New Orleans Parade magazine is still an insert feature in my hometown paper. Last Sunday a copy was shoved my way marking a story about a “shoestring philanthropist.” I like that term. I’m a huge sucker for these stories, because while billionaires get the features in big newspapers and magazines, surveys and real analysis …
Category: Philanthropy
Abandoned Communities: Detroit & New Orleans
New Orleans There is no question that Detroit has been an economically troubled city for some time now. Apocryphal, urban legends have grown around this great city of quail and bird counts returning to some areas because they have essentially gone “back to wilderness” due to abandonment and lack of population. Now news of …