by Marc A. Pitman | May 16, 2011 | 2. Engage, 3. Ask, 4. Love (Stewardship), Odd, Unassuming Philanthropists
The Chronicle of Philanthropy reported of a couple of $4 million gifts give to surprised nonprofits. According to the story, a Pasadena couple, Robert and Adrienne Westerbeck, gave $4 million to each of their alma maters. As is typical in stories like this (and...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 22, 2008 | Ask Without Fear! products
Well, my intended guest Stephen Nill, founder and CEO of CharityChannel.com was embroiled in nasty network outages that kept him from being on the show. I guess this was bound to happen with a live radio show! 🙂 So I took the unexpected time to wax eloquent on...
by Marc A. Pitman | Jul 21, 2008 | 2. Engage, Odd, Stories
Here’s another story in the growing collection of unassuming people that become noteworthy philanthropists by leaving millions of dollars to charity. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that James Ebbert, the son of a sharecropper, left $10 million to...
