Giving Back to Society Enriches Us All
Times of India
By Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates
2/20/11
In a little more than a month, the three of us will be coming to India for Gates Foundation and Berkshire Hathaway business. But we’ve set aside time on the trip to sit down with some of India’s leading business [...]
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What Social Impact Bonds Really Mean for Philanthropy
RE: Philanthropy
By Laura Tomasko
2/17/11
In President Obama’s budget request for FY 2012, philanthropic leaders should pay attention to an innovative proposal to partner with government. Called “pay for success,” this initiative tests social impact bonds in the United States.
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Jeopardy Contestant Donating $100,000 to Lancaster County Community Foundation
Lancaster [...]
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Creating a New Path to Results, Catalyst, Transformation in Greater Birmingham
RE: Philanthropy
By Kate Nielson
2/16/11
The head of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham highlights her organization’s new idea competition, Prize2theFuture, designed to help revitalize part of the city’s center.
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Giving to Foundation Doubles in Past Year
The Charlotte Observer
By Mark Price
2/17/11
In what some see as a [...]
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In Training, Hospitals See Big Rewards
The Boston Globe
Erin Ailworth
2/15/11
Instead of just recruiting outside candidates to fill midlevel jobs, three area hospital systems are expanding training programs that will allow employees in lower-skilled jobs to move up the career ladder and fill these positions. The initiative, prompted by an expected shortage in skilled medical workers, started [...]
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