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Welcome to NEDRA's Industry News blog, where we feature news articles and other items of interest to the research community, curated by the NEDRA News Editor-In-Chief. We hope these selections will be of interest to you - and encourage you to share your thoughts and comments here!

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  • Giving Pledge Adds 12 Families From Overseas

    Tue, February 19, 2013 7:01 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett’s appeal for greater generosity among rich people has expanded globally, with 12 families from outside the United States announcing today that they would commit to giving away at least half their wealth.

    philanthropy.com/article/Giving-Pledge-Adds-12-Families/137383/

  • Mark Zuckerberg, wife second biggest philanthropists in US

    Tue, February 19, 2013 7:00 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan were the second-largest philanthropists in America last year as they gave away nearly half a billion dollars.

    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/social-media/Mark-Zuckerberg-wife-second-biggest-philanthropists-in-US/articleshow/18491992.cms?intenttarget=no

  • Billionaires Bill Gates, Carlos Slim Follow Different Paths on Philanthropy

    Tue, February 19, 2013 6:59 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is famed for his philanthropy. Carlos Slim Helu, the Mexican tycoon, is not. This week, they stood together at a research center here, drawing attention to their different approaches to giving their wealth away.

    http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2013/2/16/billionaires_bill_gates_carlos_slim_follow.htm

  • Are You Confused about What a Prospect Is?

    Tue, February 19, 2013 6:58 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Everyone knows what a donor is, right? It’s someone who gives money and makes a charitable financial contribution. And, of course, a donor is also someone who gives time. We typically call them volunteers. Sometimes I say donors of time and money.

    http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/management/21729-are-you-confused-about-what-a-prospect-is.html

  • Three Massachusetts philanthropists ranked among the nation’s 50 largest donors

    Tue, February 19, 2013 6:57 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    Three Massachusetts philanthropists ranked among the nation’s 50 largest donors to charitable organizations in 2012, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Only New York and California had more residents on the list.

    http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2013/02/11/three-massachusetts-philanthropists-ranked-among-the-nation-largest-donors/tV6dfCtju0KN7fr89xKxPP/story.html

  • In study of next generation donors, good news for start-ups, social entrepreneurs and innovators

    Fri, February 15, 2013 11:40 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Even as there are reports outlining how young Americans could live their entire lives strapped with debt, there is a cohort of the younger generations, particularly Generations Y and X, who stand to inherit an unprecedented amount of wealth undefined somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 trillion.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/in-study-of-next-generation-donors-good-news-for-start-ups-social-entrepreneurs-and-innovators/2013/02/01/8c7ff32a-6c9e-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_blog.html

  • Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

    Fri, February 15, 2013 11:39 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    Philanthropy needs to step up its efforts to influence policy if it expects to produce big changes on pressing issues like poverty, criminal justice, health care, the environment, and education, government officials told an audience of grant makers, nonprofit leaders, and scholars this week at an event on philanthropy and politics.

    philanthropy.com/article/Philanthropy-Must-Do-More-to/137301

  • Over 40 Nonprofit Officials and Experts to Testify on Charitable Deduction

    Fri, February 15, 2013 11:38 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    More than 40 nonprofit leaders and experts are scheduled to testify on Thursday at a Congressional hearing on proposals to modify the charitable deduction.

    philanthropy.com/article/Over-40-Nonprofit-Officials/137305/

  • America’s Big Donors Lag in Charitable Giving

    Fri, February 15, 2013 11:34 AM | Tara McMullen-King
    More of America’s billionaires are starting to give away their fortunes even before they reach middle age, according to a new Chronicle study.

    philanthropy.com/article/America-s-Big-Donors-Lag-in/137201/

  • A peek into next generation philanthropy – It’s not just which problems they plan to tackle but how

    Thu, February 07, 2013 3:12 PM | Tara McMullen-King
    A just released survey of the next generation philanthropist (Generations  X, Y and millennials) indicates a shift in how they are giving. It’s a bit of a throwback to the style of Rockefeller and Carnegie – rather than be satisfied with “checkbook charity,” they are increasingly more engaged and focused on what measurable impact they’ll make. Further, in pursuit of making an impact on an issue, the cause comes before the non-profit entity.

    http://changeup.bangordailynews.com/2013/01/29/social-responsibility/a-peek-into-next-generation-philanthropy-its-not-just-which-problems-they-plan-to-tackle-but-how/


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