The informality and the speed can be helpful in emergencies. But it’s hard to make sure that money raised in a hurry is used in accordance with what donors expect.
The Tesla CEO began to sell stock worth billions of dollars in late 2021.
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Stanford researcher Lucy Bernholz is re-imagining what philanthropy looks like and is trying to understand how average people create, fund and distribute shared social goods in the digital age.
Donations channeled through DAFs follow different patterns than for overall charitable giving.
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Jessica Eise, The University of Texas at San Antonio
Combining the UN’s expertise and global reach with Musk’s wealth and revolutionary problem-solving could make a difference, a world hunger expert argues.
Grandchildren and other heirs to a fortune may want to support different kinds of charities.
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Decades of data indicate that over time, the foundations gave less to the founder’s own community and religious causes. But the share of their donations supporting social movements rose.
A Muslims Giving Back volunteer delivers warm food to a homeless man in New York City in April 2020.
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Asking for input is more common than letting stakeholders help set a foundation’s priorities or giving them any say where grant money flows.
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, CEO of the national Feeding America anti-hunger network, meets with Jay Worrall, president of a Pennsylvania food bank.
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s latest ranking indicates that the coronavirus and heightened awareness about racism made a difference, but not necessarily a lasting one.
Girl Scout cookie sales include a charitable donation.
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Experiments in the US and Italy that observed people’s charitable choices found similar results: People tend to prefer to help local communities.
Why do we give without expecting anything in return? Research into a Silicon Valley business accelerator program shows bonding rituals play a big role.
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New research on giving in a business setting could offer insights into human interactions and critical lessons for organizations looking to build a more collaborative culture.
The meditation market is expected to grow to over $2 billion by 2022.
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It’s easy to assume that the practice has few, if any, downsides. But a new study explored some of its social repercussions.
Scott is giving dozens of predominantly nonwhite schools their biggest donations ever, including Chaffey College in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
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Giving $100 to a favorite charity costs less than that for the roughly 8.5% of Americans who use this tax break.
Graduates of Cal State Fullerton, one of many universities with nonwhite majorities that billionaire MacKenzie Scott is supporting.
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By not attaching any strings to the money, championing representation and generally taking care to respect nonprofit leaders, she’s following five best practices.
Food banks, with help from volunteers, scrambled to meet higher demand.
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News about how little income tax some of the richest Americans reportedly pay is adding to questions about the value to society of their massive charitable donations.
‘Honey, how about we give $200 to our local food bank?’
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The first survey of its kind in 15 years also indicated that the number of couples in which one partner makes decisions about giving for the whole household is rising.
Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University