State of the Union Offers the Philanthropic Sector Unique Opportunities
RE: Philanthropy
By Chatrane Birbal
1/28/11
The Council on Foundations’ associate director of government relations provides a perspective on the State of the Union address and the opportunities it presents for the philanthropic sector.
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Gates: Helping World’s Poor Is a Good Investment
The Associated Press
1/31/11
Bill Gates says [...]
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The More Philanthropy Changes, The More It Stays The Same
Forbes
By Betsy Brill
1/27/11
A look back at giving in 1911 finds parallels to current charitable donations. What will the next 100 years hold?
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Global Development Crashes the Davos Party
Reuters
By Joe Cerrell
1/26/11
What greater coup than to crash this gathering in Davos and try to get the titans [...]
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Teach for America Gets $100M
The Associated Press
1/27/11
Teach For America, the education organization that has placed recent college graduates in low-income public schools, is getting $100 million to launch its first-ever endowment in hopes of making the grass-roots organization a permanent fixture in education.
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Gates Presses Case for Vaccination
The Wall Street Journal
By Nour Malas
1/26/11
Billionaire philanthropist [...]
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2011 Family Philanthropy Conference
RE: Philanthropy
1/26/11
The Council on Foundations 2011 Family Philanthropy Conference concluded on Tuesday, but bloggers continue to share their perspectives on the proceedings. The three-day event brought hundreds of leaders from the philanthropic sector together to learn and share best practices for strengthening the impact of family foundations.
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Lumina Unveils a National [...]
Wed, January 26 2011 » Other » No Comments
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