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1. Senate set to bestow controversial gift on wealthy
(Money/Economy)

... a responsibility to engage in philanthropy and warned of the dangers of allowing large sums of money to pass into the hands of persons who would squander it. The Carnegie philanthropy torch has been ...

2. N.J. commissioner of education Hendricks follows Christie’s lead on NJEA relations
(N.J./State)

... the state. "We also founded the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization, governed by an independent board made up of leaders in education, business and philanthropy, ...

3. Overloading the affluent with taxes is a very bad idea
(Opinion/Commentary)

... Philanthropy found that hundreds of thousands of the wealthiest residents have left the state, causing a $70 billion loss in wealth and a $1.13 billion decline in charitable capacity between 2004 and 2008. ...

4. Private Philanthropy
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Mr. Steinberg - NJ can't afford public television, but it can afford tax cuts fro millionairs and corporate welfare? Woud you support other philanthropic institutions, like orphanages and the poor

5. ‘The Social Network’ will cost Mark Zuckerberg more than $100M — MOVIE REVIEW
(Entertainment/Movies)

BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM MOVIE REVIEW "The Social Network" texts this message to Mark Zuckerberg: $100M not enuf. Despite the Facebook founder's dramatic philanthropy to Newark schools, ...

6. Christie begins assault on N.J. pensions and benefits
(N.J./State)

... Pennsylvania ranked 26th; Delaware ranked 30th; and New York ranked 47th. (Small Business Entrepreneurship Council, April 2010) A Study By Boston College's Center On Wealth And Philanthropy Showed ...

7. Why no company has signed a naming-rights deal with the Giants and Jets
(Sports/Professional)

... naming-rights deal," said McDonald. "It's in Orlando, it's the Capital One Bowl and we have a very intricate relationship with the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation. It is community, it is philanthropy, ...

8. Inspiring life of Plainfield's Joe Black chronicles a career in baseball and philanthropy
(Sports/Professional)

BY JERRY MILANI NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Baseball fans may know Joe Black for having been the first black pitcher to win a World Series game, the roommate of Jackie Robinson and the 1952 National League ...

9. Christie can cut billions more from N.J. budget if he really believes in limited government
(Opinion/Commentary)

... directly to the best organizations that are assisting our fellow citizens in need. Charitable giving is humane; as Bastiat remarked, the welfare state is "phony philanthropy." If Chris Christie embraces ...

10. Christie announces three-pronged effort to bolster New Jersey business, increase jobs
(N.J./State)

... than $70 billion in wealth left New Jersey between 2004 and 2008 According to a report released by the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College, New Jersey lost $70 billion in wealth due ...

11. Millionaires for higher taxes are wrong
(Opinion/Commentary)

... windfall to charity. Schoenberg's private philanthropy (is there any other kind?) reveals he wants to use his money to help other people. And that's the way it should be for all American. Using our ...

12. Joseph Kyrillos: N.J. tax policy penalizes employers for creating jobs
(Opinion/Commentary)

... not only their immediate incomes and spending capacity, but also their accumulated wealth. Looking over a longer period of years, a study by the Boston College Center on Wealth and Philanthropy found New ...

13. 32-hour N.J. dance marathon to benefit kids with cancer
(Entertainment/Movies)

... philanthropy for children with cancer and blood disorders. Over 700 dancers raise a minimum of $320 each and remain standing and awake from 10 am Saturday until the closing ceremonies at 6 pm Sunday. ...

14. Mary E. Forsberg: Facts don’t necessarily support wealth and income leaving New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY MARY E. FORSBERG COMMENTARY The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the Community Foundation of New Jersey recently released a report they commissioned from the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy ...

15. Entrepreneurs create MyWorkButterfly.com social network to help working moms
(Money/Economy)

... importance is the fact that we are empowering them and giving them the tools to become fulfilled, both personally and professionally." Rock's wife, Mallak, is known for her philanthropy and supports ...

16. New Jersey hospitals report job losses and service cuts in 2009
(Health/Healthquest)

... in charity care patients in 2009, and a full 100 percent of hospitals reported a decline in fund raising and philanthropy to support healthcare initiatives for the community. "Just like other businesses, ...

17. Cory Booker and Jon Bon Jovi rock the doors open to affordable housing project in Newark
(N.J./State)

... according to Booker. He said government financing combined with private philanthropy helped speed the process along. Since there is a high demand for affordable housing in Newark, Booker's team was able ...

18. Princeton University becomes the center of the sports business world for a day
(Sports/Professional)

... perspective into the discussions, which ranged from how cricket could be a viable sport in the United States to why green initiatives and sports philanthropy are proper ways to get a return on investment ...

19. Bon Jovi lead guitarist, Richie Sambora, returns to Woodbridge for special cause
(Sports/Professional)

... will be returning home are not just for a quick Turkey Day reunion. Sambora's trip home is all about philanthropy, and his efforts to give back to a community who had given so much to him in terms of ...

20. New Jersey’s band opens up at New York screening of ‘Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful’ documentary
(Entertainment/Movies)

... and direction. He is also involved in various charities. "Jon's philanthropy and his business head are co-joined," Griffin said. "He is what he is. He's a very gentle, gentleman. He does not do stuff ...