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Aviation-Law Expert John Hoyns Gives Colgate University $20 Million

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DiOrio, Colgate University John Hoyns gave $20 million to support financial aid at Colgate University. By Maria Di Mento Mark D. Plus, a lumber heir left a large bequest to two Bangor, Me.,

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Tobacco-Settlement Lawyer Joe Rice Gives $30 Million for Law School Scholarships

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The money will fund scholarships and professorships at the University of South Carolina's law school, which will be renamed for the donor. By Maria Di Mento Plus, Caltech got $400 million to back science research at other universities; and Perez Art Museum Miami and the Saint Louis Art Museum received big gifts

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What Do Universities Owe Their Big Donors? Less Than You Might Think, Explain 2 Nonprofit Law Experts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Ellen P. Aprill and Jill Horwitz AP Photo, Andrew Harnik Billionaire investor and Harvard alum Bill Ackman has voiced his objections to the school’s current president.

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Lawyer Gives $20 Million So Low-Income Law Students Can Avoid Enormous Debt

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Plus, Stetson University received a $15.4 Aviation lawyer John Hoyns hopes his gift will help students from low-income families avoid the stress of worrying about money.

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J.D. Vance Had a Point: Let’s Rein in All Large Endowed Institutions

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Wealthy nonprofits, especially universities, increasingly demonstrate the same behaviors that led Congress to regulate foundations more than 50 years ago. The law should be updated to include these organizations. The law should be updated to include these organizations.

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Learning That Changes Lives: Local Leader Shares Journey to Nonprofit Success

NonProfit Leadership Center

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.

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Erin McKenney, Esq., joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

Erin McKenney Tweet Erin is the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa (UT). At the end of 2019, I decided to take a leap of faith and transition my career away from the practice of law and into the nonprofit sector. Petersburg College. But Erin did not start her career as a nonprofit professional.