nothing better than the last scene with the car! Yow! Click to play; you will be so glad: https://youtu.be/NszCYIC-IcY Ah, Criterion Collection is a drug and Hulu is the pusher. In a good way. [...]
Happy New Year!
They say a picture's worth a thousand words... oh yeah! Allow me to join The Impossible Cool in wishing you a swanky 2015.
Wow! Look at him go!
Jason Yungbluth just blew though his funding target and is heading for that magical $17K for the WHOLE FREAKING WEAPON BROWN saga in a graphic novel! Not that you need anymore convincing, but do you recognize any of these pooches from "Blockhead's War"? Weapon Brown - The Funny Pages... Weaponized! If so, then bow wow, [...]
Weapon Brown Kickstarter
https://youtu.be/7B4KZGhUvig Not that Jason Yungbluth needs my help, but if his Kickstarter gets to $17K, we'll get the WHOLE FREAKING WEAPON BROWN saga in a wrist-breaking graphic novel!!! So if you like newspaper comics, parody, action, romance, Snoopy, and just a walloping good time, go check out Monsieur Youngbluth's Weapon Brown graphic novel Kickstarter campaign. [...]
No Need For Bushido NEEDS you!
"The NN4B Kickstarter campaign is up and running! "Before I get to the details, I want all of our readers to know that regardless of the outcome of the campaign, we would not permanently abandon NN4B. The hiatus would go on as planned with our intention of starting back up again when Alex would be [...]
Hooray for Los Angeles! for once
"Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists and promising to change the way Angelenos do their grocery shopping. "The City Council voted 13 to 1 to phase out plastic bags over the next 16 months at [...]