In Assessing Charities, Are Stories About Beneficiaries Ever Useful?
How a charity effectively uses tales from beneficiaries
By Caroline Preston
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Bill to Overhaul Foreign Aid Proposed
Bill to overhaul foreign aid proposed
By Caroline Preston
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Conference Notebook: Young People Urged Not to Give Up on Nonprofit Careers
Economic crisis shouldn’t push young people out of nonprofit world, conference speakers say
By Caroline Preston
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Why Don’t Domestic and International Charities Collaborate to Fight Poverty?
Why don’t domestic and international charities collaborate to fight poverty?
By Caroline Preston
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How, Exactly, Does a “Public-Private Partnership” Work?
“Public-private partnership” is a favorite buzzword in philanthropy, particularly now that the Obama administration has voiced a commitment to working alongside foundations and nonprofit groups. But what do such partnerships among governments, businesses, foundations, and charities look like? And…
By Caroline Preston
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Can Green Enterprise Go “Mainstream” Like Microfinance?
The development of innovative clean-energy businesses in poor countries could, in 15 years, be “rivaling where the microfinance sector is today,” Christine Eibs-Singer, co-founder of the nonprofit group E+Co, told donors assembled at the Global Philanthropy Forum. Ms. Eibs-Singer, whose…
By Caroline Preston
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Philanthropist to Create New Prize for Energy Innovation
Philanthropist to create new prize for energy innovation
By Caroline Preston
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Kiva’s Numbers Continue to Mushroom, but Gift Size Has Shrunk
Kiva’s numbers continue to mushroom, but gift size has shrunk
By Caroline Preston
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Philanthropy Urged to Share Lessons on Improving Health Care
Grant makers, philanthropists, and donor advisers began the second day of the Global Philanthropy Forum with a discussion on how to expand access to health care around the world. But first they heard from Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office for Health Reform, about America’s…
By Caroline Preston
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Human-Rights Expert to Head Global Conflict Group
Louise Arbour first became acquainted with the International Crisis Group by reading its reports on instability in the Balkans, when she worked as chief prosecutor at the war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. A dozen years later, she joins the think tank as its president. Ms. Arbour enters…
By Caroline Preston
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