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Altruism for fun and profit

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Pallotta does not think that working for a charity should be a low paying job. He founded and owns the AIDS Rides and its company Pallotta Teamworks, which has raised more than $30 mil for charity. Controversy over racism, high fees, and amounts given to charity are discussed, as well as favorable comments.

Author: Wise, Jeff
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
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ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1997
Management, Evaluation, Economic aspects, Biography, Fund raising, AIDS (Disease), Pallotta, Dan

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Making the cut

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Self-mutilation, a self-destructive behavior, affects almost 0.75% of the American population. Such behavior include pricking, poking, cutting and burning oneself. People suffering from this problem are mostly those who repress their emotions and those whose coping mechanisms are insufficient.

Author: Bottsworth, Loralei
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Teen Magazine
Subject: Fashion and beauty
ISSN: 1934-5348
Year: 1998
Personal narratives, Self-destructive behavior, Self injurious behavior, Self-mutilation, Self mutilation

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Announcing the NSS endowment

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The National Space Society Board of Directors has decided to establish an endowment fund that wil support the operating expenses of the society. The Board has also undertaken policies that will create supplementary endowment funds, which will assist the society's specific projects.

Author: Rucker, Greg
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 1998
Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Endowments, National Space Society

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