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Question of the Day By STEVE REED - Associated Press - Thursday, March 11, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Thomas Davis and Greg Olsen, two beloved NFL players who developed into iconic figures in the Charlotte community, officially retired together on Thursday as members of the Carolina Panthers.
Davis and Olsen signed one-day contracts with Carolina and were honored jointly during a 90-minute virtual ceremony at Bank of America Stadium that was broadcast live on the team’s website.
“For the people here in Carolina, you guys are family and I’m glad you guys came back home today,” Panthers owner David Tepper said.
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The top motive people cite for their donations of US$50 million or more to colleges or universities was a desire to repay a university for what they or a loved one had gotten out of attending, according to a study we published last year. The second two most common reasons were an effort to simply do what they believe is the right thing and a wish to support a particular cause or political agenda.
We found this out when we researched the motives of 30 of these higher education megadonors, through random sampling, from 2010 to 2018 and reviewing about 1,700 publicly available documents and news items that discussed their gifts, including some that quoted the donors themselves. Many donors mentioned more than one motive when they explained why they gave so much money to a school.
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All nonprofits are looking for that big, transformative gift that can help expand their reach and put them on stable financial footing for years to come.
But what happens when it turns out that the sources of such gifts have some unsavory allegation lodged against them?
Ben Gose explores that thorny tangle with a look at how some of America’s biggest donors create an ethical minefield for charities they support. His story is part of the
Chronicle’s annual Philanthropy 50 special report on America’s biggest donors.
Case in point: Artists are pressuring the Museum of Modern Art to cut ties with private-equity titan Leon Black, a board member and major donor. Dartmouth, another major beneficiary of Black’s charity, is coming under fire as well, the
Founding Panthers owner Jerry Richardson gifts $150M to Wofford College, largest in schoolâs history Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson watches before the NFL football NFC Championship game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone) By WBTV Web Staff | February 24, 2021 at 7:35 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 7:36 PM
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WBTV) - Founding Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson has gifted $150 million to his alma mater Wofford College, the largest gift in the schoolâs history.
The gift is designated for the endowment with a focus on need-based scholarships and experiences for Wofford students, the school announced Wednesday.
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