New Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans
Last year’s earthquake in the Indian state of Gujarat, which killed thousands of people and left tens of ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsNew Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in China thousands homeless,…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Businessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in China
For Joseph Ko, education was the key to escaping a hardscrabble childhood in Taiwan and rising to his ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsNew Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingNew Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans current position as founder and president of a…
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New Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of Giving
By Stephen G. Greene and Grant Williams About once a month, Renata Pereira -- a citizen of Brazil and an international bank associate in ALSO SEE:Giving Back to Their HomelandsBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in ChinaNew Philanthropies Court Prosperous Indian-Americans…
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Giving Back to Their Homelands
Charities worldwide get support from emigrants in AmericaIn California’s Silicon Valley, an Indian-American venture capitalist writes a large check for ALSO SEE:New Fund for Brazil Hopes to Inspire a Tradition of GivingBusinessman Turns His Success Into Opportunity for Youngsters in ChinaNew…
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Fund Raiser Aims to Cultivate Support for Living Laboratory
Throughout his college years, John S. Engen dreamed of helping people by pursuing a career delivering social services. His first job -- managing a program for troubled youths -- changed his mind. “I found I was not cut out for direct service,” says Mr. Engen. “I wasn’t good at dealing with the…
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Borderless Giving Crucial to Solving Global Strife, Experts Say
Palo Alto, Calif. The world’s most crucial problems require a strong international response from philanthropic institutions, several speakers suggested at a conference here this month. And last September’s deadly attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center highlighted the potential stakes if…
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Family funds urged to do more to influence public policiesNew Orleans Projected cuts in federal and state budgets over the next decade are reshaping the landscape for nonprofit organizations and point to the need for a reexamination of how the country’s social services are financed, grant makers…
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Federal Proposal Affects Some Charity Calls
Proposed changes in federal rules governing commercial telemarketing would extend those rules to cover calls made by companies seeking charitable contributions. Current rules applying to companies that peddle goods and services over the phone already limit the hours in which such calls may be made,…
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Appeals by Charities Rebuilding Afghanistan Draw Strong Response From Donors
Much of the philanthropic flood following last September’s attacks focused on ALSO SEE:Delivering Relief in Afghanistan caring for the American victims. But dozens of humanitarian organizations working in Afghanistan and neighboring areas have also benefited from the attention focused on that…
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Delivering Relief in Afghanistan
Charities face many hurdles in rebuilding war-torn countryThe World Food Program’s successful delivery of a record 128,000 tons of food to Afghanistan ALSO SEE:Appeals by Charities Rebuilding Afghanistan Draw Strong Response From Donors last month -- at an impressive rate of some 250 truckloads a…
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