December 30, 2010
Banks Give U.K. Charities Expertise as Well as Cash
Wall Street Journal
By Michael Weir and Adam Smallman
12/30/10
The financial crisis has changed the way global banks give to charity. The days of firms simply handing out lavish checks have given way to a more targeted approach to donations.
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New Effort Rallies Americans to Donate Tax Cuts to Charity
Chronicle of Philanthropy
By Suzanne Perry
12/29/10
A new Web site called Give It Back for Jobs is asking those opposed to the extension of Bush-era tax cuts this month to donate their tax savings to charity.
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Richard Branson’s Climate Change Plan
Newsweek
By Sharon Begley
12/24/10
Sir Richard Branson talks about his aim to tackle global climate change in this week’s issue of Newsweek.
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Sudan Watch: Clooney Gets the World to Watch Sudan
GOOD
By Ann Marie Gardner
12/29/10
George Clooney’s new website is a satellite monitoring site to clinch the world’s attention toward preventing the next conflict in southern Sudan.
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Economy Dampens CT Nonprofits’ Fund Campaigns
Hartford Business Journal
12/29/10
The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy released three reports on 64 major fundraising campaigns in Greater Hartford, Greater New Haven and Fairfield County. The combined total of the 63 campaigns is more than $492 million, down nearly 34 percent from $745 million in 2009.
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