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Chancelor Bennett, better known as Chance The Rapper, is donating millions of dollars through his SocialWorks charity to shore up Chicago’s public schools. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

An ethical guide to responsible giving

Ted Lechterman, Stanford University McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society

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.
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are giving billions to charity through their donor-advised fund instead of a traditional foundation. Jeff Chiu/AP Photo

Donor-advised funds: Charities with benefits

Philip Hackney, Louisiana State University and Brian Mittendorf, The Ohio State University

As these tax-exempt vehicles transform philanthropy, they’re drawing more scrutiny. Will Congress or the Trump administration tinker with the rules that encouraged their rapid growth?

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  1. Ethics
  2. Foundations
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  5. Nonprofits
  6. Philanthropy
  7. Philanthropy and nonprofits
  8. Regulation
  9. Silicon Valley
  10. Tax reform

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