Philanthropy

Magazine articles on philanthropy and charities.

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Fast Company September 2009 Jeff Bailey	Daddy Givebucks: Lessons Learned When Warren Buffett Hands You $1 Billion Three years ago, Warren Buffett gave each of his kids $1 billion to give away -- suddenly thrusting them into the philanthropic elite. Here's what they learned.
Fast Company September 2009 Nancy Lublin	What Poker Taught me About Running a Not-for-Profit Four lessons that the founder of the non-profit organization Dress for Success has learned about managing her organization.
AFP eWire August 11, 2009	A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste As a result of the tough economic climate, many organizations are drastically cutting back their fundraising programs.
AskMen.com Adam Fox	Toms Shoes These are tomorrow's shoes, and one pair purchased equals one pair for a child in need.
AFP eWire August 4, 2009	Fundraisers Report Tough Times--Expect Some Improvement by Year End Fundraisers are finding the current giving environment extremely challenging, but expect some improvement for the second half of 2009.
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Michael C. Moynihan	The Failure of African Aid Western aid to Africa has made poor countries poorer, retarded their economic growth, and entrenched despotic regimes, argues the Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo in her new book Dead Aid.
HBS Working Knowledge August 3, 2009 Martha Lagace	Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn Corporate social responsibility should be treated as a business discipline and practiced with the same professionalism and rigor as other aspects of a firm's strategy.
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Martin M. Shenkman	Keep Giving Charities need your knowledge to guide past and prospective donors in how to give now. When times were good, people gave because they felt rich or their accountant said they needed the tax write-offs. Your expertise can help clients see how to continue to give in today's different circumstances.
Energize August 2009 Susan J. Ellis	The Separation of Service-learning from Volunteering...and Does It Matter? Following a long tradition of experiential education, most service-learning programs today were conceived as school reform efforts, giving students the chance to practice or apply what they have learned in the classroom in the real world.
AFP eWire July 28, 2009	Are You Ready for a Capital Campaign? Let's explore the characteristics of a nonprofit that is most likely to find success in a campaign.
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