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Research Friday: Generosity Expanded: The Impact!

ASU Lodestar Center

Data such as that presented in this annual study is important to track as we learn of the impact of investments such as these. Universities & Colleges (5%). The increase in philanthropy to developing countries from the United States counters the impact of the lingering recession. Private Philanthropy. Foundations (12%).

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Throughout history, philanthropy plays a very important role because it directly impacts our wellbeing. So while we admire the wonders and success of others in philanthropy, we could have a look at our own culture and we might find a longer and more impactful history of philanthropy in our own society. Kids in Philanthropy.

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Data for Global Health, Part II

Forum One

how do you evaluate the health significance of "one glass of rice wine per day" in China vs. Japan?). The impact of donor expectations on data collection. OK, these are hard problems to solve.

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American Express Leadership Academy alumna Elena Zee shares profound impact of 2019 Aspen Institute Fellowship

ASU Lodestar Center

It is hard to express in one blog my entire week-long experience with nonprofit leaders from Japan, Syria, Uganda, Nigeria and different parts of the United States at the American Express Leadership Academy 2.0 I learned that while one person may be inspired by the UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights, another may be angered by it.

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Elena Zee shares profound impact of 2019 Aspen Institute Fellowship

ASU Lodestar Center

It is hard to express in one blog my entire week-long experience with nonprofit leaders from Japan, Syria, Uganda, Nigeria and different parts of the United States at the American Express Leadership Academy 2.0 I learned that while one person may be inspired by the UN Declaration of Universal Human Rights, another may be angered by it.

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Digital Volunteerism – Effective Disaster Relief the GreenTech Way

Tech Soup

A good in-depth description of how Voluntweeters works and what it can do can be found in this case study (PDF) of its response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake by Kate Starbird and Leysia Palen from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

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Secret Agent L: Covering the Globe with Random Acts of Kindess

Have Fun - Do Good

I have them in Japan, and I have them in Germany. I work at a university, and it's a private university, so we're not very for-profit, bottom line, go, go, go all the time. They just have to email me, tell me that they're interested in being an affiliated agent, and then I will respond with their instructions. Oh, my gosh!

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