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Tag Archives: Asia
Asian Philanthropy Advisory Network Launched to Promote Philanthropy in Asia
( November 1, 2011 ) Tags: Asia, philanthropyGive2Asia, a nonprofit founded to provide exceptional, tailored philanthropy services and stewardship, today announced the launch of the Asian Philanthropy Advisory Network
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Chinese Red Cross Scandal Underscores Chinese Distrust of State Charities
( August 1, 2011 ) Tags: Asia, donors, trustBEIJING — The photographs of the alluring young woman landed like hand grenades in the world of Chinese philanthropy.
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Survey Shows 80 Percent of Taiwanese Donate to Charity
( April 6, 2011 ) Tags: Asia, donations, surveyTAIPEI–Some 80 percent of the people in Taiwan have made monetary donations to charity in the past year, with each person making an average of six donations totaling NT$3,716 (US$127.83), according to the results of a survey released Thursday. Read full article
RT @pernillan: Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank http://t.co/RRBuNdRdIG
Doing digital communications @DFID_UK - find out who we are and what we do. Blog: http://t.co/STQdSPuber #digi4dev #GlobalDev
Study reveals 25% of homeless youth fall victim to sex trafficking 
Is growing pot indoors bad for the environment? 
Costs & Benefits of Labour Mobility between the #EU & the Eastern Partnership Countries- Today final seminar http://t.co/CErk0inV6L
RT @jpstijns: Great news for #Africa: #EU rushes out corporate #tax transparency law http://t.co/7g7wvTWKDF @FT Recommendation of AEO 2010!
IRS Veteran to Replace Lois Lerner in IRS Nonprofit Division 
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After 50 years of brutal military rule, Myanmar’s democratic opening has been swift and startling http://t.co/beFRojtk6o via @TheEconomist
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
@luvhornsnhorses Thanks for the RT!
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Top #charity news: SCVO writes scathing response to OSCR guidance on political campaigning (this + lots more) http://t.co/2BvA9K3E36
Foreign Assistance Dashboard now includes data from Treasury and Defense http://t.co/MnSlBy4RwJ via @SJStaats @willmckitterick
RT @siwhitehouse: RT @pernillan Ready for the #IATI virtual roundtable on geocoding - using a round table of course! @ World Bank...
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