Philanthropy

When Katie Rucker was asked to lead a $15 million fundraiser for a local Ronald McDonald House, her twin sister Jenny Dinnen at first worried about running the family business without her co-leader. Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Many entrepreneurs and business owners who've made it want to share their success with others. Donor-advised funds provide a simple way to give back to the world. With these funds, which are often Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

More than 2 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water, and each year more than 1 million people die because of water-related diseases. These facts can make life unbearable for affected Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Coraima Yanez , Jennifer Long and Shilpa Alva

What do successful entrepreneurs do beyond generating wealth? This question holds interest for so many of us.  Many wealthy individuals have the ability to buy whatever they want, do whatever Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Niall MacKenzie , Martin Gannon and Jillian Gordon

Like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, many successful entrepreneurs think about their legacy to the world. Family foundations give them a way to use their wealth Read More...

Category: Interviews

Author: Kimberly Eddleston

Companies led by entrepreneurs allocate more than  twice  the percentage of profits to charity than many of America’s largest companies , a fact noted in an earlier EIX article, “Perils Read More...

Category: Commentary

Authors: Derek Dictson , James Hoffman and James C Wetherbe

Article originally published at NextAvenue.org , which has partnered with EIX.org on a series of high quality features about family business and entrepreneurship. Part of the  AMERICA’S Read More...

Category: Features

Author: Kerry Hannon