Brand name author donates money
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With more than 12 million books sold last year alone, author James Patterson doesn't need to worry about getting the public to read him. But he does worry that people aren't reading enough.
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A charitable foundation in the Philippines hopes to turn a combination of silk and pineapple fiber into a fashion brand name to grab the world's attention.
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11/22/04- The founder of an information technology company and his wife are giving 44 million dollars to the University of Michigan.
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What's in a name change? Apparently, plenty of money.
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Commission an original composition for $2,000, or even $5. Some music lovers have even formed investment clubs to raise funds for new works.
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The name is Schlesinger, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Associated Press) So far as I know, I have never taken money from the C.I.A. (though I have worked for some organizations that have had C.I.A. connections, including, apparently, my present employer). The same canât be said for any number of prominent writers and artists, from Arthur Schlesinger [...].
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During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of special items -- think pink! -- goes to support breast cancer research.
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Latest big winner puts windfall in perspective by offering to give it all back in return for good health
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Former President Clinton's planned book on citizen activism, "Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World," will come out Sept. 4 with a first printing of 750,000, publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday.
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Â·  Remedy 'promoted like a religion' by charityÂ·  Patients paying Â£19,000 a year for unproven product
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Online charitable gift cards allow the recipient to choose the organization that will receive the money given in his or her name.
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Fairfax businessman Larry Andreini calls himself a serial entrepreneur. He has launched a customer loyalty company. He has served as executive director of the International Cord Blood Foundation. Now he's taking on the world of retail.
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Web sites list the contributions of major companies to encourage people to shop at stores and buy products from businesses that supported Democratic candidates.
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Suzy Welch, a former editor of the Harvard Business Review and the wife of John F. Welch Jr., the former chief executive of General Electric, has agreed to sell the rights to her book â10-10-10â to Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. A person involved in the negotiations said that Scribner paid Ms. Welch a price in the seven figures for world and audio rights to the book. Based on an article Ms. Welch wrote for O, the Oprah Magazine, in 2006, the book offers strategies for making decisions in which people think about what the consequences of a decision will be in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years. Robert Barnett, a Washington lawyer, negotiated the deal on behalf of Ms. Welch. Nan Graham, editor in chief of Scribner, will edit the book with Samantha Martin. Ms. Welch, who wrote the best-selling âWinningâ with Mr. Welch, said she originally thought there wasnât a book beyond the article. But, she said, âI began to encounter this hunger for people who were using it to play out its nuances.â She said the book would include examples from her own life as well as others she has observed using the â10-10-10â process. Susan Moldow, publisher of Scribner, said that although Ms. Welchâs article might seem sufficient for those who wanted to know about the strategy, Ms. Moldow believed the book would sell well. âThe Scarsdale Diet fit on a Xerox-ed sheet that you could fit on the front of a refrigerator,â Ms. Moldow said. âAnd it sold millions and millions of copies. Itâs often true that when something strikes an immediate âAha!,â you really want to have time to meditate on it and try to get to know more about it.â.
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On a mission to cure the disease that claimed his wife 21 years ago, business guru Lee Iacocca is urging ordinary Americans to each donate a few bucks to back promising juvenile diabetes research in Boston.
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A San Diego sports marketer claims in a new book that he gave former Southern California running back Reggie Bush nearly $300,000 in cash while Bush still was in college.
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This year retail marketing campaigns are helping shoppers give to charities.