If you are giving because you are a super-generous sweet kind of dude (though the tax break doesn’t hurt) but don’t know where, just pick one of these places and you’re set.
Entries Tagged as 'Giving'
The Ultimate Niggling Question
June 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · Giving, Living Well, Philosophy of Giving
Charles Lee writes: Forgive me for being elementary, but I think it’s important to distinguish the difference between supporting a cause and helping people. A cause is a “thing” we support in hopes of providing tangible help for “people” in need. Unfortunately, I’ve been guilty at times of being more passionate about the cause (i.e., [...]
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Bill Gates Addresses Energy Problems Via Investment, Not Philanthropy
May 12th, 2011 · Comments Off · Giving
Market economies focus on building wealth, and gift economies focus on building goodwill, but social problems can be solved through either type of economy. The interesting questions are around whether some types of problems can be solved only through market incentives, and other problems only through gift incentives. Bill Gates thinks the problems surrounding energy [...]
Tags:Bill Gates·Clean Energy
Rise of Philanthropy in India
May 11th, 2011 · Comments Off · Giving
Philanthropy as we discuss it here is a frequently an American phenomenon, formed by a combination of factors: extremely wealthy founders of the movement (Rockfeller, Carnegie), tax law (both annual income and estate taxes), a strong middle class. But it’s becoming a worldwide movement. Here’s an article in the Hindustan Times cataloging the growth of the [...]
Tags:Hindustan Times·India
Robert Egger’s Advice for Collaborative Work in 10 Words
May 10th, 2011 · Comments Off · Giving
Fallout from the Three Cups of Tea scandal has hit nonprofits, authors, and now nonprofit authors. No surprises there, or in the article about it. What is super-noteworthy is the throw-away advice at the end from Robert Egger (my itals): “There are huge lessons to be learned from this episode,” Mr. Egger wrote, referring to [...]
