Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'philanthropy'
November 27, 2007
Reverend Bruce Wall has gone to great lengths to draw attention to the violence on the streets of this city. The last time he appeared on Bostonist, he had published a letter advising tourists not to visit Boston following the death of New York City resident Chiara Levin in February. Wall is in the spotlight again for different reasons. The Globe reported today that his 15-year-old son is a suspect in an armed robbery in......
Continue Reading "Activist Bruce Wall's Son Is Crime Suspect"November 16, 2007
TGR "Lost and Found" Screening With Bang Camaro and the Marc-Andre Belliveau Band For Labels Are for Jars Friday, November 16, 7:00 pm The Roxy, 279 Tremont Street, Boston $20, Tickets TGR Official Site Labels Are for Jars Teton Gravity Research is in town, combining extreme snow sports, massive rock, and philanthropy. TGR, as they call themselves, will be screening "Lost and Found," which is a compilation of what the company calls the "sickest skiing......
Continue Reading "Be There: Extreme Sports, Rock, and Fundraising"November 21, 2005
A study by the Boston-based Catalogue for Philanthropy, released last week, says that Massachusetts is the second most stingy state in the nation (New Hampshire is first). (The different headlines about this from around the country are amusing. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says, "Index Ranks Bible Belt Most Charitable Region;" the Globe, meanwhile, declares, "Mass. Generous After All, Study Finds.") Of course, people have quickly stepped up to attack the Catalogue of Philanthropy's methods and defend......
Continue Reading "Are We Stingy?"