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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
In the veiled world of private philanthropy, the practice of public relations is eschewed by many foundation leaders. Some believe that proactive media outreach is tantamount to inviting the Internal Revenue Service in for an audit, while others feel that publicity in some way diminishes the altruistic nature of giving. ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Red iPods. Pink ribbons. Canary-yellow Livestrong bracelets. Newman's Own salad dressing. Now you can add New York City tap water to the list of things people can spend money on for a good cause.UNICEF, which raises money for children's health and education programs around the world, is implementing the Tap ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
It is a strange thing, really, that in the nonprofit sector, which is defined by giving, generosity, and selfless devotion to others, that there should exist an undercurrent of competition, and intense competition at that. Few people would equate the notion of charity with the very fundamentals of direct competition, ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
When the e-mail came around that Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben&Jerry's Homemade, would be stopping by the office to discuss his latest crusade, everyone asked the same question: Is he going to bring ice cream? Cohen didn't disappoint.The cherubic entrepreneur, his face sunburned from a day of bike riding in ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Warren Buffett, the world's second-wealthiest man, handed over the vast majority of his riches on June 26 to the foundation run by Bill Gates, the world's wealthiest man. The gift, made in Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock, could ultimately double the size of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to $60 ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
American contribution to philanthropies increased by 6.1% in 2005, according to the 2006 Giving USA report, released June 19. Nearly half of the additional funds were earmarked for relief for a host of natural disasters, most notably Gulf Coast hurricanes, as well as tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia and an ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
This spring, Charlotte Ciancio, the feisty superintendent of Mapleton Public Schools, held a series of open houses for parents in her district, which serves 5,800 students just north of Denver. In previous years, Ciancio's meetings had attracted only a handful of people. But this spring, more than 1,000 people packed ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
The world's biggest philanthropists, Bill and Melinda Gates, are best known for tackling some of the most vexing issues in global health -- AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing nations. Their $29 billion foundation has saved countless lives, providing vaccines and other drugs in far-flung regions where health care is ...
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Slide Show >>When Chris Emery started ninth grade four years ago, he seemed destined to drop out. His parents were struggling to get by, and neither had much education. Chris hadn’t done well in middle school in downtown Providence, R.I., and was deeply disaffected. "School is miserable, and there is ...
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