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Coalition Defends Charitable Giving

August 1, 2011

A coalition of 23 large nonprofit organizations has written a letter to Congress expressing concern that reducing or capping the value of itemized deductions for…

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Research and Markets: Smart Giving Is Good Business: How Corporate Philanthropy Can Benefit Your Company and Society Answers the 12 Most Critical Questions about Corporate Giving

July 12, 2011

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b02f3a/smart_giving_is_go) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “Smart Giving Is Good Business: How Corporate Philanthropy Can…

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Increasing the Impact of Corporate Engagement in Education: Landscape and Challenges

July 12, 2011

International Education, Corporate Social Responsibility, Development, Corporations, Foreign Aid Justin W. van Fleet, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education The Brookings…

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Charities Use Amazon’s Wish List for Needed Goods

July 7, 2011

In late May, Jennifer Roccanti wrote a message on a friend’s Facebook post: “So cool! I think I might steal this for Miriam’s Kitchen!” What…

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How The Private Sector Can Drive Social Innovation

June 29, 2011

Written by Gabi Zedlmayer Global citizenship today is at an inflection point. As the size and global span of corporations have grown over the years,…

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How to Raise a Philanthropist: Tips on how to teach your children to do good

June 21, 2011

By VERONICA DAGHER The largest wealth transfer in history has more affluent families placing a greater emphasis on teaching their heirs about philanthropy. Two trends…

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Rise in Giving Signals Economic Rebound

June 20, 2011

By Annie Gowen, Monday, June 20, 12:11 AM An annual report released Monday shows that charitable giving in the United States grew nearly 4 percent…

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Corporate Giving: Modern Philanthropy Is Big Business

June 20, 2011

The word “philanthropy” gets thrown around a lot these days. I see more and more people referring to it in their posts, and even in…

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Corporate Philanthropy is Good for Business

June 20, 2011

Giving increases business value. By Reena De Asis What if corporate leaders thought more like Bill Gates, a leading philanthropist and founder of Microsoft, who…

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Rebuilding Together Alexandria’s National Rebuilding Day a Success!

June 16, 2011

Nearly 1,000 Rebuilding Together Alexandria (RTA) volunteers helped repair and maintain homes of 60 Alexandria, Va. residents in need during National Rebuilding Day. With support…

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Two Northern Virginia homes receive A Brush with Kindness from Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia

June 16, 2011

Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia (Habitat NoVa) begins its exterior renovation program, A Brush with Kindness, on its first two homes in Alexandria and…

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11 Things You Can Give When You Think You Have Nothing Left To Give

June 13, 2011

Did you know that even if your bank account is at zero, that there is so much that you and I as humans can give?…

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