Philanthropy

As we enter a new year, it is time to take the opportunity to reflect on our lives and on the concept of gratitude. Gratitude, as defined in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary,…

Sports and competition go hand in hand. The chance to compete against one another is a fundamental part of being human. Competition and its different layers, both informal and formal,…

The dictionary defines “philanthropy” as “good will to fellow members of the human race,” something that is “especially an active effort to promote human welfare.” I would add to this…

Going to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is an important trip to make. The in-person experience is significant, profound, and unforgettable, and luckily for those not in the Washington D.C. area, the Museum website offers a rich remembrance as well.

Murdered and missing Indigenous women in state such as Montana is an ongoing crisis: challenging state and local crime units and causing horrific grief to the families involved. Young women whose bodies are not found for month, even years, give some slight closure to their loved ones at burial. But for many more that are never found, their families will suffer, not knowing whether their daughters, nieces, wives, or friends are alive or dead.

Anne, the Princess Royal, inherited her family’s love of life with horses and became the first British royal to compete in international equestrian events. Anne truly is the “hardest working royal” on behalf of horses and equestrian philanthropies.

Founder and owner of EVEY Fine Art in Palm Beach, Florida, CARLA BERENICE GROH is a citizen of the world who has developed a human rights element to who and what she is—personally as well as professionally. At ELYSIAN’S Spring 2022 Art and Design issue launch, Carla announced she was committing one half of the proceeds from the sale of Antonio Guerrero’s ten magnificent canvases to assist the more than five million Ukrainian refugees—

Debra Austin is the first African American female dancer for the New York Ballet and is a Ballet Master and founding member of the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, NC.

Multiple Award-Winning Actress and ProducerStar of box office hit “The War Room” and upcoming made-for-TV movie, Eleanor’s Bench Actress, producer, speaker, storyteller, and self-proclaimed earth-mother. “I choose to use my…

Managing Partner BOS Development, community focused real estate development and brokerage firm based in HarlemStructured Finance executive with J. P. Morgan Chase Bea Sibblies is the Managing Partner of BOS…

“We wanted a home that looked as though it could have been here for 100 years,” says Jean Shafiroff of the nine-bedroom weekend and summer Southampton retreat designed for her…

Helping animal shelters around the country caring for homeless pets IN 2008, CATHY BISSELL ADOPTED her first dog. His name was Bear and he was six years old. She found…