Zarb Biz School ‘re-Bourne’ by alum’s $5M donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Let’s Call it “The Bourne Benefaction.” All right, that’s a stretch – but an enormous donation from a famous Hofstra University graduate with close ties to…
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With ‘checkoffs’ stalling, oversight (or overhaul) needed
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // Tax season might seem like an inopportune time for government to ask for charitable contributions, but hundreds of thousands of New York State taxpayers have…
Real philanthropic change starts with changing minds
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With Giving Tuesday a little more than a week away, ’tis the season for charity galas, direct-mail appeals and bell-ringing mall Santas, as nonprofits struggle to…
A half-billion-dollar boost, and that’s just for starters
By GREGORY ZELLER // There have not been many collegiate donations on this rarified level, and none – ever – for a public school. But public schools usually aren’t elite…
No. 757: Heady dissertations, stronger coffee and, finally, East Side access (and brush like you mean it today)
Faster than it looks: Wednesday already! And just like that, you’re halfway through this latest speedy workweek – well done, racing readers! It’s Jan. 25 out there, and we’re…
Farmingdale State emergency fund earns BFCU boost
By GREGORY ZELLER // Farmingdale State College students struggling with tuition payments – and other basic necessities, including food – just got a big boost from Bethpage Federal Credit Union….
At Northwell, a billion-dollar testament to innovation
By GREGORY ZELLER // Well, that worked. Four years since it launched, and straight through the teeth of an economy-rocking pandemic, Northwell Health’s multilayered Outpacing the Impossible campaign – a…
Parkinson’s ultrarunner to go the distance, once again
By GREGORY ZELLER // Now here’s an idea that’s got legs. Wai Law is off and running, once again. With hundreds of charitable miles already underfoot and Parkinson’s disease research…
Coffee king gives Molloy workforce training a $2M jolt
By GREGORY ZELLER // Long Island’s newest university and a Farmingdale-based coffeemaker with a heart of gold are teaming up to promote regional workforce development. A $2 million donation from…
Stony Brook gifted $56M to boost STEM diversity
By GREGORY ZELLER // A massive philanthropical gift will help increase diversity among Stony Brook University STEM students. The university announced Wednesday that the New York City-based Simons Foundation and…
Charitable lessons abound in Ukraine Airbnb campaign
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With 4 million homeowner-hosts welcoming more than 1 billion short-term guests since 2008, Airbnb has handily disrupted the hotel industry. Now, as the horrors of war…
Personal experience leads to $1 million MRI donation
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $1 million donation will help Glen Cove Hospital purchase its first magnetic resonance imaging machine and create its first-ever in-house MRI suite. All told, the…
Long Island charities are missing the Bitcoin boat
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high – rising, like, 100,000 percent – and the combined market cap of the roughly 10,400 worldwide cryptocurrencies has crossed the…