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Entries in category PHILANTHROPY
Introducing the 'Human-Powered Search Engine'
By Amanda Gordon | Mon, 9 Nov 2009 at 8:04 AM
Excerpt: Patience and fortitude are still keeping watch at the New York Public Library’s flagship Fifth Avenue entrance, but the world is changing around them, and so, in a fashion, are they.The Library has a new logo developed in-house and based on its iconic... [continue]
Sandy Weill's Opening Night Cheer: Carnegie Hall's Endowment Is Up 4%
By Amanda Gordon | Sat, 3 Oct 2009 at 8:22 AM
Excerpt: Speeches at galas are often barely heard, but not so at Carnegie Hall's opening night: The executive and artistic director of Carnegie Hall, Clive Gillinson, and its chairman, Sandy Weill, commanded a captive audience and they made the most of it.Mr... [continue]
New Chairman at Lincoln Center Katherine Farley Is Poised to Make Her Mark
By Amanda Gordon | Mon, 8 Jun 2009 at 11:35 PM
Excerpt: A senior managing director at Tishman Speyer, Katherine Farley, will take the reins as Lincoln Center's chairman in June 2010, the performing arts center's board announced today after its annual meeting. She will be the second woman to hold the position... [continue]
Gala Interview with...Lex Fenwick, C.E.O., Bloomberg Ventures
By Amanda Gordon | Sun, 17 May 2009 at 9:31 AM
Excerpt: Who: Lex Fenwick, C.E.O., Bloomberg Ventures, former C.E.O. Bloomberg LP Where: The Whitney Museum of American Art Occasion: Black-tie dinner honoring Bloomberg LP for its corporate support. When: Mr. Fenwick had just greeted Leonard and Evelyn Lauder at... [continue]
Mother & Daughter Moments: The Historians
By Amanda Gordon | Thu, 7 May 2009 at 9:47 PM
Excerpt: Mother: Susan Nagel, author, most recently, of “Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror”Daughter: Hadley Nagel, founder of Americans For MadisonWhere we met them: The Central Park Conservancy ‘Hat Luncheon’ (Mrs. Nagel has been on the committee for the event for... [continue]
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