‘Town & Country’: Undeveloping the Hamptons
Some modest proposals for mixing fun with philanthropy are offered to wealthy readers of the January issue of Town & Country. With overdevelopment wreaking havoc on shorelines, the magazine says, one might wish to reverse the process by buying up a stretch of waterfront property and tearing down…
By Stephen G. Greene
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‘Foreign Policy’: Rethinking Civil Society
Civil society, which has become “one of the favorite buzzwords among the global chattering classes,” may have difficulty living up to its proponents’ high expectations, says Thomas Carothers in Foreign Policy (Winter 1999-2000). Mr. Carothers, who is vice-president for global policy at the Carnegie…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Kamehameha Schools Faces $165-Million Tax Bill
Following a decision last month by two former trustees to stop fighting their dismissals, Hawaii’s wealthiest charity is redoubling its efforts to settle its remaining dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. The court-appointed interim Board of Trustees of the Kamehameha Schools, which educates…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Virtual Foundation Aims to Bring International Philanthropy to the Masses
Supporting overseas projects is an intimidating prospect for many small donors, ALSO SEE:A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium: looking ahead and looking back. who often feel ill-equipped to identify worthy efforts in foreign countries and to insure that their gifts are used wisely.…
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Mexican Fund Aims to Make Philanthropy a Tool of the Poor as Well as the Rich
Widespread frustration with the limitations of conventional philanthropy in many countries has prompted experimentation with new models. ALSO SEE:A SPECIAL REPORT on philanthropy at the millennium: looking ahead and looking back. Those new approaches, some observers are predicting, will transform…
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Greenpeace Directors Call It Quits
The board of Greenpeace USA resigned this month after failing to reach agreement on the best way to manage the environmental advocacy group, which has been trying to stabilize itself after a tumultuous shakeup in 1997. The action followed a year of gridlock during which the nine board members often…
By Stephen G. Greene
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Bishop Estate to Pay IRS $9-Million but Retain Its Tax-Exempt Status
Hawaii’s wealthiest charity has agreed to pay more than $9-million to settle its tax-liability dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Under an agreement approved this month by a probate court in Honolulu, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate will be permitted to retain its tax-exempt status. But…
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Center Offers Nagoya Citizens a Desk, a Phone — and Lots of Assistance
Six years ago, while an industrial-science student at Nagoya University, ALSO SEE:Activists on the Move in JapanFew Japanese Foundations Offer Much Support to Grassroots OrganizationsTokyo Group Tries to Weave Disabled Residents Into City’s Social FabricProtecting Japan’s Children -- and Insuring…
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Protecting Japan’s Children — and Insuring That They Are Heard
When Yuji Hirano was in junior high school in Fukuoka City, on the Japanese island of Kyushu, he was frequently kicked or beaten by his teachers over what he says were minor infractions of school rules. ALSO SEE:Activists on the Move in JapanFew Japanese Foundations Offer Much Support to Grassroots…
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Tokyo Group Tries to Weave Disabled Residents Into City’s Social Fabric
Cookies, cakes, and curries -- foreign foods that the Japanese have enthusiastically assimilated into their everyday cuisine ALSO SEE:Activists on the Move in JapanFew Japanese Foundations Offer Much Support to Grassroots OrganizationsProtecting Japan’s Children -- and Insuring That They Are…
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