@flessner

Lifetime of helping colleges and universities increase philanthropic support, Proud Grandfather, Baseball fan

 Naples, Florida
Joined February 2009
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Jim Leyland won’t have Tigers cap on Hall of Fame plaque mlive.com/tigers/2024/02/jim…

Jim Leyland won’t have Tigers cap on Hall of Fame plaque

The Hall announced Friday that Leyland’s plaque would not feature any team logo

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign philanthropy.com/article/blo…

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign

Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave $244 million to support maternal and pediatric health in low- and middle-income countries, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation promised $30 million over...

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Another important gift by the T. Boone Pickens Foundation. $20M donation to Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute bit.ly/3YqZFsZ via @HubJHU

T. Boone Pickens Foundation donates $20M to Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute

Gift from foundation established by late philanthropist will support vision-saving research, professorships

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Colorado Springs nonprofits remember Kathy Hybl, the 'rock-solid force' behind philanthropic success gazette.com gazette.com/news/local/color…
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The Howley Foundation Makes $12 Million Gift to Double Number of Nurse Scholars at Cleveland Clinic newsroom.clevelandclinic.org…
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Al Hilde lived an important life and made the community better. We will miss him. tributearchive.com/obituarie…

Al Hilde Jr. Obituary | David Lee Funeral Home & Cremation Services | Wayzata, MN

View Al Hilde Jr.'s complete obituary, share memories, and explore 21 tribute posts from the community.

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Greg and Diane Slaight’s transformational $60 million gift largest in Niagara Health history. niagarahealthfoundation.com/…

Greg and Diane Slaight’s transformational $60 million gift largest in Niagara Health history

Niagara Health Foundation is honoured to announce and celebrate a historic gift from Greg and Diane Slaight that will truly transform the care that patients receive at Niagara Health. This incredible...

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Kay Onstead is a remarkable philanthropist. acu.edu/2023/07/05/acu-annou…

ACU announces $25 million gift, first named college in its rise as a national research university |...

Kay Onstead donated $25 million to ACU, and the new College of Science and Engineering will be named in honor of the Onstead family.

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2023 Asia-Pacific Institute in Educational Fundraising | CASE case.org/conferences-trainin…

2023 Asia-Pacific Institute in Educational Fundraising

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MnDOT apologizing for misspelling city's name on highway signs startribune.com/thats-embara…

'That's embarasing!' MnDOT tells Ogilvie, apologizing for misspelling city's name on highway signs

"Speling is hard," said the agency, which replaced the signs that had set off some online fun.

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Members of the Brigham and Boston community came together Monday night to dedicate The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation of BWH, @MassGeneralNews, & @harvardmed. It was a wonderful opportunity to honor and thank Gene Lay, MS, DVM, for his extraordinary generosity.
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NewYork-Presbyterian Announces $35 Million Gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to Address the Youth ... prn.to/44sR9LK

NewYork-Presbyterian Announces $35 Million Gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to...

/PRNewswire/ -- NewYork-Presbyterian today announced a $35 million gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to address the youth mental health crisis...

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Left Holland for the 4th of July weekend, but I see the sad story of this home fireworks killing. mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/…

Launching device failed, sending shrapnel flying at deadly home fireworks show: police

Ottawa County sheriff's deputies said a 41-year-old Holland woman died and nine others were injured in the Park Township explosion

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Perfect Game— Always a thing of beauty, even if it is the Yankees. nytimes.com/2023/06/29/sport…
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At a time in which we have lots of new fundraising tools, the decline in donors continues. axios.com/2023/06/24/charity…

Charted: The long decline of charity

It's the flip side of the rise of philanthropy

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Exceptional gift that will make Georgetown Law even stronger. law.georgetown.edu/news/alum…

Alumnus Makes $30 Million Naming Gift for New Flagship Building on Georgetown Law Campus

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via @NYTimes. I am doing my part to keep the trend going. nytimes.com/2023/06/22/us/ce…
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David Frey’s life made a big difference and I mourn his passing. mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/…

David Frey, philanthropist and retired banker who helped transform Grand Rapids, dies at 81

Frey, the former president of president of Union Bank & Trust Company, was remembered by one former colleague as an "optimist" and "our city’s biggest cheerleader."

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WorldData reports that the U.S. ranks 40th for life expectancy, though the United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation. The costs top $31,000 for a typical family of 4 in 2023 healthcaredive.com/news/Mill… via @healthcaredive

Healthcare costs top $31,000 for family of 4 in 2023

After declining briefly in 2020, family healthcare costs are rising as the industry faces an uncertain macroeconomic environment.

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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal Donate $100 Million To COVID-19 Research newsbtc.com/news/ethereum/et…

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin, Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal Donate $100 Million To COVID-19 Research

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, and Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon, have pledged $100 million to help accelerate COVID-19 research and

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