“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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Oh Pepperdine, the Beautiful
"'I started looking at buildings, she says. 'At one of my friend's dorms, the fire burnt the grass behind it. You can see the line of black, that scorching, all along the side of the building, but the building didn't burn. Nothing caught on fire.'" Why Pepperdine stays put when wildfires rage, by Alissa Walker, [...]
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 [...]
Donating to MSF
Remember how much I like Médecins Sans Frontières? I just donated $75 to them via this paypal link: http://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/105865137050618816 So it was actually $75.75, hey, every nickle counts with Médecins Sans Frontières because they wring 10 cents out of every nickle. Or something. Anyway, click the link and let PayPal do something good for a [...]
America isn’t great? Since when?
"'Donald Trump chose racism as his weapon, but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the Republicans,' Warren said. 'Pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful.'" Elizabeth Warren labels Donald Trump 'nasty, thin-skinned fraud' in speech, by John R. Ellement, Boston Globe, June 9, 2016 I like E Warren, [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
Get Your Gay Marriage On
Congratulations to my beloved country for going sane on gay marriage. And congratulations to every gay couple in California who can now get their marriage on! Wedding planners, start your engines.
Hooray for Procter & Gamble
"'We believe it is in the best interest of California, our company, and our consumers for the state to maintain fair and competitive tax policies for all businesses operating in the state,' wrote Patrick L. Hayes, Procter & Gamble's associate director for state government relations. "We are not involved in any formal opposition to Proposition [...]