This program will focus on educating wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs in philanthropic giving.

http://www.philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/bill-gates-to-help-launch-philanthropy-program-at-beijing-university

Donations to U.S. educational institutions grew an estimated 5.4 percent during the academic year that ended June 30, 2014, a survey by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education finds.

http://www.philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/giving-to-educational-institutions-increased-5.4-percent-in-2013-14

Recent research shows that the wealth of the super-affluent has been under-counted.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-06/the-1-may-be-richer-than-you-think-research-shows.html

This blog post explains why prospect research for major gifts is difficult and why it’s hard for the researcher to identify realistic viable prospects.

http://fundraisingcompass.com/2014/07/13/the-challenges-of-proactive-research-for-major-gifts

These companies gave away the most cash as a percentage of their 2013 profits.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/07/15/americas-most-generous-companies

This article examines how organizations can use storytelling to elicit empathy from their prospects and make them more likely to give.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/06/30/what-makes-people-generous-charity-empathy-and-story-telling

Does the U.S. have a stronger sense of independence than other countries? Could this sense of independence translate into acts of kindness and purpose?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carrie-rich/how-american-independence_b_5618940.html

This article highlights the power of big data to generate return on investment.

http://www.marketsforgood.org/roi-making-better-decisions

Bin Pei explains how internet and social media are transforming traditional industries and people’s lifestyle in China.

http://www.marketsforgood.org/philanthropy-the-chinese-perspective

A political action committee used data modeling to assign scores to their donors in order to focus their priorities.

http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/scoring-donors