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...including at least two of his former chiefs of staff. In total, the Washington Post counted at least 51 former staffers connected to the Finance Committee working as health care lobbyists. It is one thing for the committee’s members to take the industry’s money and vote against them. It is another for them to talk to close friends and colleagues and proceed to reject them...
...public world. Instead of alienating audiences, performers can attract and unite audiences in emotional empathy. In the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, artists from the Harvard community seem to follow this last tradition. Poets and performers alike are banding together to raise money and awareness by inspiring audiences to understand the scale of the Haitian tragedy, and to empathize with the people affected...
...order to maximize profit, coordinators must minimize costs. Unless the organizers of a benefit can find subsidy money for an event, production costs will subtract from the proceeds they send to charity. Particularly with a large-scale event like “Harvard for Haiti,” these costs are quite significant. Fortunately, the costs of the concert were covered by the University in conjunction with the Office for the Arts. In addition, the performers at the benefit concert worked pro bono. Of course, this is to be expected—every dollar that goes to a performer...
Asking for donations and selling merchandise may be quick money-making strategies, but the lasting impact of an artistic performance can add something else to a fundraising enterprise...
...Services, which markets itself on its Web site as specializing in “pressure pumping…stimulation and coiled tubing services worldwide,” has captured over $24 million of Harvard’s money. We sure hope that investment brings explosive returns...