18Apr/16

Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to Tufts and $10 Million for Johns Hopkins – Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)


Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)

Gifts Roundup: $15 Million to Tufts and $10 Million for Johns Hopkins
Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)
The center will sponsor programming for 10 humanities departments in the university’s Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, other departments in humanistic social sciences, and related programs. The donors are the children of Alexander Grass, the

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18Apr/16

Uterus Transplants Are ‘Supremely Risky’ – National Catholic Register


National Catholic Register

Uterus Transplants Are ‘Supremely Risky’
National Catholic Register
British doctors who are also planning on conducting their own transplants will be using deceased donors because they deem it unethical to put the life and health of a live donor in danger for a non-lifesaving procedure. In addition, the woman who

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18Apr/16

Today’s Editorial: Have talk about being organ donor – Sunbury Daily Item

Today’s Editorial: Have talk about being organ donor
Sunbury Daily Item
Travis Tillett’s mother, Debbie Bogush, was unaware that her 16-year-old son had made the very adult decision to become an organ donor when he applied for learner’s permit to drive. She found out in the most difficult way possible: After her teenage

18Apr/16

At A Glance The Math of Retirement Saving and Spending – Wall Street Journal (blog)


Wall Street Journal (blog)

At A Glance The Math of Retirement Saving and Spending
Wall Street Journal (blog)
That’s because, unlike lump-sum gifts paid at a donor’s death, such “venture philanthropy” can be funded over several years and overseen by the fund’s trustee(s) who are charged with carrying out the elderly or deceased donor’s vision and intentions.

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