Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act in August 1935 I have a thing about remembering dates, so when I ...

Kristen Jaarda, J.D., LL.M., CAP® is a philanthropy executive, nonprofit attorney and Vice President at American Council on Gift Annuities. One of the most rewarding parts of my career has been the ...

A collaborative effort to build endowments to support the future of Jewish community organizations recently hit a major milestone: more than $1 billion in legacy-gift commitments in less than eight ...

When you think about legacy preferences in admissions—for the children of alumni—you may think of places like Harvard or Yale Universities. They are places that admit students without legacy status at ...

A few weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ended affirmative action in college admissions. The ruling held that the race-conscious admission programs of Harvard University and the University of North ...

Twenty-one community organizations across North America have been confirmed as part of Play Collective, a combined adidas Foundation, Beyond Sport and Common Goal initiative designed to strengthen ...

In a step to appease state lawmakers and minority-rights advocates, Texas A&M University has decided to no longer include legacy status as a factor in its admissions process.The decision comes ...

LeeAnn Rohmann, CEO, described fiscal 2025 as a pivotal year, citing "outstanding financial results and advancing initiatives that profoundly impact our students, employers and communities." She ...