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Philanthropy - Articles
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Real Stories Critical for Giving
A powerful tool to engage givers is storytelling – telling stories about people, the problems they face, and the role philanthropy can play in addressing the symptoms and causes of those problems.
What’s Next: Fresh Faces at City Hall
To halt the greying of municipal government, the City Hall Fellows program offers recent college graduates a year-long stint working on everyday challenges such as transportation, public works, and housing.
Open Organizations and Thoughts on Transparency
What role does transparency play in philanthropy?
What’s Next: A Kickstarter for Creative Types
Artists, musicians, writers, and other creative types are asking the public to underwrite their dreams via an online fundraising platform.
Q&A: Jeff Raikes
Jeff Raikes takes over the Gates Foundation at a turbulent time when philanthropic resources are down and social needs are up.
Rural Giving Needs to Grow
Rural America is largely off the radar of much of philanthropy.
Open Source Altruism
With rapid mobilization the potential for networked philanthropy is growing.
The Profit in Nonprofit
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Millennials MoveOn
To propel young folks to the polls, a political organization mixed Web 2.0 tools with social science savvy.