Philanthropy Grows Increasingly Global
December 11, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
Philanthropy is becoming increasingly global, in large part because of changes in technology and the number of donors who made their money from businesses that operate around the world, declares The Financial Times in a special section examining the changing trends in giving.
Awareness of the problems facing remote parts of the world is also growing, says the newspaper, as people travel more frequently and people like Bill Gates and Al Gore raise the visibility of global issues, reports the newspaper.
The special report also examines ways in which the Internet is providing charities with a low-cost tool that nonprofit groups can deploy to spread their messages to as many potential donors as possible. Another article suggests that the Internet is “providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas between charities and nonprofit groups, facilitating a more ‘open source’ approach to coming up with solutions to intractable problems.”
The report also provides an in-depth look at companies encouraging their workers to volunteer with charities, the push for greater openness, among U.S. foundations, and other articles about the changes sweeping the nonprofit world.
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