This article gives a thoughtful, humorous take on the value of naming opportunities.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/name-game-is-still-sameall-about-money-1416278791

This blog post provides listings (not endorsements) for a number of screening companies that will provide international wealth screenings. As a bonus, it provides a link to an article on how to get the most out of a wealth screening.

http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/international-wealth-screening-companies

This blog post gives some great starting points for researching prospects in the United Kingdom.

http://www.helenbrowngroup.com/casting-net-across-pond-5-tips-effective-uk-research

Philanthropic gifts of at least $1 million in seven regions around the globe totaled $26.3 billion in 2013, a report from Coutts, the wealth division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, finds.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/million-dollar-plus-gifts-total-26.3-billion-study-finds

Despite the recent surge in global crises, most Americans do not plan to change how much they give to charity this holiday season, a survey from World Vision finds.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/global-crises-won-t-affect-holiday-giving-survey-finds

Contributions to donor-advised funds totaled a record $17.28 billion in 2013, up some 23.5 percent over the previous year, a report from the National Philanthropic Trust finds.

http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/contributions-to-donor-advised-funds-passed-17-billion-in-2013

This report from the Women's Philanthropy Institute at Indiana University's Lilly Family School of Philanthropy investigates how the nexus of religiosity, gender, and age is related to charitable giving.

http://www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/files/research/womengive14_final.pdf

When a billionaire Chinese couple makes large gifts outside of China, it highlights Mainland China's historically low record--and Hong Kong's historically high record--of giving outside of China.

http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1635121/rich-couples-donation-criticised-chinese-lag-cross-border

This article on donor-advised funds discusses the role of investment firms in creating this growing force in philanthropy.

http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/investment-firms-changing-philanthropy

This examination of the likely philanthropic legacy of one wealthy family offers some insights into the phenomenon of multigenerational philanthropy in general.

http://insidephilanthropy.squarespace.com/home/2014/5/27/shari-redstone-and-philanthropy-why-we-should-pay-attention.html