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Published in: Home: InvestigationModern-day Scrooges: Corporations give ‘small change’ in charity stunts
Coca-Cola and Amazon among giants that hand over a fraction of their profits as part of promotional stunts
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Published in: TransformationPhilanthropy: beyond attack and defense
Foundations have an opportunity to engage with deeper questions about inequality.
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Published in: TransformationShould funding agencies also share in the sacrifice of social change?
Why aren’t donors held to the same standards as recipients in philanthropy and foreign aid?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Arab digital philanthropy and transparency nexus
The growing digital engagement and online presence of the philanthropic sector in the Arab region is playing a...
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Published in: TransformationThe privilege of being privileged
The Ford Foundation believes we have an obligation to strengthen capitalism. In fact we have a duty to transform it.
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Published in: TransformationWhy should Bill Gates decide how our children should be educated?
Billionaire philanthropists are imposing their views on the rest of society with little accountability for their actions.
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Published in: TransformationCould giving circles rebuild philanthropy from the bottom up?
Grassroots giving could provide a healthier way of funding social change, but it also has its limitations.
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Published in: TransformationIn memory of Rick Cohen
Civil society in America has lost one of its staunchest defenders
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Published in: TransformationIf the MacArthur Foundation wants a low carbon economy, why is it investing in fossil fuels and ignoring grassroots action?
Too many foundations fail to practice what they preach on climate change. It’s time to close the gap.
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Published in: TransformationBarbarians at the philanthropic gate: are foundation grants to corporations defensible?
Companies shouldn’t be on the philanthropic take: they should foot their own bills for expansion in new markets.
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Published in: TransformationExposing the false prophets of social transformation
A growing group of elite storytellers present radical solutions to global problems, but their ideas actually inhibit...
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Published in: TransformationCan philanthropy ever reduce inequality?
The Ford Foundation’s new mission is to eradicate inequality. Will they learn from past mistakes?
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Published in: TransformationTransforming philanthropy: it’s time to get serious
Could the big foundations ever be the change they want to see?
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Published in: TransformationThe case for hard: why social transformation demands lots of social friction
Hovering above the restrictions of place and culture, detached from democracy, and technocratic to its core, a new...
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Published in: TransformationA year of living generously
Genuine happiness involves sharing time and money, but beware of thinking that the poor belong to some other tribe....
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRising child poverty – what role does philanthropy play?
As child poverty in the UK rises, it's time to ask about a century of charitable giving: does philanthropy just...
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Published in: 50.50Philanthropy towards asylum seekers: friend or foe?
Due attention must be given to the decision-making processes and rationales that underpin and politicise...
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Published in: openEconomyHow billionaires can help the world
The Giving Pledge promoted by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett is a huge commitment of funds by the super-rich to...
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Published in: openEconomyPhilanthrocapitalism: the defense
Today's big philanthropists understand the power of politics, and Michael Edwards should give them more credit
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Published in: openEconomyWhy social transformation is not a job for the market
Michael Edwards introduces his new book, "Small change, Why business won't change the world"