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Built in 1900 for wealthy businessman Peter A.B. Widener, Pennsylvania’s magnificent Lynnewood Hall was once a symbol of extraordinary wealth and elegance before family tragedies, including the Titanic disaster, and decades of decline led to its abandonment.
An Interview With the Board of the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation The Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation is restoring a 110-room Gilded Age estate outside Philadelphia
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Inspired by a childhood fascination with Lynnewood Hall, Edward Thome founded a preservation organization that purchased the historic mansion in 2023 for $9 million and is now working to restore it as a cultural, educational, and community landmark for future generations.
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Orchestrating the Transition to a 50(c)(3)
Executive Director Les Helmuth and his small fundraising team helped the festival reinvent itself — and grow in the process.
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Vison, Hope, and Unity
Christy Dernlan and the Valley Forge Park Alliance Are Mustering Forces for a Revolutionary Celebration
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How a Small Nonprofit is Using Blended Financing to Launch Missions to Space
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Planned gifts have long sustained the Wisconsin Humane Society, from the 1926 bequest that built Milwaukee’s first animal shelter to the expanded strategies used today. By integrating digital tools, hosting creative events like “Lattes & Legacies,” and stewarding legacy donors through Buster’s Legacy Society, WHS has streamlined estate gift management and built deeper donor trust—fueling a program that helps 13,000+ animals each year.
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It started with a simple plan: give back to the medical school in India where they met. The San Francisco Bay Area couple—both busy physicians—initially intended to gift $150,000 to a one-time project benefitting the Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College (GOSUMEC) in Mumbai, India.
The GOSUMEC Foundation proves you don’t need to be a big nonprofit to achieve sizable results. Drs. Sanjay and Archana Bindra turned their 25th wedding anniversary into a $1 million endowment for medical scholarships in India. With zero staff, full transparency, and a focus on legacy giving, their grassroots nonprofit offers a replicable model for small organizations everywhere. Visit gosumec.org or scan the QR code in GIVING magazine to learn more about their work—and the groundbreaking GIVE Study.
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The U.S. Navy SEALs can trace their roots back to World War II, and have played critical roles in almost every conflict the United States has been involved with since. As the Navy’s primary special operations force, SEALs have a long history of performing high-stakes operations, including rescuing hostages and eliminating dangerous terrorists. They are world-renowned as elite warriors who never back down.
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