Charitable Giving
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Investing with Standards
By Ron DeLeggeDisasters like BP’s oil spill last year and Japan’s nuclear crisis have increased the public’s awareness about investing in companies…
May 25, 2011
One-Third of European Foundations Support Women and Girls: New StudyMore than a third of European foundations support women and girls, says a new study, but there's a huge gap between what foundations allocate and their professed interest in activities related to women and girls.
May 18, 2011
Warren's CFPB to Combine Mortgage Disclosure FormsThe CFPB announced Wednesday that it would combine two federally required mortgage disclosures into a “single, simpler form that makes the costs and risks of the loan clear” and allowed consumers to comparison shop for the best offer.
May 16, 2011
American Women Are Stronger Believers Than Men in Power of Supporting CausesAmerican women are strong believers in the power of individuals to make a difference by supporting causes, while American men are more likely to view supporting causes as a fad, according to new data released Monday by Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide and Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication.
May 13, 2011
Is Bigger Tax Bite Coming for Big Donors to Outside Political Groups?A news report suggests that's possible, but some of these gifts were, recipients’ websites state, not deductible in the first place.
May 09, 2011
Why Should Wealthy Parents Get Teens Involved in Giving?‘Lower substance abuse and pregnancy rates,’ for one thing; ‘correlation between philanthropy and maintaining wealth,’ for another, says Julie Williams Lytle.
May 06, 2011
Arabella Advisors Buys Blueprint, Expanding Philanthropic Services to West CoastArabella Advisors, a national philanthropy services firm, has acquired San Francisco-based Blueprint Research + Design Inc., giving it a West Coast presence in addition to its offices in New York, Chicago and Washington, the firm said in an announcement on Wednesday.
May 01, 2011
Life After Wall StreetThe “Me Generation” could be aging into the “Benevolent Generation” — at least evidenced by the humanitarian second acts…