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Giving
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
Tim Ogden is challenging the thinking of two of the world’s most prominent donors — Bill and Melinda Gates — as self-described “impatient optimists,” notes Give and Take in its daily digest of the best blog posts about the no (Read More)
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Tactical Philanthropy:
A documentary film called Saving Philanthropy is currently under production. The subtitle is “Moving from charity to social investing before it’s too late.”From the website: “Saving Philanthropy is a documentary film explorin (Read More)
History News Network:
Seagull Books has just published the latest in its “What Was Communism” series. The new title, “The Idea of Communism” is written by journalist, author and filmmaker Tariq Ali. This short book was written on the occasion of t (Read More)
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
A new poll suggests that many Americans plan to cut back spending so they can maintain or increase their charitable contributions during the holiday season, reports Prospecting, The Chronicle’s fund-raising column. (Read More)
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Charitable
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
To promote giving during the holiday season, Oxfam America has produced a slightly bawdy, but funny, video, notes Give and Take. With a nod to the censored word, Oxfam suggests viewers donate $12, which will provide manure to (Read More)
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
The economic downturn has taken a significant bite out of giving by Silicon Valley’s wealthy technology moguls, The Wall Street Journal reports. Grants from donor-advised funds managed by the Silicon Valley Community Foundati (Read More)
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Tactical Philanthropy:
This is a guest post by Erinn Andrews, COO of Philanthropedia, which I blogged about in October. You can find my write up on their efforts here.Providing donors with better information—actionable and scalable—all in one place (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
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Philanthropy,
Charitable
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
Belt-tightening has helped prominent Maine foundations maintain their giving this year despite the weak economy, bucking a national trend, reports the Portland Press Herald. The Maine Community Foundation, which had expected (Read More)
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Foundations
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
A university faculty member in Britain has promised to give away nearly $1.7-million over his working life by continuing to live like a student, the Australian daily The Courier-Mail reports. Toby Ord, a 30-year-old Australia (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
History News Network:
We are ten months into the Obama administration, but one loose end left by the President’s predecessor is still dangling. Two days before Christmas, President Bush pardoned Isaac Robert Toussie, who had been convicted of frau (Read More)
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Opinion
History News Network:
The discourse in the public sphere debating the motivation of mass murderer Major Nidal Malik Hasan—the psychiatrist who recently shot forty-three people in Fort Hood, Texas—has taken two primary forms. The first agues he is (Read More)
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Opinion
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
Nearly all charities are experimenting with social-media tools like Facebook and Twitter to get attention for their groups, but few have found ways to measure the tools’ usefulness, according to a new survey, notes Prospectin (Read More)
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
The White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation is failing to harness its true potential by simply supporting successful nonprofit groups, according to a nonprofit expert cited in Give and Take, The Chroni (Read More)
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NYT > Philanthropy:
Stephanie Strom answers your questions on charitable giving. (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
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Charitable,
Philanthropy
NYT > Philanthropy:
Nonprofits are finding ways to combine traditional gift giving with charitable offerings. (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
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Charitable
Tactical Philanthropy:
I led a discussion last night with a group of major donors and a handful of social entrepreneurs about the impact of the web on philanthropy. One of the big take aways for me was that to the extent the web makes philanthropy (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy,
Understanding Philanthropy
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Philanthropy
CARPE DIEM:
On Tuesday, voters in Detroit trudged to the polls and re-elected 65-year-old Mayor Dave Bing, giving him five new city council members to accomplish a mission impossible: bring Michigan's biggest city back from near death. T (Read More)
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Opinion
Tactical Philanthropy:
I think the vibrant response from the Tactical Philanthropy community to Wednesday’s guest post from Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon caught them a little off guard. In a comment following up on 30+ reader comments, Jeff (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy,
Understanding Philanthropy
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Philanthropy
Tactical Philanthropy:
Today I’d like to present a condensed excerpt from the first chapter of The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets the Business Plan, the new book by Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon. Yesterday, Mr. Bronfman and Mr. Solomon (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
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Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Philanthropy Today:
Grant makers will cut back their giving this year more than previously expected, The Chronicle of Philanthropy notes in an article about a study released today by the Foundation Center. (Read More)
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Non Profit/Charity/Philanthropy
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Philanthropy,
Foundations
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