Proliferation of Charities and Unresponsive Politicians
Has distrust in politics led to more charities?
By Ian Wilhelm
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Criticism for President’s ‘Faith-Based Initiative’
Conservative charity leader questions White House effort to help religious charities
By Ian Wilhelm
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Vote for The Best ‘Celebrity Humanitarian’ of 2007
Web site seeks votes for best and worst in ‘celebrity humanitarianism’
By Ian Wilhelm
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Europe Sees Philanthropy as Crucial to Fueling Scientific Innovations
European philanthropy can play a vital role in bolstering science across the continent, but foundations and other donors must be prepared to take risks, speakers at a conference here last week told participants. The event brought together about 120 foundation, government, and university officials…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Philanthropy’s Challenge: Communicating Its Value to Society
Susan V. Berresford joined the Ford Foundation in 1970 as a research assistant.
By Ian Wilhelm
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Critical Blog Entries Prompt Board Member’s Suspension
Should a charity board member write a blog? That question is being raised after the trustees of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board suspended one of its members for writing critical comments about the organization on his personal blog. The Richmond, Va., group, which oversees the…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Aid Groups Denounce French Charity’s Airlift
International relief groups are trying to smooth relations with Africans and African government officials after a scandal involving a French charity raised suspicions about their charitable operations and goodwill. Last month, six employees of L’Arche de Zoé (Zoe’s Ark), a charity based in Paris,…
By Ian Wilhelm
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Foundations Talk About Strategy, but Few Follow Clear Plan
While many foundations say they have a strategy for their giving, a new report suggests only a small number of grant makers actually do. Based on interviews with 42 chief executives and program officers at two dozen large philanthropies, the report identifies 11 staff members who could articulate a…
By Ian Wilhelm
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New Structure at Carnegie Is Designed to Respond to Emerging Issues
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that it is changing its grant making and simplifying how it categorizes its giving. After a yearlong review, which included discussions with grant beneficiaries, outside academic experts, and others, the foundation said it wanted to make its…
By Ian Wilhelm
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