Philanthropy

The War on Christmas in July

Eric Williams | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Aclu, Donating to Charity, Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Charity, Christmas, Religion, Religion and Politics, Freedom of Religion, Anti-Christmas, Politics News
Eric Williams

Maybe it's a sign of getting older, but doesn't it seem like the War on Christmas starts earlier and earlier every year? Feels like I just took down my anti-Christmas decorations last month.

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Corporation for Public Media

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 07.17.2008 | Media

Read More: Pbs, Philanthropy, Media, Bpp, Media News
Lucy Bernholz

How come the children's learning arm of PBS can figure out sustainable ways to develop media content that not only thrive in their original format but go on to be fabulous in others?

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Party for Feminist Media Justice!

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Women in Media & News, Media Justice, Social Justice, Jennifer L. Pozner, Media Alliance, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media, Jeff Perlstein, Lisa Jervis, Media, Pop Culture, Women in Media and News, Making Contact, Bitch Magazine, Women's Media, Feminism, Journalism, Bay Area, Philanthropy, Politics, Progressive, Lisa Rudman, Oakland, Media Reform, Jennifer Pozner, Feminists, National Radio Project, San Francisco, Wimn, Media News
Jennifer L. Pozner

This goes out to all my Bay Area friends -- if you've been reading my occasional blog posts about women, media, politics and pop culture here at Huffi...

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Beacons of Hope Glimmer in Dark Financial Times

Vicky Ward | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Lincoln Center, Multiple Sclerosis, David Koch, Philanthropy, Charity, Economy, Blackstone Group, Charity Organizations, Donating to Charity, Living News
Vicky Ward

Just as our billionaires still go on their boats, so also, in New York, often criticized by outsiders for its shallowness and greed, authentic gestures of friendship and generosity endure.

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Will Private Philanthropy Rebuild Iraq?

Trevor Neilson | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Philanthropy, International Philanthropy, John McCain, Iraq, National Security, Barack Obama, Politics News
Trevor Neilson

The new President should immediately convene a philanthropic summit and should create tax incentives for increased private donations to humanitarian issues in Iraq.

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Help Me Write a Book

Michael Kinsley | Posted 06.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Charity Organizations, Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Capitalism, Bill Gates Retires, Michael Kinsley, Gates Foundation, Business News
Michael Kinsley

The notion that capitalism, which is all about self-interest, can be amended somehow to be more about helping others -- and still be capitalist -- strikes many as hopelessly Pollyannaish and bizarre.

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Breaking out of the 'academic comfort zone' for higher returns on medical research philanthropy

Katie Hood | Posted 06.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Parkinson's Disease, Pharmaceutical Industry, Biomedical Research, Mike Milken, Biotech, Academic-Indutry Partnership, Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, Living News
Katie Hood

Last week I spoke on a couple of panels at the BIO Global Convention in San Diego. At one point I found myself seated next to Joshua Boger, the CEO of...

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An Exquisite Safari: My First Philanthropic Trip

David Chamberlain | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropic Travel, Philanthropy, The Giving Life, Living News
David Chamberlain

In the beginning In 1972 my grandfather, grandmother and I visited the poorest country in the western hemisphere: Haiti. Much to my grandmother's dism...

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Game Changers

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 05.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Games, Philanthropy, Change, Nintendo Wii, Health, Macarthur, Digitalmedia, Gamesforchange, Gamesforhealth, Kaiserfamilyfoundation, Robertwoodjohnson, Living News
Lucy Bernholz

The Wii Fit is not the only game changer in town. As everyone knows, the Wii - the motion sensor-enabled video game console that gets players up and m...

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Helping Burma for Mother's Day

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.07.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Relief, Disaster Relief, Charity, Burma, Globalgiving, Cyclone, Myanmar Cyclone, Giving, Myanmar, Disaster, Living News
Dennis Whittle

A friend writes from Burma: This is the worst disaster I have ever been in. The situation in Yangon is growing more desperate everyday as there is no...

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Sam Stein

Reverend Wright's Church Bulletins: On Philanthropy, Race, And Life In The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Philanthropy, Wright Obama, Obama Wright, Trinity Obama, Political Microscope, Wright Church Bulletins, Trinity Bulletins, Reverend Wright, Obama Church, Obama Race, Politics News

On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama distanced himself from his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, saying in part that he no longer recognize...

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A True Visionary

Sheila Vance | Posted 04.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Eyewear, Philanthropy, Foundation, Heroine, Living News
Sheila Vance

Heroin chic is anything but chic. The fact that the fashion and entertainment industries were glamorizing drug use was unacceptable and needed to be changed.

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My Conversation with Ted Turner

Charlie Rose | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Video, Enviornment, Bush, President, Cnn, Ted Turner, Business News
Charlie Rose

2008-04-03-rose_turner.jpg Ted Turner created the UN Foundation 10 years ago with a historic $1 billion gift to support U.N. causes and activities. Here is part of our conversation.

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New $2 Million Ideas Fund: Competing to be a Soros "Ideas Entrepreneur"

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Philanthropy, Ideas Industry, Think Tanks, New America Foundation, National Security, George Soros, Entrepreneurship, Karen Kornbluh, Open Society Institute, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Creativity funds -- money to help smart people take risks, even for a year -- are vital to our times. This kind of investment in tomorrow's ideas and policy infrastructure is vital today.

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How Could You Not Like Oprah's Big Give? Here's How

Joan Garry | Posted 03.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Oprah's Big Give, Philanthropy, Oprah Winfrey, Giving, Oprah, Oprah's Big Give Review, Entertainment News
Joan Garry

The notion that you can measure the value of a generous act based largely on the total dollars donated is terribly short sighted and sends a message quite contrary to the one I expect Oprah intended.

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Following Buffett's Lead, CEOs Cut Loose

Wall Street Journal | George Anders | Posted 03.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Warren Buffett, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Netjets Ads, Google, Bershire Hathaway, Philanthropy, Business News

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates play bridge together, team up on philanthropy and appear jointly in ads for private-jet service Netjets. There's somethi...

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Michelle Obama: "Don't Go Into Corporate America"

National Review | Byron York | Posted 02.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Hedge Funds, Michelle Obama, Corporate Law, Hedge Fund Management, Business News

I have a new story today about Michelle Obama's visit to Zanesville, Ohio, where she met with a group of women at a local day care center. According ...

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Giving Challenge Results are In...

Dennis Whittle | Posted 02.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Parade Magazine, Globalgiving, Case Foundation, Network for Good, Business News
Dennis Whittle

Check out the results of the America's Giving Challenge, backed by the Case Foundation, promoted by Parade Magazine, and implemented by GlobalGiving a...

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How Business Can Save The World

Boston Globe | Matthew Battles | Posted 02.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Social Responsibility, Organizational Behavior, Milton Friedman, World Peace, Philanthropy, Business News

When Milton Friedman famously stated that "the social responsibility of business is to increase profits," he furnished ammunition to both free market ...

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Funding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 01.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Mlk, MLK Day, Civilrights, Living News
Lucy Bernholz

As I walked and chanted up 3rd Street today, I wondered if there were any foundations out there today that would fund Dr. King's 21st Century equivalent?

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Google Pledges $30 Million For New Philanthropic Push

Wall Street Journal | Kevin J. Delaney | Posted 01.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Philanthropic Gifts, Google Philanthropy, Philanthropic Initiatives, Philanthropy, Google, Business News

In one of the most widely watched efforts in corporate giving in years, Google Inc. unveiled yesterday nearly $30 million in new grants and investment...

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This Videogame Makes You Smarter and Helps the Hungry: The FreeRice Phenomenon

Dan Brown | Posted 01.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Philanthropy, Hunger, Developing World, Videogames, Nintendo Wii, Vocabulary, Freerice, Living News
Dan Brown

On FreeRice.com, you get smarter and do a free good deed from the comfort of your computer chair! And you'll impress your pals when you drop "abjure" or "loquacity" in conversation.

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Letter Writing Saves Lives

Samara O'Shea | Posted 01.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Amnesty International Freedom Writers, Philanthropy, Letter Writing, The Art of Letter Writing, Amnesty International, The Giving Life, Charity Work, Letter Writing Books, Social Activism, Living News
Samara O'Shea

If you're like me, charity work is something you really want to do--someday. Someday when you're older and not working so hard, when you have more tim...

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Top Ten Philanthropy Buzzwords of 2007

Lucy Bernholz | Posted 12.30.2007 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Buzzwords, Toptenlists, Giving, Business News
Lucy Bernholz

The point of this list of buzzwords is to point out some silly ideas, flag some valuable ones, remind myself and you that the jargon and hype grows fa...

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Huffpo Charity Chain: Donating for Change

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

Read More: Charity, Iraq, Democrats, Giving, Philanthropy, Hillary, Obama, Edwards, Donating, Politics News
Paul Loeb

Here's a list of groups that do a particularly good job of engaging people, particularly people who aren't necessarily politically involved.

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