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State of American Philanthropy
source: Charity Navigator, National Center for Charitable Statistics, The Center on Philanthropy, http://www.mint.com/blog, www.wallstats.com
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Remembering the Poor: Film Edition
I’m writing this from my home in Costa Rica after spending the last ten days in Chicago and Grand Rapids. After two and a half years in Central America, visiting the US can be quite a jolt. One of...
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Update on the ‘Just Giving’ Challenge
Did you know that if everyone in America took our Just Giving Challenge this Christmas, we could collectively end extreme poverty for three years? That’s right, Americans spend approximately 450...
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Profile: Mennonite Central Committee
This Advent, we are profiling four organizations that we think deserve serious consideration for your holiday giving. Surprisingly, it’s not all that easy to find a worthy cause. I think all of us...
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Profile: Tools of the Mind
This entry profiles the 4th of the 4 organizations to be considered in the Just Giving Challenge pooled donation. Christina Jenq is a doctoral student in economics at the University of Chicago and...
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How Much Should Christians Give?
Many of the great movements for justice in Christian history have been driven by clear, unequivocal moral stands. Think of William Wilberforce’s fight against the slave trade. Think of Martin Luther...
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Effective Giving: Social Entrepreneurs
The holidays are finally over. Yesterday Epiphany (or Three Kings’ Day) brought an end to the twelve days of Christmas. We decided to really go for it this year, giving little presents to our kids...
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Effective Giving: Emmanuel Ministries Calcutta
One of the biggest obstacles to effective giving to the global poor is simply lack of data. In traditional investing, even those of us who know nothing about finance have access to scores of mutual...
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