Read more philanthropy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/49/philanthropy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:58:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72514/madoff-colleague-found-dead-in-swimming-pool.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPhilanthropist Jeffry Picower, who allegedly reaped billions of dollars from longtime friend Bernard Madoff's Ponzi schemes, was found dead today at the bottom of his Florida swimming pool. Efforts to revive him failed, and his death was ruled a drowning, police said. Picower, 67, wife Barbara, and their foundation were...http://www.newser.com/story/72514/madoff-colleague-found-dead-in-swimming-pool.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 16:07:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71017/fan-crush-crashes-brunis-new-website.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA much-hyped website showcasing Carla Bruni's work as France's first lady crashed within minutes of its launch yesterday after receiving thousands of hits. Administrators at carlabrunisarkozy.org said the site—which describes the ex-model as "the ultimate modern woman"—couldn't cope with the demand and advised visitors to try again...http://www.newser.com/story/71017/fan-crush-crashes-brunis-new-website.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 3:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68054/how-to-spend-your-333m-mega-jackpot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the Mega Millions jackpot at $333 million, ABC News investigates the best ways to spend it: A new pad: "I would think they'd want to own a truly extraordinary home," says a real-estate agent. How about 3 townhouses in Greenwich Village, at just $16 million a pop? That's "one...http://www.newser.com/story/68054/how-to-spend-your-333m-mega-jackpot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Aug 2009 18:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66643/soros-time-for-philanthropists-to-step-up-in-public-sphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeorge Soros is giving $200 to each and every underprivileged kid in New York state, the billionaire announced today, for a total $35 million bill that will make the state eligible for another $140 million in stimulus money. Some have criticized it as a welfare-style handout, but Soros tells Time...http://www.newser.com/story/66643/soros-time-for-philanthropists-to-step-up-in-public-sphere.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 12:41:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62991/lunch-with-buffett-sells-for-168m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLunch with Warren Buffett is a little cheaper this year. The anonymous winner of an eBay auction for a steak lunch with the Oracle of Omaha paid $1.68 million, down from last year’s record of $2.1 million. It’s still the second highest bid in the 10-year history of...http://www.newser.com/story/62991/lunch-with-buffett-sells-for-168m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 13:09:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62716/how-you-can-shop-and-help-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWant to do some shopping and do some good—at the same time? Sandy Stonesifer, writing for Slate, offers some ways to buy for the betterment of humanity: Go for products that donate a portion of proceeds to charity—like Product (Red) iPods, which give to the Global Fund, and...http://www.newser.com/story/62716/how-you-can-shop-and-help-the-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Jun 2009 19:34:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62637/at-5b-in-profits-one-client-may-have-out-madoffed-madoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least one person looks to have benefited more from Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff, ProPublica reports. Jeffry Picower, a secretive philanthropist and investor in medical technologies, is on the books as having withdrawn some $5.1 billion in returns from 1995 to 2008, well beyond his original...http://www.newser.com/story/62637/at-5b-in-profits-one-client-may-have-out-madoffed-madoff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 23 Jun 2009 16:01:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62532/gorbachev-ballads-album-fetches-160k-at-auction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA CD of Mikhail Gorbachev singing traditional Russian ballads has sold for $164,940 at a charity auction in London, the Guardian reports. The sole copy is now in the hands of an “anonymous British philanthropist.” The benefit was held to raise money for a foundation, named after the former...http://www.newser.com/story/62532/gorbachev-ballads-album-fetches-160k-at-auction.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61522/astor-trial-delayed-as-son-visits-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Brooke Astor trial is on hold because the late philanthropist’s accused son is visiting his neurologist. Anthony Marshall—who is 85, wears a pacemaker, and has survived a heart attack and open-heart surgery—has been looking increasingly frail as the fraud trial unfolds, the New York Post notes. He...http://www.newser.com/story/61522/astor-trial-delayed-as-son-visits-doc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 13:47:00 CDT