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This substantial yield can be attributed in large part to the stepped up efforts of the Harvard Campaign to drum up support specifically for undergraduate study, said Thomas W. Stephenson, director of Corporation and Foundation giving for the Development Office. While the University is "not attempting to drain support for the professional schools, the College needs [the support of corporations] very badly to continue its tradition of excellence...
...Vetter has given the wheelchair a contemporary look, Thomas E. Stephenson, 49, has revolutionized it. He has designed a chair that runs on belts like a tank, rather than the usual bicycle wheels. In contrast to wheels, which can be stopped by an obstruction like a garden hose, Stephenson's traction belts can negotiate a step, a curb or a grade. The design is still on the drawing boards...
...since the late 19th century--when the railroads supported the YMCA hostels where their employees bunked down--corporate philanthropy has been closely linked to the self-interest of the company making the donation. "A corporation has to justify giving the money; it has to consider what purpose is served," Stephenson explains. Generally, that means corporate giving falls into three categories: manpower, research and community relations--a triangle of corporate gift-giving...
...coincidence that in the past the vast majority of corporate donations have gone to Harvard's professional schools and the School of Public Health. These schools have "natural constituencies," Stephenson points out. The Law School, Business School, and Kennedy School either directly supply corporations with personnel, or place their graduates in positions where public policy decisions directly affect corporate policy. The Medical School and School of Public Health benefit from the research point of the corporate giving triangle...
...second law of corporate contributions: companies are always more willing to give when their giving is seen. "Many companies are reluctant to give for endowment, for bricks and mortar," Stephenson observes. They are more likely to endow professorships or support buildings and forums, than they are to donate money for unrestricted...