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Charity
Charitable Giving Many small business owners engage in charitable giving, either as private individuals or in their corporate capacity. This charitable giving can take many forms, including sponsorship of local charitable events, donations of excess inventory, and sustained philanthropy in one or... Read more |
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Huntingdon
Huntingdon, Canada, UK, USA 1. Canada (Quebec): named after the town in England.2. (UK) England: formerly Huntandun and Huntedun ‘Huntsmen's Hill’ or a ‘Hill belonging to a man called Hunta’ from hunta ‘huntsman’ or a personal name, ‐ing‐ and... Read more |
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Charity Organization Movement
Charity Organization Movement. The charity organization movement was a late nineteenth‐century philanthropic reform that sought to bring rich and poor together even as the forces of immigration, industrialization, and urbanization drove them apart. Beginning in England in 1869, the movement... Read more |
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Parmenas
Parmenas One of the Seven appointed to administer charity (Acts 6: 5); the name is Greek; he was perhaps a Hellenistic Jew.... Read more |
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Aid
6. Aid See also 75. CHARITY . abetment, abettal the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. Read more |
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philanthropy
philanthropy the spirit of active goodwill toward others as demonstrated in efforts to promote their welfare. The term is often used interchangeably with charity. Every year vast sums of money are collected for invaluable philanthropic purposes, and an increasing number of people participate in... Read more |
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Endowment
ENDOWMENT A transfer, generally as a gift, of money or property to an institution for a particular purpose. The bestowal of money as a permanent fund, the income of which is to be used for the benefit of a charity, college, or other institution. A classic example of an endowment is money... Read more |
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Katharine Graham
K ATHARINEG RAHAM Born: June 16, 1917 New York, New York Died: July 17, 2001 Boise, Idaho American publisher The renowned publisher Katharine Graham took over the management of the Washington Postafter the death of her husband.... Read more |
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Subscription
SUBSCRIPTION The act of writing one's name under a written instrument; the affixing of one's signature to any document, whether for the purpose of authenticating or attesting it, of adopting its terms as one's own expressions, or of binding one's self by an engagement which it contains. A written... Read more |
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Brewsters Millions
Brewster's Millions (1906), a play by Winchell Smith and Byron Ongley. [New Amsterdam Theatre, 163 perf.] Montgomery Brewster ( Edward Abeles) is left one million dollars in the will of his grandfather, who died remorseful over neglecting his daughter, Brewster's mother. Monty's joy at his... Read more |
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Raising cash brings out the best in you! CARING COVENTRY.(News)
...Three Spires Round Table. The round...a special donation of pounds...Ram Lakha's charities - The Prince's Trust and...and other charity events...the night. Generous porters ... |