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...Unlike most companies, particularly foodmaker Kraft, which is also considering a bid for Cadbury, Hershey is controlled not by investors but by a charitable trust, established a century ago by company founder Milton Hershey to fund the education of orphans. The Hershey Trust, which holds 80% of the voting stock of the candy company, runs the Milton Hershey School not far from the corporate headquarters in central Pennsylvania, and it is required to maintain it in perpetuity. (See which businesses are bucking the recession...
...often a difficult period for a President. Things may look brighter by the time the 2012 election rolls around. Or maybe not. France's Socialist Party remains dysfunctional and divided, it's true, but recent polls suggest that Dominique Strauss-Kahn - a socialist who currently heads the International Monetary Fund in Washington - would beat Sarkozy were a vote held today...
...preschool universally available and making college affordable to all. America currently ranks 21 out of 27 among advanced economy countries in high-school completion rates—currently 67 percent, down from 77 percent in the 1970s. We can help the children reach for the stars by helping teachers fund classroom projects. The website DonorsChoose.org allows you to give to different classroom projects or needs that teachers list online. Students and teachers will send a personal thank you. You can also donate old computers and books to schools in need, or help sponsor a child’s education...
Allston Brighton Arts Bridge was originally conceived as a part of a class at HGSE. The founders were able to transform their fantasy assignment into a functioning non-profit due to a grant from the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund. “I think a big thing for the four of us is that we are fundamentally doers, not just talkers,” said Kimberly L. Dawson, one of the four Allston Brighton Arts Bridge founders...
...lawyer representing victims' families held talks with Defense Ministry officials in Berlin aimed at hammering out a compensation deal. "This isn't just about dishing out a few dollars," Karim Popal, a Bremen-based lawyer representing 80 relatives of victims, tells TIME. "We want to set up a special fund and provide long-term help for the women and children who lost their families' breadwinners in the air strike...