More than 100 people gathered to celebrate the Legacies of Generosity of Lewis Katz and Marcy Dalsey on Monday, October 26th at Tavistock Country Club.
The program featured this video tribute that included interviews with former PA Governor Ed Rendell and many others involved with organizations touched by our two honorees.
For photos of the event, visit the CommunityFoundation of South Jersey Facebook page.
We’d like to thank our 2015 Legacy of Giving sponsors for their support.
Charles Feeney says, “I don’t need another million dollars. It doesn’t add anything to your life. It may make life a bit more comfortable for you. But, I’m not uncomfortable today.” In 1982 he gifted his entire multi-billion dollar fortune to his foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, with the intent to spend it all by 2016. Feeney made his fortune as a co-founder of Duty Free Shoppers Group which offered high-end retail products to travelers free of import taxes. Atlantic Philanthropies has granted over $6 billion to support ideas to solve the world’s most complex and urgent problems.
Today, the Inyathelo South African Institute For Advancement honored Feeney with its 2014 Lifetime Philanthropy Award for Giving while Living. Inyathelo seeks to create social impact in three areas: strengthening civil society; building the capacity of higher education to raise private resources; and developing a philanthropic movement in South Africa.
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Original video found on the Inyathelo YouTube page. You can follow The Atlantic Philanthropies on Twitter @atlantic and Facebook. For resources and spend-down or “giving while living” strategies check out the their report, Turning Passion Into Action: Giving While Living Pathways to Enduring Results: Lessons from Spend-Down Foundations. CFSJ can help you maximize the results of your giving during your lifetime.
Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D. , faculty member at Rutgers Business School and founding Assistant Director of The Center for Urban Entrepreneurship & Economic Development, believes social entrepreneurship can significantly advance the solving of social challenges faced in New Jersey and beyond. Based on his efforts with the New Jersey Social Innovation Institute, he offers examples of how entrepreneurship is disrupting conventional approaches to social change.
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Original video found on TEDx Broadstreet, Newark NJ Facebook Page. You can follow Jeffrey Robinson, Ph.D on Twitter. For resources and info on Social Entrepreneurship, check out www.skollfoundation.org.