Long-term, transformative investments in universities do not fit well with the short-term, budget constrained priorities of governments.
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For universities in Australia to get the most out of philanthropic donations, they need to develop persuasive cases for giving, and work with staff, communities and donors towards shared goals.
Investor Bill Miller is betting that today’s students can prosper from studying philosophers like Socrates and Plato.
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Investor Bill Miller’s $75 million gift to the Johns Hopkins philosophy department clashes with conventional wisdom regarding the value studying the humanities today.
About 1 in 20 taxpayers may fill out this part of their returns beginning with the 2018 tax year.
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The lost incentives to give are likely to make a bigger difference than the small uptick in economic growth expected from the new law.
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Wealth managers are playing an increasing role in determining what social causes are funded and how.
To mark its 30th anniversary in business, the national PetSmart chain is donating enough food to serve animals in need an estimated 60 million meals.
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Ever wondered which fundraising appeals work best or what kind of charitable donations are ideal after disasters strike?
Changes to the tax code may strike a blow to the charitable world.
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Giving could decline by $21 billion or more per year.
The government has been criticised for its appointment of Gary Johns to head up Australia’s independent charities regulator.
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Australians have reason to be apprehensive that some civil voices are not being heard in our liberal democracy.
Whether charitable giving functions like a market is part of a broader and complex debate within the sector.
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Donors play a critical role supporting Australian charities, but we should not attribute them with more knowledge than they actually have.
President Barack Obama, right, meeting with leaders of large Jewish organizations in 2011.
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Theology and history help explain why US Jews give more to charity than people who observe other religions or are not religious at all.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, leads a round of applause after his colleagues took a step toward changing the tax code.
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More than US$20 billion per year in giving is potentially at stake.
Chancelor Bennett, better known as Chance The Rapper, is donating millions of dollars through his SocialWorks charity to shore up Chicago’s public schools.
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Before you reach for that checkbook or give to a charity online, pause to think about what makes a cause good in the first place.
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As Americans make decisions about year-end giving, how much of it will be influenced by their faith?
Academic research and coursework on giving and volunteering are growing more popular.
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After taking a class in which they give money away, students get more interested in donating to and volunteering at local nonprofits.
Charitable donors may share some common traits.
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Donors who support charitable causes have a ‘taste’ for giving, researchers found.
If a House provision gets enacted, churches will be able to endorse – not just pray for – political candidates.
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A provision in the House’s pending tax bill would let religious and secular nonprofits engage in political speech without facing a penalty.
That looks like a good match.
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Nonprofit fundraisers have long relied on matching funds to encourage giving without knowing if they work. Research suggests one way to make the most out of challenge gifts from big donors.
The Ballarat Road project in Maidstone and Footscray, Melbourne, will transform vacant land into housing for people at risk of homelessness.
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An innovative collaboration between government, a non-profit group and philanthropists has found a way to provide urgently needed housing on land that would otherwise be left vacant for years.
A small – but powerful – Latino middle class has emerged in California, led by elites like State Senator Kevin de Leon.
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Scholars say elites are critical to helping ethnic communities thrive. So, who are the Latino elites and what work are they doing for their community?
Wasteful and fake charities are usually harder to spot than this.
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Digital innovations are making it easier to give to charity and for donors to become informed before they support nonprofits.
Federal workers based in and near Washington, D.C. raised a total of US$46,639,949.63 in 2015 through the Combined Federal Campaign of National Capital Area.
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By some measures, Americans are giving less to charity through their jobs than they used to. But many companies say that increasing this kind of charity is a priority for them.