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A coalition of 23 large nonprofit organizations has written a letter to Congress expressing concern that reducing or capping the value of itemized deductions for charitable contributions will hurt charities and those who need their services. Among the organizations involved in the coalition are the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, the American Red Cross, and…

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b02f3a/smart_giving_is_go) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “Smart Giving Is Good Business: How Corporate Philanthropy Can Benefit Your Company and Society” to their offering. In this groundbreaking resource, Weeden shows how to strategically plan, manage and evaluate corporate contributions. Questions include: Why Should We Give?; How…

International Education, Corporate Social Responsibility, Development, Corporations, Foreign Aid Justin W. van Fleet, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education The Brookings Institution Editor’s Note: The Center for Universal Education co-hosted a side event with UNESCO and the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs during the High Level Segment of…

In late May, Jennifer Roccanti wrote a message on a friend’s Facebook post: “So cool! I think I might steal this for Miriam’s Kitchen!” What Ms. Roccanti, an assistant director for development at Miriam’s Kitchen, a soup kitchen in Washington, saw on Facebook was the solution to a problem she had been facing for months:…

Written by Gabi Zedlmayer Global citizenship today is at an inflection point. As the size and global span of corporations have grown over the years, so has the importance of their commitment to social good. Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, about half are multinational corporations. Given their impact on global communities,…

By VERONICA DAGHER The largest wealth transfer in history has more affluent families placing a greater emphasis on teaching their heirs about philanthropy. Two trends are behind this development, advisers say: the well-publicized pledge by billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to donate most of their fortunes to charity; and concerns that the broader transfer…

By Annie Gowen, Monday, June 20, 12:11 AM An annual report released Monday shows that charitable giving in the United States grew nearly 4 percent last year after two years of steep declines, which some experts say is a sign the economy is slowly rebounding. Individuals and corporations donated an estimated $290 billion last year,…

The word “philanthropy” gets thrown around a lot these days. I see more and more people referring to it in their posts, and even in their tweets. Philanthropy is an interesting word because it encompasses so much passion and emotion. Philanthropy is very different from charity; however, I see many people use the words interchangeably.…

Giving increases business value. By Reena De Asis What if corporate leaders thought more like Bill Gates, a leading philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, who once said, “As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.” Ideally, innovative corporations would increasingly function beyond the short-term profit motive and pay…

Did you know that even if your bank account is at zero, that there is so much that you and I as humans can give? So many people delay happiness in their life because they are waiting for something magical to drop into their laps so that they are, in their minds, ready to give.…