Although men are less willing than women to support poverty relief efforts, they are more likely to give when a shared interest is at stake, a study by Stanford University researchers finds.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/empathy-gap-leads-men-to-give-less-to-poverty-relief-study-finds

Nonprofits are applauding the passage of a bill by the U.S. House of Representatives that would make permanent a set of temporary tax "extenders" and simplify the private foundation excise tax to a flat 1 percent rate.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/house-passes-bill-to-make-some-charitable-tax-deductions-permanent

Total charitable giving in the United States is expected to increase 4.8 percent on a year-over-year basis in 2015 and 4.9 percent in 2016.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/charitable-giving-to-increase-4.8-percent-in-2015-study-predicts

A recent UBS study shows giving in Asia increased by 10 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013, with 77 per cent of family offices in Asia engaged in philanthropy.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore/philanthropy-grows-in/1627412.html

This article highlights some of the differences between two popular vehicles for philanthropy.

http://wealthmanagement.com/philanthropy/vehicles-giving-donor-advised-fund-or-private-foundation

Gibraltar is becoming a popular location for family offices that wealthy families use to manage their investment activities.

http://www.newstatesman.com/gibraltar/newstatesman-gibraltar/2015/02/open-business-gibraltar-family-office

For more than a year, The New York Times examined the influx of global cash fueling the city’s high-end real estate boom. The investigation pierced the secrecy of more than 200 shell companies that have owned condominiums at one complex, the Time Warner Center.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/08/nyregion/the-hidden-money-buying-up-new-york-real-estate.html

A growing disconnect between escalating costs and a focus on student affordability is weakening the economic outlook for nonprofit colleges and universities.

http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/rising-costs-and-student-demands-put-colleges-in-fiscal-bind/95521

This article discusses some of the vendors who are helping nonprofits to mine social media data.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/25/technology/your-college-may-be-banking-on-your-facebook-likes.html

As the year 2014 approached its end, charitable giving to nonprofits was nearly flat according to the latest numbers from the Blackbaud Index.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/report-charitable-giving-remains-flat