What Makes Donors Give and Other Philanthropy Topics Appear in a Special Report
March 10, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
Two economists explore why people donate to charity in a special report on money and philanthropy in The New York Times Sunday magazine. The authors look at how effective matching gifts and challenge grants are.
Another article in the report looks at how celebrities such as the actress Natalie Portman are using their status to help nonprofit groups raise awareness and money. “I’m not particularly proud that in our country I can get a meeting with a representative more easily than the head of a nonprofit can,” says Ms. Portman.
Also in the special section is an article about whether big gifts from donors and foundations have a lasting impact.
Other articles include a transcript of a conversation with philanthropists and education experts about donating to schools and a profile of Herbert and Marion Sandler, a billionaire couple who are directing their philanthropy toward a new nonprofit organization they created to focus on investigative journalism.
See The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s article about the Sandlers’ new charity.
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