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Tag Archives: philanthropy
Growing Number of Non-Resident Indians are Giving Back to Their Native Villages
( January 5, 2013 ) Tags: India, philanthropyEven as Punjab awaits multi-dollar investments in new industries from its cash-rich NRIs settled across the globe, a few baby steps of philanthropy by the members of the Punjabidiaspora are ushering in a new hope of altruism.
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(India) Billionaire Shiv Nadar’s Creative Philanthropy is Working at Bottom of Pyramid
( December 30, 2012 ) Tags: India, philanthropy“There are two types of philanthropy: corrective and creative. While corrective philanthropy relies on picking up a human suffering and solving it in the philanthropist’s lifetime, the creative aspect of giving actually creates institutions that stand the test of time”.
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US Wealthy Will Increase or Continue Charitable Donations According to New Study
( October 22, 2012 ) Tags: philanthropy, USWealthy U.S. investors plan to donate more to charity in the next three to five years or continue giving at current levels, and about half contributed to political campaigns last year, according to survey results released on Wednesday.
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Beijing Ranked as the Most Philanthropic City in China
( September 3, 2012 ) Tags: China, philanthropyThe capital city ranked first among 321 cities on the Chinese mainland with a score of 94 out of a possible 100 points, according to a report based on the China City Philanthropy Indexes 2012.
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The Foundation Center Launch New Website to Track Commitments of the Giving Pledge
( August 9, 2012 ) Tags: giving pledge, monitoring, philanthropyThe Foundation Center’s “Eye on the Giving Pledge” profiles those 81 megaphilanthropists and slices some data on the donors. It finds, for example, that the biggest share of donors (35 percent) are 65 to 79 years old. Health causes are the most favored by the donors, followed Read full article
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RT @DHallMatthews: Game changing #opendata order from @BarackObama recognises #IATI principles of comparability and comprehensiveness: http…
6.8 million people in need of #humanitarian assistance in #Syria. See the latest factsheet on #UKaid response: http://t.co/37YX0IOFKr
Love these guys :) Comfort dogs to help Moore tornado victims heal 
Peter Lewis buries the hatchet with Case Western Reserve University. 
RT @WFP_europe: Read about @WFP partnership with @EU_Commission in our brochure that highlights resilience programmes in the #Sahel http://…
Know more about #LATAM #economy during the #LACFORUM @OECD_Centre @BIDnoticias @_Bercy_ @RFI on the 31th of May http://t.co/KAp5Gcz07C
Advice for giving in a disaster, from our archives: 
33 Must-Read Updates to Social Media for Social Good: A How-To Guide for Nonprofits: http://t.co/4krrG7FoAv
MT @m_clem Want more young people? Japan has a plan: Tell girls procreation is cool. http://t.co/D6J5q3Evgl via @Noahpinion
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
RT @NYCouncilNPs: Doug Sauer, our CEO, testifies tomorrow at the Pulbic Hearing on proposed changes to the Nonprofit Inc. Law in... http://…
The Rios Montt Trial: Human Rights Accountability in Guatemala [NYC Event tomorrow, May 22] http://t.co/J0uA4vYrag
Latest #charity news: Specialist Work Programme providers should get more funding for new services, say MPs (+more) http://t.co/vRUugtRL6P
@DGateway: How GPE is Enabling Dynamic Visualizations of Open Education Data http://t.co/hAC0XccIoF #opendev
Food Aid Reform Act would maximize efficiencies and save lives http://t.co/nYG7d534Co @RepEdRoyce @RepKarenBass
Good to hear! RT @alanhudson1: @JustineGreening nudging France on @aidtransparency and #iati implementation #transparence
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