Solving Social Problems Is Key Motivator for Giving, Big Companies Say
A poll of executives at large corporations found that many companies are driven by a desire to make a difference on critical issues facing the nation and the world.
By Caroline Preston
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Private Aid for Global Health-Care Efforts Dropped as the Economy Soured
American charities that provide health care in developing countries saw a drop of 33 percent in private cash aid over the past two years, a new study finds.
By Caroline Preston
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Nonprofit Groups End Talks With Government Over Antiterror Guidelines
A coalition of charities has ended its efforts to convince the Treasury Department to significantly alter its antiterror guidelines for giving abroad.
By Caroline Preston
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Cholera in Haiti: Do Aid Groups Deserve Some of the Blame?
A petition by a group called the Disaster Accountability Project raises questions about whether aid groups could have done more to prevent Haiti’s cholera epidemic.
By Caroline Preston
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How Useful Are ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Charity Evaluations?
GiveWell, a charity-evaluation group, presents a way for donors to vet charities on their own.
By Caroline Preston
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Foundation Giving Won’t Grow Much Next Year, Study Finds
Foundation grant making may take years to rebound to pre-recession levels, suggests a new survey.
By Caroline Preston
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Gates Fund to Spend $500-Million to Encourage Poor People Worldwide to Save
The Gates Foundation is betting that giving people in developing countries new tools to make it easy and cheap to save money will help lift them out of poverty.
By Caroline Preston
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Why Hasn’t the Giving Pledge Attracted More Donors?
Billionaire Warren Buffett says he expects other wealthy people to agree to give away at least half of their money, but nobody has signed onto the pledge since August.
By Caroline Preston
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Drug Company to Provide $100-Million to Fight Diabetes
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation is making grants to help people with the most common type of diabetes make changes in their habits.
By Caroline Preston
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A Philanthropist Who Usually Shuns Attention Lends His Name to a Rare Monkey
A British conservation charity names a newly discovered monkey species after Jon Stryker, a donor who is an heir to a medical fortune.
By Caroline Preston
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