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Issue 49 Winter 2012 - 2013

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Feature: Philanthropy for Tourism and Development in Africa
Feature: Vincent Mai: Restoring the Environment in South Africa’s Eastern Cape
Global Giving Roundup & Links: Forbes recognizes top philanthropists in India | Family foundation pledges wealth to create schools in rural India | World’s oldest university sprung out of philanthropic gift | Annie Lennox fights spread of HIV/AIDS | Mowgli Foundation wins award for mentoring | Henry Schein chairman honored for responsibility in the corporate world | TV host brings dance lessons to children of migrant workers in China | Kenyan father responds to lack of high school for boys | Pakistani pop star improves government-funded schools | Education for Employment recognized for increasing youth employment | Womanity founder supports women in business in Brazil and India | UniversalGiving reaches out to victims of Hurricane Sandy | GOOD fostering social capital through first Neighborday on April 27 | Sabancı Foundation founder awarded for support of women, children | Egyptian social innovator receives inaugural African Philanthropy Award | University for a Night in Europe and Africa celebrate bridging leadership and innovation | In memoriam: George Gund III | Alliance magazine looks at networks |

Issue 48 Fall 2012

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Feature: Joshua Mailman: A profile in impact investing
Global Giving Roundup & Links: As social entrepreneurship takes off in China, social enterprise helps the elderly funding decisions | Social entrepreneurship in Latin American complementing and filling gaps left by philanthropy | Philanthropist wants to be rid of last $1.5 billion | Fishing and philanthropy mingle in Africa: Donations large and small lead orphaned children to university | Charity and taxation | Namibia: Democratic Media Trust shifts direction | Investment banker promotes saving and entrepreneurship in Rwanda | Taiwanese vegetable vendor wins Asian philanthropy award | Big givers talk about effectiveness, passion at Forbes philanthropy summit | Philanthropists more risk-averse with their philanthropic assets than their personal assets

Issue 47 Spring 2012

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Feature: Ron Bruder’s Education for Employment gets to work on Middle East unemployment
Global Giving Roundup & Links: Predictive philanthropy – Driving collective action through data-based funding decisions | China’s most generous philanthropists and other insights from Hurun | Stellenbosch University a model of academic fundraising in Africa | An increase of donations in the last decade – What the UK Giving List is saying | Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu: “No One Can Develop Africa But Us” | Jamie Cooper-Hohn: Connect business and development | Narayana Murthy to be honored by Tech Awards | Drop in cross-border giving along U.S.-Mexico border | Acumen/Monitor report on philanthropy in impact investing

Issue 46 Winter 2011-2012

Feature: Fundo Elas: Promoting philanthropy by and for women in Brazil

Issue 45 Fall 2011

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Feature: World Peace Festival, Global Peace Index build momentum for peace
Global Giving Roundup & Links: Global Impact Investing Rating System to measure social returns | Basketball star gives back to his home town in Argentina | Wealth in middle-income countries could change the nature of aid, and suggests role for philanthropy | Rise in philanthropy from India’s wealthy and middle class | Distrust, fear inhibit charitable giving in Mexico | Venture philanthropy model invests £6.8m in Scottish children’s charities | Where is the Bill Gates of global education? | A new resource on large grants: Million Dollar List | The five (and six) Cs of philanthropy

Issue 44 Summer 2011

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Feature: Rising Schools: Mother-daughter team uses microenterprise approach to improve education in Ghana
Feature: Follow the money: Targeting energy investment to take on coal
Global Giving Roundup & Links: Call for more effective, bottom-up philanthropy in the Arab Region | Founder of China’s first stock-financed charity acknowledged as country’s top philanthropist | Major growth of philanthropic donations in India | Like-minded Indian donors taking ownership of social projects | High-tech mogul strives to better education for children in Israel | GPC Members among Slate magazine’s biggest philanthropists | The power of investing in women | New guide for Chinese philanthropic organizations | Alliance magazine launches philanthropy blog

Issue 43 January-February 2011

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Feature: Setting a New Course for Turkish Philanthropy: Q&A with Güler Sabancı

Issue 42 Fall 2010

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Feature: Two foundations in Europe: Diversity of approaches, but common commitment to the developing world

Issue 41 Spring 2010

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Feature: Pamela Hawley and Ben Goldhirsh: Two young entrepreneurs promoting philanthropy and action
Global Giving Roundup: Greg Carr’s work in Mozambique profiled in The New Yorker | José Ignacio Avalos’ Mi Tienda project receives World Bank funding | GPC Members recognized among Slate magazine’s largest givers | Eye-care group in India wins $1.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize | Forbes features prominent Asian philanthropists | King Khalid Foundation partners with Acumen Fund to support social entrepreneurship | Global social entrepreneurial leaders to be honored at Skoll World Forum | Richard Branson, Zainab Salbi honored at University for a Night
Resources & Links: Philanthropy UK explores technology and philanthropy | Alliance magazine focuses on small grants

Issue 40 Winter 2010

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Feature: Matching Processes to Problems: Q&A about Philanthropy with Adele Simmons
Feature: Responding to the Crisis in Haiti
Global Giving Roundup: Activist philanthropist | Change Philanthropy highlights 10 funders engaged in social justice philanthropy | Registration for Global Philanthropy Forum opens | Guma Aguiar honored as “Builder of Jerusalem” | In the business of doing good | New report on Chinese philanthropy in Southeast Asia: Between Continuity and Change | Li Ka-shing Foundation and Chinese Government launch pediatric hernia program | Food for thought: How corporate social responsibility programs are reshaping business and development in Latin America | Mexican billionaire partners with Eli Broad to fund genomic medicine project | $38 million grant awarded to microfinance institutions across Latin America, Africa, and Asia | GPC Members among Slate magazine’s largest givers
Resources & Links: Venture Philanthropy Knowledge Centre launched | Design thinking for philanthropists and business leaders | Ireland Funds launch guide to new philanthropic environment

Issue 39 Fall 2009

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Feature: Isolation, Generosity, Giving, and Receiving
Global Giving Roundup: Pakistani companies step up CSR efforts | Wealthy Muslims’ zakat to charity fund | Vehbi Koç Foundation recognized in its 40th year with Carnegie Medal | Mexican Billionaire joins with Grameen for micro-lending in Mexico | Alibaba CEO Jack Ma to launch Grameen China microfinance bank | Jet Li brings philanthropy to China´s social-networking users | Hong Kong philanthropist Yu Pang-lin donates to typhoon relief | California roaster names coffee blend after Zimbabwean activist | Voluntary airline tax could raise billions for WHO | Former clothing execs purchase South American land for national parks | Mobile phone magnate promotes good governance in Africa
Resources & Links: New website for philanthropic advisors in the UK | Alliance magazine: New opportunities for philanthropy? | Matthew Bishop discusses philanthrocapitalism with GOOD Magazine

Issue 38 Summer 2009

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Feature: Seeking synergy: Funding climate change mitigation and adaptation
Feature: Blue Planet Run fosters peer learning and cooperation on safe drinking water
Global Giving Roundup: Forbes recognizes philanthropists across the Asia/Pacific | Third Global Social Innovators Forum to be held in Singapore | AlvarAlice Foundation connects microcredit to peace | Shakira focuses on children in Colombia | New Americas Business Council looks at reconcialition and peace | Jeff Skoll works to address urgent threats | European foundations raise the bar for philanthropic work | Leading funders join together to help businesses in the developing world | Entrepreneurship in the Philippines examined in the US | Athletes who make a difference | South Korean president gives back | Tough economic conditions call for increased CSR | India’s uneven tradition of philanthropy
Resources & Links: Philanthropy Action provides space to discuss philanthropy | Alliance magazine examines philanthropy and democracy

Issue 37 January-March 2009

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Feature: Australia’s leading philanthropist makes the link between peace and profitability
Global Giving Roundup: Philanthropy on the rise in the “BRIC” countries | Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy explores government-civil society partnership | Hashoo Foundation project wins World Challenge 08 | Scrutiny of foreign donations to philanthropies in Turkey | GPC Member helps organize Convoy for Peace to Gaza | UniversalGiving in BusinessWeek | Arab World Social Innovators Program selects first class | The Road Ahead movie describes first “green” Olympics | In memoriam: Lúcia Moreira Salles, philanthropist, nonprofit leader and fashion icon | Mario Morino highlights role of nonprofit sector in difficult times | Human rights -- “the most effective aid multiplier”
Resources & Links: Council on Foundations launches website on philanthropy in economic downturn | Report examines foundation diversity

Issue 36 October-December 2008

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Feature: Women Waging Peace: Swanee Hunt’s Vision for Inclusive Security
Global Giving Roundup: Philanthropy in an economic downturn: Initial responses and challenges | Dubai Cares demonstrates growing reach of Arab philanthropy | Actress’ anonymous gift revealed in Korea | Charitable giving on record pace in China | Travelers’ Philanthropy Conference focuses on sustainable development in Africa | Philanthropy growing in Czech Republic | Huge charitable bequest in the United Kingdom | Community foundations play strong but little known role in United Kingdom
Resources & Links: “I’m Not Rockefeller” study inspects giving habits of the wealthy | Global Philanthropists Circle Annual Meeting examines poverty, climate change and girls empowerment | Alliance magazine looks at response to world’s biggest issues

Issue 35 September 2008

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Feature: Media + Philanthropy = Synergy: Emilio Azcárraga Reshapes Corporate Philanthropy in Mexico
Global Giving Roundup: Study finds confidence in nonprofits growing in Singapore | Film festival highlights compassion, spiritual traditions | Charities Aid Foundation to offers foundation schools for wealthy Russians and Brazilians | Wealthiest Australian to give away fortune | Foundation connects donors with community initiatives in Egypt, Palestine and Jordan | Chinese law firms donate time and expertise to protect the environment | Chinese-American philanthropists challenging stereotypes | Housing developer recognized for social responsibility in Mexico | Philanthropy and press freedom in South Africa
Resources & Links: Website for Canadian nonprofit organizations and philanthropists with global interests | Alliance magazine launches new website and Spanish-language material

Issue 34 Summer 2008

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Feature: Interview with Jon Stryker -- A Journey to Inclusive Philanthropy
Global Giving Roundup: Women's philanthropy in transformation in Australia | Philanthropic sector in Israel is changing | BNP Paribas Private Banking creates awards for individual philanthropy | Spanish philanthropist honored with Raymond Georis Prize | MasterCard Foundation makes major commitment to information sharing in microfinance | Nigeria: A scholar's take on giving back | Community leaders forge new approach to HIV prevention | Ecuadorian village benefits from the skills of students | Chinese entrepreneur inspires others with his response to Sichuan earthquake | Taiwanese business leader pledges to give away 90% of his wealth | Conference examines philanthropy for indigenous people in the Americas | Dutch family supports students in India | Arizona developer offers housing to poor Mexicans -- if they agree to conditions | Synergos Southern Africa Advisory Board, GPC Members and Partners Respond to Xenophobic Violence | Queen Rania of Jordan, Fazle Abed of Bangladesh, to be honored at University for a Night 2008
Resources & Links: New manual examines franchising in the nonprofit sector | June 2008 issue of Alliance examines individual philanthropy

Issue 33 February-April 2008

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Feature: Conservation, Climate Change and Communities
Feature: Responsibility to Protect -- Philanthropy to Prevent
Global Giving Roundup: Forbes magazine recognizes "Heroes of Philanthropy" in Asia | Australian philanthropist supports health of indigenous people | Bronfman Prize awarded for effort to ease burden of women in Darfur | Conference examines philanthropy in Arab world | First World Congress for Muslim Philanthropists held in Istanbul | Peggy Dulany talks philanthropy in South Africa | Recruitment begins for Synergos Senior Fellows | Ray Chambers appointed as UN Malaria Envoy
Resources & Links: New guide helps donors give internationally | Keystone examines online giving platforms | Grassroots Philanthropy looks at role of foundations

Issue 32 November 2007-January 2008

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Feature: Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs -- Collaborating for Innovation
Global Giving Roundup: Philanthropy by Indian diaspora expanding focus and becoming institutionalized | Sri Lankan Diaspora Day? | Labor and the environment top CSR issues in Asia | GPC Member's company joins environmental partnership in Asia | "Execution counts," says Mario Morino | Giving wisely: Mike Murray and other high-impact donors profiled in Barron's | Bulgarian Charities Aid Foundation supports orphans, mobilizes resources | Gates Foundation supports Chinese effort to combat HIV/AIDS | Jet Li's new fight -- mental illness and natural disasters | Financial Times looks at Internet giving | Philanthropy through career change -- the move to "green jobs" | Philanthropy by the wealthy more frequent in South Africa | Ackerman family honored for philanthropy | Synergos seeks director of networks | BusinessWeek profiles the Global Philanthropists Circle
Resources & Links: New guide for philanthropy against racism | New research on diaspora philanthropy | Alliance Magazine focuses on measuring impact | Synergos launches institutional newsletter

Issue 31 September-October 2007

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Feature: Philanthropy in Kenya -- A Global Supply Chain for Grassroots Technology + Manu Chandaria's Legacy of Philanthropy and Civic Engagement
Global Giving Roundup: Philanthropy's positive influence on corporate governance in Asia | Ultra-wealthy protect ecosystems...by buying them | Root causes or immediate impact? | Biggest Muslim entrepreneur sidesteps across religious divides | Time magazine Profiles Ron Bruder | Chicago conference looks at leadership in philanthropy | "New" philanthropy growing, with concerns, in United Kingdom | In memoriam: Robert Davies and Anita Roddick
Resources & Links: Overall individual charitable giving remains static in United Kingdom | Bill Clinton highlights donors, ideas

Issue 30 Summer 2007

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Feature: Making the case for giving with a gender lens
Global Giving Roundup: Spotlight on private giving in China | Philanthropy can eclipse G8 on poverty | World's ultra-rich gave 10% of wealth to charity in 2006 | Foundation launched to bridge knowledge gap in Middle East | India's Tata family among winners of 2007 Carnegie Medal | Van Gendt named most influential in Netherlands philanthropy | MacArthur Foundation to promote philanthropy in virtual worlds | Clinton Foundation backs sustainable development effort in Latin America | Environmental champions tapped for Goldman Prize | Donors launch "50% League" to encourage greater giving | Hedge fund manager among UK's most generous philanthropists | Conference highlights need for new alliances among foundations | Promoting strategic philanthropy to address climate change | Chicago conference to highlight visionary leadership in global giving | Nelson Mandela and the Gates family to be honored at University for a Night
Resources & Links: Google.org enters the blogosphere | Global grantmaking guidelines drafted | New publication Finance & Philanthropy | Shining a light on women who empower women | Alliance weighs in on challenges in global philanthropy | Vanity Fair shines a spotlight on Africa

Issue 29 February-April 2007

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Feature: The next generation: Redefining the philanthropic landscape
Global Giving Roundup: Changemakers issues guide to social justice philanthropy for family funders | A closer look at diaspora giving in Asia and the Pacific | Stonesifer responds to critique of Gates foundation | Twenty-seventh International Fundraising Congress coming in October | World's third wealthiest man dubious on role of philanthropy | Giving found to activate pleasure centers in brain | Incubating entrepreneurial models to combat global poverty | New Canadian trust supports partnership approach to overcoming poverty | Giving by US foundations shows double-digit growth two years in a row | Steep climb charted in US foundations' assets
Resources & Links: Social entrepreneurs debate how to finance growth | Give and Take: A roundup of nonprofit blogs | Dulany discusses Global Philanthropists Circle | A new look for Philanthropy UK | Thinking beyond "checkbook philanthropy" | The latest from Alliance

Issue 28 December 2006-January 2007

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Feature: Getting water on the global agenda -- New approaches in private philanthropy
Feature: Running for life -- Around the world in 80 days -- on foot
Global Giving Roundup: WINGS global forum, Bangkok: how to make a difference in philanthropy | Sale of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" gown aids Calcutta's poorest | CSR index for Malaysia launched | Sixth Social Entrepreneur's Summit January 21-23 | Global Philanthropy Forum Sixth Annual Conference at the Googleplex, April 11-13 | Bill and Melinda Gates set timeline for life of foundation | Reality TV shows to focus on giving | Making "hut calls" in remote Kenya: AID Village Clinics | The Philanthropy Workshop: Learning grantmaking in Ghana | New research center on philanthropy coming to UK | David Rockefeller's $225 million bequest creates new global development fund | Campaign to carry message of tolerance to global audience | Global Philanthropists Circle meets world challenges with passion andinnovation | University for a Night celebrates power of partnership
Resources & Links: Change in the wind at Alliance | What's in a name: Philanthropy 2173 | New resource launched for UK givers | "Philanthropreneurs" changing the debate about giving

Issue 27 September-November 2006

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Feature: Raymond Chambers -- Pioneering approaches in business and philanthropy
Feature: Millennium Promise Alliance -- Mobilizing the private sector to meet the MDGs
Feature: Bottleneck in Mexican aid to Indonesia finally resolved
Global Giving Roundup: Women migrants lead the way on remittances | Developing China's nonprofit sector | Wellcome Trust first charity in UK to sell public bond | Gates and Rockefeller Foundations to help African farmers boost productivity | Soros gives $50 million to aid Africa's poor via Millennium Village project | Foundation aids Gazan youth in move from joblessness to career track | Jordan's Queen Rania joins board of United Nations Foundation | Two foundation leaders among world's 100 most powerful women | Bush summit aims to mobilize private resources to fight malaria | New York City mayor/philanthropist to fund global anti-smoking effort | MacArthur Foundation inaugurates global award for creative small nonprofits | At Google.org, it's not business as usual | Freeman Foundation honored for innovative aid to Asian students | Wheelchair Foundation's Behring aims to keep the giving rolling across the globe
Resources & Links: Putting architecture to work for communities in need | Five generations of Rockefeller family philanthropy examined | Alliance explores the state of social capital markets

Issue 26 May-July 2006

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Feature: The Global Fund for Women -- Reshaping philanthropy along feminist lines
Feature: A tale of two donors: Global Fund for Women's donor activists
Feature: AU Cairo home to new center on Middle East philanthropy
Global Giving Round-Up: Global Development Alliance marks five years of public-private partnerships | Recent developments in philanthropy in China: ...new giving circles to support grassroots organizations in China ; ...getting the word out about philanthropy in China ; Bank of China launches first Chinese SRI fund | Johnson-Sirleaf, Turner to be honored at University for a Night 2006 | International Fundraising Congress coming in October | Buffett and Gates join philanthropic forces | What's new in microfinance: ...Gates Foundation gives $1.46 million to Unitus for microfinance innovations; ...Unitus, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation team up on microfinance in India; Investors to get rating tool for microfinance funds | Chicago Global Donors conference connects local and global action
Resources & Links: Alliance unveils new look; June issue spotlights donors and learning | The benefits of home-grown CSR in Latin America

Issue 25 January-March 2006

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Feature: Clinton Global Initiative -- Putting the private sector to work for social change
Feature: Nike Foundation: Getting girls on the anti-poverty agenda
Global Giving Round-Up: Appeal issued to keep door from closing on Open Russia | Unilever and Oxfam assess multinational corporation's impact on poverty in Indonesia | Global Fund's Investing in Women campaign raises $20 million | Philanthropy in China with "encouraging social climate" | AKDN and Catholic Church in Portugal expand aid to Asia & Africa | Gates jumpstarts $31 billion global TB effort with Davos pledge | Bono seeing "Red" over new campaign to fight HIV/AIDS | JPMorgan Chase joins US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership | Youth job training partnerships launched in Gaza | LaSpada takes the helm at UK's Institute for Philanthropy | In memoriam: Anton Rupert, philanthropist in Southern Africa
Resources & Links: Kiva brings peer-to-peer microloans online | E-newsletter promotes global engagement by European foundations | Skoll World Forum March 29-31 | Fast Company honors "Social Capitalists" who are changing the world | Alliance magazine: Philanthropy, 2025

Issue 24 October 2005

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Feature: Geraldo Jordão Pereira: Betting on Rio's community foundation model
Feature: Marcos de Moraes: Creating viable alternatives for street kids in São Paulo
Global Giving Round-Up: Schools going online in Africa-wide e-Schools initiative | Youth job training partnerships expanded in Middle East | Sigrid Rausing Trust celebrates 10th anniversary with awards for leadership | Partners in Health awarded $1.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize | Nominations sought for international development prize | AIF/UN Summit: Jury still out on meeting Millennium Goals in India | Kresge Foundation awards $5 million to YMCA for Mexico Initiative | Robert H. Dunn joins Synergos as President | In memoriam: Waldemar Nielsen
Resources & Links: Spotlight on philanthropy in Romania | Why German philanthropists give | Exploring diaspora giving and equitable development in Mexico | Remittances a growing economic force for developing countries

Issue 23 August-September 2005

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Feature: Shell Foundation -- Bringing more than money to the table
Global Giving Round-Up: Mexicans donate generously to Asian tsunami relief | Philanthropist restoring war-damaged national park in Mozambique | Unitus opens India microfinance center | Sainsbury announces plans for "giving while living" | Indigenous artists give share of profits to alleviate hunger in Niger | Building civil society in Kazakhstan | Foundations rally support for common European citizenship project | Hewlett family philanthropy honored with 2005 Carnegie Medal | Nominations sought for beefed-up Hilton Humanitarian Prize | TIME and Gates Foundation team up for a focus on global health | Partnership strengthens ties between private banking, microfinance | 25th International Fundraising Congress opens October 18
Resources & Links: INSP provides global perspective on strategic philanthropy | New blog explores eradicating poverty through profit | Alliance assesses the Millennium Development Goals

Issue 22 May-June 2005

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Feature: Building bridges between the Muslim and Western Worlds
Feature: The Global Institute for Partnership and Governance
Global Giving Round-Up: Gandhi Project brings message of nonviolence to Middle East | Nike Foundation supports safe spaces for girls in developing countries | Unitus takes on two new microfinance partners in India | Activists from six nations tapped for 2005 Goldman Environmental Prize | Jimmy Carter stepping down as chair of Carter Center | Clinton's partnerships help underserved AIDS populations worldwide
Resources & Links: Philippine diaspora philanthropy portal now online | Alliance Extra online: the latest news and views on global giving

Issue 21 February-April 2005

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Feature: Ratan N. Tata: Linking shareholder value and social responsibility
Feature: India's Tata Group: Empowering marginalized communities
Global Giving Round-Up: Bristol-Myers Squibb expands innovative partnerships to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa | Hong Kong businessman creates philanthropic beachhead in Canada | Aga Khan honored for bridging gap between Islamic and western cultures | Businessman lends logistics expertise to Asian tsunami relief and recovery efforts | Tsunami giving spurs concerns about impact on other worthy causes | Private-public alliance sparks historic exchange on restorative justice in Colombia | Gates Foundation, Norway boost fund for child vaccines in developing countries
Resources & Links: International Workshop on Resource Mobilization comes to Bangkok in May | Private philanthropy in Asia: filling the information gap | Social gains through cross-sector partnerships in Latin America | March Alliance explores the latest thinking on social enterprise

Issue 20 December 2004-January 2005

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Feature: Lynn Fritz: Mobilizing business expertise for measurable gain in humanitarian relief
Feature: Lessons learned from private sector strengthen links in humanitarian supply chain
Feature: Sharp drop in contributions projected from US estate tax repeal
Global Giving Round-Up: Queen Rania cuts ribbon on first Intel Computer Clubhouse in Jordan | Private sector lending a STEP-UP to poor neighborhoods in Metro Manila | Media executives pool resources to combat HIV/AIDS in Eurasia | Microlending and healthcare in Haiti offer opportunities for social investment | Wide range of stakeholders kick off International Year of Microcredit | Donor's record donation for clean water in India doubled by Dell Foundation | Philanthropist teams up with Band Aid to combat global poverty
Resources & Links: First online database launched for cross-border giving in Europe | A Glimmer of Hope: update on social investment in Ethiopia | What would it take to really get global philanthropy going? Experts weigh in | Gates Foundation principals see benefit in the bully pulpit

Issue 19 September-October 2004

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Feature: PricewaterhouseCoopers' Project Ulysses - Linking global leadership training to community development
Feature: Helio Mattar -- A catalyst for corporate social responsibility in Brazil
Global Giving Round-Up: Microfinance plus: Unitus partnership to aid urban poor in Kenya | CSR gains a platform in the Asia Pacific region | Philanthropist's $10 million gift to provide safe haven for persecuted scholars | Focus on fundraising in India | Heifer Project International tapped for 2004 Hilton Prize | Gleitsman Foundation in search of international social activists | Partnership to test anti-HIV therapies for use in developing countries | Taking blended value investing to the next step
Resources & Links: Global leaders to examine new approaches to global problems at University for a Night | International conference to explore private sector solutions to poverty | Women’s funds in the spotlight in September issue of Alliance | Forbes names top donors on its list of 400 wealthiest | October is International Philanthropy Month at Foundation Center

Issue 18 Summer 2004

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Feature: A unique laboratory for change in the Amazon rainforest
Global Giving Round-Up: Mindset Health Channel set to expand in South Africa | Goldman Prize winners declare victory in Australia and India | Hilton Humanitarian Award nominees sought | New infusion of funds for world's largest private foundation | China's markets admit Gates Foundation, other foreign investors | First-time regulations on foundations formalized in China | Livelihood and environment linked in new partnership to benefit India | In memoriam: Laurance Rockefeller, philanthropist and venture capital pioneer
Resources & Links: Teresa Heinz Kerry weighs in on philanthropy -- and the political limelight | Landmark UK study examines "Why Rich People Give" | Tackling poverty through profit | GPC members examine 3rd Annual Conference on Borderless Giving | "Everybody's Business: Giving in a Time of Conflict"

Issue 17 April-May 2004

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Feature: Lopez Family Values -- Philanthropy in the Philippines
Global Giving Round-Up: Indonesian firm's campaign to fight AIDS gets international honors | Singapore bank first to specialize in Asian charitable asset management | Templeton Prize winner to fund poverty alleviation in South Africa | Foundations forge partnership to engage Russian donors | Unclaimed assets to be harnessed for social investment in UK, worldwide | Khosla backs microfinance to speed rural India's economic growth | Pioneer in international regranting honored | Foundation rewards inventions that help poor countries develop | Biologist harvests the sea to combat hunger in Eritrea | Fellowship connects Filipino-Americans to heritage, service in homeland
Resources & Links: Bentons recap rewards of a life spent in philanthropy | Alliance magazine examines donor exit strategies

Issue 16 February-March 2004

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Feature: Medersat.com -- Bringing schools and community development to rural Morocco
Global Giving Round-Up: Schmidheiny's $1 billion gift creates new philanthropic model for Latin America | Outlook upbeat for socially responsible investing in Asia | Europe's first center for social entrepreneurship launched at Oxford | Two global initiatives provide final push for eradication of tropical diseases: | Ex-Marxist rebels lead a new revolution in Bogota -- social capitalism | Colombian actor rescues child soldiers from life on the streets | GEXSI offers new, improved marketplace for social investment | Broadcast CEOs join global battle to combat HIV/AIDS | "Digital pony express" connects rural Cambodia to the Internet
Resources & Links: Wealthiest 400 could comfortably afford to give billions more | Book offers insights into successful social entrepreneurs | Alliance Magazine offers in-depth look at civil society infrastructure | Conference highlights local resource mobilization | First annual world forum on social entrepreneurship set for Oxford

Issue 15 December 2003-January 2004

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Feature: A conversation with Patty Stonesifer -- "we see partnerships every single place we turn"
Feature: VillageReach -- The last mile is just as important as the first
Global Giving Round-Up: Outlook good for giving in China | Turbulent times for philanthropists in Russia: Open Russia Foundation an issue in Khodorkovsky's arrest | OSI Moscow office sacked after Soros criticizes jailing of Yukos CEO | Foundation makes education bloom in the Qatar desert | Partnership targets child injury prevention in Vietnam | Zeroing in on top priorities at the Atlantic Philanthropies | New Internet site aims to streamline fundraising process | Webcast to explore new model for corporate philanthropy
Resources & Links: New Internet site aims to streamline fundraising process | Webcast to explore new model for corporate philanthropy

Issue 14 October-November 2003

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Feature: Secure the Future -- Building Capacity from the Ground Up in Africa
Global Giving Round-Up: Online forum empowers social entrepreneurs | Association of Caribbean Community Foundations launched | Gates Foundation doubles commitment to fight AIDS in India... | ...while Global Fund to Fight AIDS to slow its grantmaking | Women activists in Africa win continent's "Nobel Prize" | Grameen-Ashoka dialogue convenes in Bangladesh | "Digital Village" to strengthen NPOs in Taiwan | Social enterprise for sustainability to be examined in Chile | In memoriam: philanthropist Joan Kroc
Resources & Links: Individual donors: an overlooked resource | Case studies offer real-life guidance | Europe's top 40 biggest spending foundations ranked | Alliance magazine examines nonprofit organization accountability

Issue 13 August-September 2003

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Feature: Creating the Colombian-American Community Foundation
Global Giving Round-Up: Small overseas charities feel brunt of 9/11 aftereffects | ...but 9/11 spurs also spurs new domestic approach to philanthropy | Art initiative aims to support needy in Liberia | Seattle group teams up with local Ethiopians to fund drought relief | Dominican business leader shows that socially responsibility makes money | Mexican philanthropist honored for humanitarian achievements | Purple dinosaur's creator helps funds international youth chat group | Despite hard times, British giving in 2002 reached new high | Italian soccer star raises money for charity -- with jokes at his expense | Daniel Pearl Foundation to hold Music Day to honor slain journalist | Philanthropy Ink: Remembering what philanthropy is supposed to do
Resources & Links: Hilton Humanitarian Awards announces 2003 winner and seeks nominees for 2004 | Alliance magazine examines social justice philanthropy and donor education | New report shows how tourism can help alleviate poverty

Issue 12 June-July 2003

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Feature: Alfredo Achar -- Partnerships Make the Difference
Feature: Second Conference on Borderless Giving Examines Philanthropy for Human Development
Global Giving Round-Up: Kenyans launch community development fund | New fund aims to fight SARS | Bangkok to host September Asian Forum on Corporate Responsibility | Digital venture seeks to bridge communications gap in poor communities | Cultivating local philanthropy in Russia is a slow process | Soros ends philanthropic ties in Russia | Romanian Donors Forum supports NGO accountability and transparency | Mandela honored for humanitarian work and book for children | Award recognizes role of grantmakers in supporting disability concerns | Conference explores Indian and Chinese diaspora philanthropy | 2003 Goldman Environmental Prizes announced | Gates Foundation announces major grant for global health initiative | Social Venture Partners program expands in the US and abroad | African-Americans give proportionally more than other US racial groups | Despite shaky economy, US charity stays "unexpectedly" high in 2002
Resources & Links: Philanthropy Australia publishes proceedings of venture philanthropy conference | Publication examines if policy can truly affect the chronically poor | Climbing the ladder: involving the poor in poverty reduction strategies | New book examines roots of American philanthropy

Issue 11 April-May 2003

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Feature: Q & A with Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II
Global Giving Round-Up: From the ashes: Philanthropic opportunities rise to help Iraq | Taking a stand: Norwegian businessman manuscripts to fund human rights | Charity begins at home: New organization promotes East African philanthropy | Slaves no more: Ghana museum promotes public service and philanthropy | Philanthropy helps Bolivians preserve and expand cultural traditions | Indicorps recruits Indians in the US and Canada to support nonprofit efforts in India | The art of giving: GIVE Foundation strengthens Indian philanthropy and the third sector | Impact of Chinese-American philanthropy on the rise | US philanthropist urges British counterparts to give more | Global Philanthropy Forum to hold second annual Conference on Borderless Giving | Philanthropy Ink: How venture philanthropists have created new giving model
Resources & Links: | Aspen Institute takes over production of Philanthropy Information Retrieval Project | New Stanford publication promotes social innovation | Alliance magazine examines issues and experiences in cross-border philanthropy | CEMEFI on-line bibliography provides information on Latin American philanthropy | Ten-gallon giving: Philanthropy in Texas magazine salutes local giving | New publication examines social justice philanthropy

Issue 10 February-March 2003

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Feature: Mike Murray -- Philanthropy is a Verb
Global Giving Round-Up: Mama Cash helps women worldwide | Turkish philanthropist aims to spread the ethos of giving among his peers | Israeli-American venture network supports democracy and human rights at home | Lebanese politician/philanthropist makes his mark at home and abroad | Korean-born entrepreneur in US is role model of American dream | Family foundation honors American volunteer slain while working in South Africa | Global Leaders for Tomorrow produce guidelines for measuring philanthropic impact | Volunteer radio station in North Ireland broadcasts for charity | Leading Canadian philanthropist honors unsung heroes | Philanthropy on the move: The Wheelchair Foundation provides mobility to people in need | Philanthropy Ink: Major intergenerational wealth transfer imminent | Follow-up: New York Times reports on microcredit in Mexico
Resources & Links: Italian university launches master's degree philanthropy program | Global Philanthropy Partnership updates brief guides to issues in philanthropy | New resource consolidates philanthropy news | Alliance magazine examines how foundations are coping with fall in assets and civil society's role in policymaking | Boston institute provides academic research on philanthropy trends

Issue 9 December 2002-January 2003

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Feature: José Ignacio Avalos Hernández -- Full-time Philanthropist with a Businessman's Mind-Set
Global Giving Round-Up: Iranian philanthropic initiative strengthens science education | Jordan's Queen Rania makes her mark on national philanthropy | Indian NGO network encourages philanthropists to get involved | Nominations sought for 2003 Right Livelihood Award | South African foundation partners with US youth project to improve rural schools | Sabera Foundation enables Spanish and other donors to help women in India | Soros’ Russian programs to merge with Eurasia Foundation | Bulgaria holds first national charity day | New social investment portfolio help small businesses in Egypt and Pakistan | Give2Asia celebrates first anniversary | Philanthropy center to study link between faith and giving | British publication seeks nominations for 2003 Charity Awards | Charity meeting highlights importance of effective "borderless giving" | World Bank chief urges greater corporate social responsibility | Despite endowment plunge, Silicon Valley foundation will maintain spending levels | Philanthropy Ink: "The New Face of Philanthropy"
Resources & Links: Worth magazine focuses on philanthropy | David Rockefeller highlights family philanthropy in just-published memoirs

Issue 8 October-November 2002

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Feature: Philanthropy in South Africa: Real Family Affairs
Global Giving Round-Up: Corporate philanthropy growing in Singapore | Pictures speak more than 1,000 words -- especially one in Afghanistan | Concern about investigations reducing donations to Muslim charities in the US | Changes in Jewish philanthropy in the US | Polish philanthropy institute announces photography contest | Two "virtual" initiatives match donors with projects | Musicians and journalists in Zimbabwe team up to address food crisis | Nelson Mandela, artist | Public-private project brings potable water to Ghana, Mali and Niger | Slain journalist's family creates foundation to promote world peace | Hard times on Wall Street bring hard times to charities | "Simputer" brings broad-based access to computer technology | British bank puts clients' interest into their favorite charities | Ford Foundation reports on philanthropic response to September 11 | Philanthropy Ink: Venture philanthropy in Argentina -- Can it work?
Resources & Links: CEMEFI annual meeting to focus on responsible philanthropy | Harvard journal examines philanthropy and volunteering in Latin America | Philanthropy Australia to hold inaugural conference | New book advises philanthropists on making a global giving plan

Issue 7 August-September 2002

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Feature: Supporting Innovation in Afghanistan -- the Experience of the Aga Khan Development Network
Global Giving Round-Up: New Russian philanthropies offer new models of giving | Indian engineers in US spread wealth at home | Children in Poland raise funds for Afghanistan's only arts school | New funds support Afghan women and Caribbean families | Grantmakers increase Washington presence to influence national policy | Family foundation helps empower teachers and students around the world | Ghanaian thankful for scholarship in US offers similar opportunities in Ghana | Indiana program teaches youth about philanthropy | Geekcorps recruits high-tech volunteers to bridge the global digital divide | Help Nepal Network enlists Nepalis overseas to bring help home | Philanthropy Ink: Foundation leaders should promote creativity and innovation
Resources & Links: Global social change philanthropy is focus of November conference | Website recommends international giving opportunities | Funders encouraged to support nonprofit research | Membership organization promotes strategic communication of philanthropy

Issue 6 June-July 2002

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Feature: Philanthropy Across Generations -- Profile of the Flora Family Foundation
Global Giving Round-Up: | Bishop Tutu Peace Foundation launches leadership project | Philanthropy goes online in Mexico | Young professionals in Argentina create anti-hunger philanthropy | Diaspora philanthropy from the US on the rise | Pen pal project drives Austrian cab driver to charity | Corporate philanthropy growing in Lebanon | African women take initiative in funding projects | Global Fund for Women honored for communications achievements | Innovative "charity bank" to open in Great Britain | Research project to study patterns of legacy philanthropy in Australia | Social entrepreneur aims to make money -- and make good | Chinese-Americans discuss philanthropic leadership | Philanthropy Ink: Business venture straddles philanthropic line in Bangladesh
Resources & Links: Mexican philanthropy center offers email bulletins | Curriculum teaches young people about giving

Issue 5 April-May 2002

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Feature: Q & A with Stephan Schmidheiny
Global Giving Round-Up: South African foundation makes its mark on health care | GPC trip to Southern Africa concluded | Digital Freedom Network: Supporting free speech around the world | India library project keeps children hooked on books | New emphasis on results in high-end Indian philanthropy | French magazine spotlights female philanthropist in Taiwan | Ukrainian business owners urged to think philanthropically | Pioneers of Change foster culture of global leadership | Fair trade movement links philanthropists to grassroots craftspeople | Nigerian businessman gives back to community | 2002 Goldman Prizes announced | Soros by the book | Philanthropy Ink: "The New Philanthropists"
Resources & Links: Philanthropy publication for active donors to be launched soon | Fourth Triple Bottom Line Investing Conference in Brussels, Nov 7-8 2002 | Center encourages philanthropy and social responsibility in East Africa | New book surveys 21st century giving trends | Social Enterprise book: free download

Issue 4 March 2002

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Feature: John Michael Forgách: Giving globalization a human face
Feature: Global Philanthropy Forum opens doors -- and dialogue -- on international giving
Global Giving Round-Up: Costa Rican model shapes South African rural health care initiative | Sweat equity in South Africa leads to rural school improvement partnerships | Charity brings taste of freedom to Nepali children living with jailed mothers | BasicNeeds supports self-help for mentally ill in India | South African environmentalist honored for innovative leadership | Bringing success back home -- South Asian businessmen share their US successes | Volunteer high-tech initiative builds Web sites for nonprofits worldwide | Canadian competition encourages social entrepreneurs | Taking control of their destino -- US Hispanic philanthropists form foundation | Philanthropy Ink: Helping others -- How long will it last?
Resources & Links: Mexico forum encourages social venture entrepreneurs | Book tells how social enterprise became big -- profitable -- business | New guide examines diversity funding activities in Europe | On-line resource documents NGO activities in South Asia | BytesforAll

Issue 3 January 2002

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Feature: American India Foundation -- Long Distance Philanthropy Brings Donors Closer to Home
Global Giving Round-Up: Global Philanthropy Forum launched | Schwab Foundation promotes new social investment tool | New philanthropy institute launched in Spain | Philanthropy 101: Australians return to school to learn how to give | Youth Philanthropy Worldwide promotes global giving by young people | Kenya charity race raises funds for Nairobi slum | New Asian college in formation for women in poverty | New Brazilian philanthropic initiative launched in New York City | Dubai billionaire makes major gift for water management research | Harry Potter creator advocates for single-parent families | From Canada to Uganda: a youthful initiative helps dig wells | Philanthropy Ink: Mega-donations by individuals down in 2001
Resources & Links: New book examines philanthropy by Middle Eastern Americans | Worth magazine rates 100 best U.S. charities | New book provides guidance for social and economic justice advocates

Issue 2 December 2001

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Feature: Visions Fulfilled -- How individual philanthropists influenced global treatment of river blindness
Global Giving Round-Up: Above and beyond: Italy's Gino Strada brings healthcare to world's danger zones | From the killing fields to lives of hope: Wiring Cambodia | Hand-held computers aid African Bushmen in conservation efforts | Cultivating young donors to "give back" in Asia and the Americas | Spain's richest man launches foundation | Hard rock, soft heart | Monster donation to philanthropy | Silicon Valley donors offer safety net to local nonprofits | British giving practices: Many don't give, but those who do give more | Update: Philanthropy and the September 11 attacks | Canadian charities feel cash crunch as funds head to the US | Carnegie Corporation honors major philanthropists with new award | Philanthropy ink
Resources & Links: Web site collects information on Asian philanthropy | New book promotes self-reliance in developing communities | Trans-Atlantic Donors Dialogue fosters cross-continental exchange | Survey indicates US donors continue to support other causes

Issue 1 October-November 2001

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Feature: Educar -- An Entrepreneur Applies His Talents to Bring the Internet to Schools in Argentina
Global Giving Round-Up: September 11: Unparalleled catastrophe generates unparalleled philanthropy | ...but major non-profits feel the pain: Hundreds of charities affected | Hilton Prize awarded after delay for Twin Towers tragedy | ...and nominations sought for 2002 Hilton Humanitarian Prize | Real acumen: New non-profit fund supports social change organizations | Quiet No More: Atlantic Philanthropies reverse "quiet" image | Thai business leaders provide mobility and hope to hundreds of amputees | Wired: Bangladeshi philanthropist brings cell phones to rural communities | Eyes on the prize: New director named at Goldman Funds | Italian novelist follows her heart: Susanna Tamaro creates global charity | Building blocks in Botswana: Business leaders help homeless | Using philanthropy to fight prejudice | Ice cream mogul tries venture philanthropy | Entrepreneurs and philanthropists for the future | Philanthropy Ink
Resources & Links: New venture philanthropy book launched | Magazine focuses on European philanthropy | Give more: Investment guru promotes increased giving | Book encourages making philanthropy a family effort

Issue 0 June-July 2001

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Feature: A Glimmer of Hope Foundation -- How Venture Philanthropists Make a Difference in Ethiopia
Feature: Instituto Multiplicar, Brazil -- Applying Business Principles to Education
Global Giving Round-Up: BuyAfrica.com -- Linking African Artisans with Global Markets | Foundation Supports Urban Agriculture in South Africa | Momentum on the HIV/AIDS Front | Foundation for Excellence -- U.S.-based Indian Entrepreneurs Share Their Wealth | The Good Earth: Goldman Prize Honors Global Environmentalists | Don't Fence Them In: Southern African Parks Initiative Opens Borders -- and Job Opportunities | Mexicans Say "¡Si!" to More Giving | Philanthropy Ink
Resources & Links: Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy Creates CEO Network | Forum for Venture Philanthropists in Budapest in October | Trends in Individual Philanthropy at HNWDigital.com | "What's a Donor to Do" Outlines Resources for Philanthropists | Charities Aid Foundation Optimizes Giving Process | International Center for Non-Profit Law Centralizes -- and Demystifies -- Legal Issues