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one that helps another with gifts or money
a list of donors in the charitable foundation's annual report
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The annual Santa Claus Anonymous Wine and Beer Tasting benefit draws hundreds of donors at Timonium’s Crowne Plaza.
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Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Madigan’s federal trial has highlighted how the ex-speaker and fellow Democrats got around contribution limits and obscured the identities of donors by using politicians as middlemen who would collect contributions and send them, as directed, to other candidates.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Public funding of political campaigns, an idea that reform advocates often tout as a way to fight corruption, has had trouble gaining widespread acceptance in Illinois, though Evanston is trying a modest version that matches funds from small donors in that city’s mayoral contest.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
To attract top talent, university athletic departments work together with NIL collectives, which are independent organizations that raise funds from alumni and donors.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Vol Nation also gained access to the code provided by Ohio State to its donors and season ticket holders for a presale through Ticketmaster.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
From a party bus on the drive to the stadium, several SMU donors and former players watched on their phones as quarterback Kevin Jennings threw two pick sixes.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Scalia, who died in 2016, accepted more gifts than any other justice and failed to adequately disclose them, the report claims, including at least 258 trips funded by Republican donors.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Nonprofits often communicate with diverse groups, including donors, volunteers, beneficiaries and the broader community.
—Daria Gonzalez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Madigan’s federal trial has highlighted how the ex-speaker and fellow Democrats got around contribution limits and obscured the identities of donors by using politicians as middlemen who would collect contributions and send them, as directed, to other candidates.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Public funding of political campaigns, an idea that reform advocates often tout as a way to fight corruption, has had trouble gaining widespread acceptance in Illinois, though Evanston is trying a modest version that matches funds from small donors in that city’s mayoral contest.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
To attract top talent, university athletic departments work together with NIL collectives, which are independent organizations that raise funds from alumni and donors.
—Mark Lasota, Ph.d., Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Vol Nation also gained access to the code provided by Ohio State to its donors and season ticket holders for a presale through Ticketmaster.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
From a party bus on the drive to the stadium, several SMU donors and former players watched on their phones as quarterback Kevin Jennings threw two pick sixes.
—Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Scalia, who died in 2016, accepted more gifts than any other justice and failed to adequately disclose them, the report claims, including at least 258 trips funded by Republican donors.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Nonprofits often communicate with diverse groups, including donors, volunteers, beneficiaries and the broader community.
—Daria Gonzalez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Donors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donors. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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