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George McCully
creator, Catalogue for Philanthropy
**George McCully** served for twenty years as professor of European intellectual and cultural history, from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and for twenty-five years as a professional philanthropist—fundraiser, strategic planner, executive director, trustee, and advisor to charities, foundations, families and individual donors. In 1997 he created the highly respected and influential Massachusetts *Catalogue for Philanthropy*, to promote charitable giving and strengthen the culture of philanthropy through donor-education.