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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comSat, 19 Jul 2008 04:59 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 07:53:32 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/wealth/philanthropy(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/449dd46a-552d-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/449dd46a-552d-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.htmlThe head of the largest US healthcare philanthropy wants stable, affordable healthcare coverage for all Americans, a herculean task in a country where costs are rising and 16% of its citizens are uninsuredSat, 19 Jul 2008 04:59 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67b9151e-4faa-11dd-b050-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67b9151e-4faa-11dd-b050-000077b07658.htmlIn an economic downturn, the need for philanthropic leverage is more crucial because the relative value of a foundation's gift is diminishedSat, 12 Jul 2008 04:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2862904-4a21-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f2862904-4a21-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlFigures showing a modest US official aid ignore the support provided by Americans through philanthropic donations, religious giving and remittances and foreign investmentSat, 5 Jul 2008 03:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3d4941c-49e7-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3d4941c-49e7-11dd-891a-000077b07658.htmlGenerosity often means relinquishing power. It does not mean assigning armies of the less wealthy to tasks of one's own devising, writes Christopher Caldwell Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:25 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f6425f8-44a7-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f6425f8-44a7-11dd-b151-0000779fd2ac.htmlImagine what could be achieved if non-profit organisations are allowed to use funds to give their employees competitive salariesSat, 28 Jun 2008 05:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5de6c820-39a6-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5de6c820-39a6-11dd-90d7-0000779fd2ac.htmlFor the past 20 years, the Global Fund for Women, with assets that have risen to $21m, has helped 3,450 women's organisations in 166 countries. It believes its work in turn benefits whole communitiesSat, 14 Jun 2008 04:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c3c75e6-3423-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7c3c75e6-3423-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.html'Philanthrocapitalism' threatens to erode the distinctive values and independence of the not-for-profit sector and reduce it to little more than a subset of the marketSat, 7 Jun 2008 03:04 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/771993f0-3423-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/771993f0-3423-11dd-869b-0000779fd2ac.htmlAn expanding cohort of organisations whose mission is to support for-profit entrepreneurs is leading the way in breaking down the barriers between the business and non-profit sectorsSat, 7 Jun 2008 02:19 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b88415a-2ea1-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4b88415a-2ea1-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlAs baby-boomer founders of non-profit organisations begin to retire, next-generation leaders are facing many challenges including tight resources, inferior infrastructure and a lack of management trainingSat, 31 May 2008 05:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0042bac-2ea1-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0042bac-2ea1-11dd-ab55-000077b07658.htmlFoundation programme officers should get away from their offices and get to know the people they are interested in fundingSat, 31 May 2008 05:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d5d89d6-28fc-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d5d89d6-28fc-11dd-96ce-000077b07658.htmlSandy Weill, former Citigroup chief and chairman of one of the world's most famous non-profit concert groups, brings his business acumen and managerial willpower to his charitiesFri, 23 May 2008 21:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/575c9a12-23a2-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/575c9a12-23a2-11dd-b214-000077b07658.htmlThe increasing readiness of foundations to give by default is troubling, and may be a result of the lack of education and personnel supportSat, 17 May 2008 04:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/442c8c62-1e21-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/442c8c62-1e21-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlAn endowment approach makes it easier for owners of financial assets to follow the golden rule of smart donatingSat, 10 May 2008 04:40 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41379eac-1e21-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/41379eac-1e21-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlSome of the wealthy are disliked because of a sense that they are undeserving of their status, but this can be changed if they fulfil the obligation to invest in philanthropic causes, says John Authers Sat, 10 May 2008 04:36 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/016f1cbc-18a6-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/016f1cbc-18a6-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlRacial disparity is evident in many non-profit groups, where boards and executive directors are overwhelmingly whiteSat, 3 May 2008 04:15 BST