Now is the Time
RE: Philanthropy
By Stephanie Powers
3/30/10
How should the nation address the Economic Research Cycle Institute (ERCI) data suggesting that 40 percent of those currently unemployed, particularly those separated from the manufacturing sector, are permanently unemployed?
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In Blueprint for Haiti, U.S. Takes New Approach to Aid
Washington Post
By Mary Beth Sheridan
3/30/10
An internal Obama administration assessment [...]
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Teaching Others How to Give Money
Christian Science Monitor
By Paul Van Slambrouck
3/29/10
Born into wealth, Marian Rockefeller Weber uses her Flow Fund Circle to teach others how to give money wisely.
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Clinton Asks Groups to Make Haiti Self-Sufficient
Associated Press
By Samantha Gross
3/25/10
Former President Bill Clinton is urging the aid groups serving Haiti’s devastated communities to help rebuild [...]
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Gates Foundation Survey Shows Libraries Key to Getting Low-income Populations Online
Washington Post
By Cecilia Kang
3/25/10
One-third of all Americans over the age of 14 have used a public library to access the Internet during the past year, according to a study released by the University of Washington and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Donor Services for National Standards
RE: Philanthropy
By Diane Miller
3/24/10
The National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations are a blueprint for good organizational planning.
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Retaining the Next Generation in Philanthropy
Huffington Post
By Jane Wales
3/24/10
According to Trading Powers, produced in partnership with the Council on Foundations, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies’ 21/64, Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy and Resource Generation, [...]
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