Lenten traditions emphasise fasting, prayer and charitable giving. This aligns with tarrying as central to communal spiritual life.
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Competition is hurting charities and the causes for which they raise funds. There must be a better way.
Giving directly to Ukrainians via unused Airbnb rentals is a fast and efficient way to help. But there are some drawbacks.
Many well-intentioned people are supporting counterproductive efforts to help Ukraine. Behavioural science can explain why.
Canadians should consider place-based giving, or donating ‘at home,’ through local community foundations that are well-positioned to navigate and bolster the post-pandemic recovery.
The trend of paying housekeepers unable to do their work and ordering takeout when it isn’t essential can be seen broadly as a form of charitable giving, according to philanthropy researchers.
Far fewer Americans include plans for bequests to nonprofits in their wills than give to charity on a regular basis. The pandemic could be a good reason to change that.
This measure, included in a pandemic relief package, is supposed to encourage Americans to give more to nonprofits.
Young children should be given a bigger role in deciding which charities their schools and families support.
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Philanthropic Studies and Social Policy, University of Kent
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Research Associate of Philanthropy, Women's Philanthropy Institute; Doctoral student of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Doctoral candidate of Economics, Texas A&M University
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PhD Student, Sustainabilty Management, University of Waterloo
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PhD Student, University of Guelph
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Global Journalism Fellow, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Associate lecturer, University of Newcastle
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Junior Research Fellow in Theology, University of Oxford
