Whether through open-ended loans or “musical mortgages,” philanthropists and investors are helping get the best instruments into talented musicians’ hands.
Category: Philanthropy
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How to Land a $30 Million Viola? Find a Matchmaker With Deep Pockets.
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A Battle for Control of India’s Biggest Business Empire
The New York Times – Business:A boardroom fight, an attempted veto and government intervention have plunged the Tata Group, one of India’s most revered institutions, into a fight over its future.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America’
The New York Times – Business:Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.
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Elon Musk Says He Will Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America’
The New York Times – Business:Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.
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Anthropic’s I.P.O. Charity
The New York Times – Business:The artificial intelligence giant plans to contribute 5 percent of its stock into a philanthropic fund. But its generosity depends on the A.I. boom continuing.
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Nashville Symphony Receives $10 Million Lifeline From Oracle
The New York Times – Music:The symphony announced last week that it was pausing the rest of the season after disclosing financial trouble. The concerts are back on now, thanks to a tech company gift.
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He Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
The New York Times – Business:Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
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New York Performing Arts Library Gets $60 Million Gift for Preservation
The New York Times – Music:The anonymous donation, the library’s largest ever, will support digitization of archival items related to theater, dance and music.
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Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields: A New Feminist Music Festival Takes Shape
The New York Times – Music:At the first Daisy Chain Fields festival, the 23-year-old pop star presented a cross-generational vision of female empowerment. (With Taco Bell activations, too.)
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What Dolly Did for Tennessee Is What She Did for the World
The New York Times – On the Runway:This is what she did for the written word. And medicine. And …
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Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar
The New York Times – Business:The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.