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After a hurricane strikes or an earthquake makes shockwaves, try to support nonprofits that are clear about what they do and how they will spend your money.
For International Day of Charity on Sept. 5, a history of how the Christian Herald mobilized Americans in the late 19th century to give millions for the relief of global suffering.
The IRS estimates that up to 40 privately run schools may be affected by this measure in the 2017 tax reform package.
Billionaire Robert F. Smith made a big splash when he told Morehouse grads he would pay off their student debt. Yet his generosity adheres to a long African American tradition.
Scholars researched whether bestowing awards on volunteers who pitch in with the Boy Scouts made a difference. The answer seems to depend on whether the recognition is expected or not.
Overall, the growth in giving to public higher ed institutions isn’t compensating for a reduction in funding by the states.
It may be easier to give money away when you budget for it.
Could these extra hands do more for the nonprofits they assist?
The iconic advertising campaign originated as a way to protect the nation from its WWII enemies. Today, critics are asking if it’s causing harm as well as good.
The need for organs to transplant far exceeds the supply.
A recent gift by billionaire Robert Smith to pay off the student loans of 2019 graduates of Morehouse points to the potential of America’s black elite to pay off all black students’ college loans.
Getting everyone whose lives were thrown off-track back takes a lot of personal effort, paired with work done by a constantly shifting mix of nonprofits and governmental agencies over many years.
Approaching gender parity on the boards of big nonprofits might help narrow the pay gap among the sector’s highest-paid leaders.
A political scientist warns that a new lobbying initiative launched by Bill and Melinda Gates could harm US higher education.
As the cost of holding the Winter Games rises, local taxpayers around the globe are losing interest in hosting the event.
Although far fewer Americans took the charitable deduction on their tax returns, giving stayed fairly steady, according to the annual Giving USA report.
When asked to donate money they had earned through participating in a study, average people tended to choose the less onerous requirements rather than big ones.
Depending on foreign aid to pay the bills makes moving on when it’s gone harder.
Research over the past few years has shown vouchers for private schools set back student learning. So why are advocates still pushing so hard to expand them?
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Professor of Accounting, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Glenn Family Chair Emeritus of Economics and Philanthropic Studies, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
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Associated Director of Data Partnerships at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Leadership, Seattle University
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Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Donald A. Campbell Chair in Fundraising Leadership, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, Indiana University
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Professor of Economics and Philanthropic Studies; Associate Dean for Research and International Programs, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Management, Indiana University
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Associate Director of Research, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and Managing Editor, Giving USA, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Nonprofit Studies, George Mason University
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