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Excessive donation requests can end up triggering donor fatigue or inspiring accusations of ‘social washing’.
Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment portfolio estimated at $100 billion.
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During COVID, rich countries have used masks and gloves from their medical stockpiles. But not all countries are so fortunate. We found the best way to help. It may not be what you think.
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Money is a far more effective way of helping the hundreds of thousands of refugees than sending food or clothing.
The new law makes it illegal for ‘foreign’ persons or entities to fundraise or directly spend on electioneering, or to authorise electoral material.
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.
Thailand’s Buddhist temples, important centers of culture and commerce, rely on donations from international visitors. Because of a steep drop in tourism, these temples have been hit hard.
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.
Fair global agreements, home-grown vaccines and sharing extra doses with poorer nations are all needed if we’re to ever emerge from this pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on how non-profit organizations operate and how they’re funded. Is it enough to boost non-profit sector capacity to address social inequities post-pandemic?
We should challenge government defunding of universities, and greater reliance on private donations that can affect the transparency, equity and democracy of public institutions, including hospitals.
Monks in Thailand are increasingly providing food and other essential items for laypeople – a reversal of traditional roles.
Buddhist monks in Thailand continue to collect alms from households, despite the threat of the coronavirus. The reason: the practice is an important part of merit-making.
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Philanthropy in the form of financial donations is not a solution to the natural disasters caused by climate change. A new philanthropy of social change is needed.
Philanthropy is an increasingly significant source of revenue for universities, but the majority of donations go to five big universities.
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Adjunct Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Beth Breeze is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Centre for Philanthropy, University of Kent
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Harvard University
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Professeur associé - Directeur Chaire Entrepreneuriat, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Marketing, University of California, Davis
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Professeur, directeur exécutif de la chaire « Philanthropie », ESSEC
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Founding Director, The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, CSI Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, School of Taxation and Business Law, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Director, The (so-called) Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Tufts University
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2024 Oxford University visiting research fellow RIJS; Professor of Political Communication., La Trobe University
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
