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Charity in a down economy
Kai Ryssdal Dec 6, 2011
Three years after the start of the recession, we revisit the Los Angeles' Boys & Girls club as a gauge on how nonprofits are faring.
When it comes to charitable giving, what works?
Stephen Dubner Nov 29, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses strategies to get people to give.
Do tax deductions impact charitable giving?
David Brancaccio Dec 2, 2011
Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio discusses how eliminating tax perks for charitable donations might affect how much people give.
Fighting malaria through business ideals
Kai Ryssdal Nov 3, 2011
Armed with business savvy and some insecticide-treated bed nets, philanthropist Ray Chambers is helping bring the death rate from malaria down to zero. Time Magazine's Africa correspondent Alex Perry wrote about his mission in a new book.
Energy bar company builds hunger relief into its business model
Susan Shepherd Sep 30, 2011
Two Degrees Food funnels part of its proceeds to a breakthrough treatment for malnutrition.
Muslim charitable giving shifted to domestic causes after 9/11
Mitchell Hartman Sep 22, 2011
Following the 9/11 attacks, many Muslim charities in the U.S. were forced to shut down. But others were able to grow and prosper.
Question: Charity starts at home, right?
Frank Degen Apr 12, 2011
All this week I'll be answering last-minute tax questions as part of Marketplace Money's special report on tax season. This next question comes...
The complications in distributing foreign aid
Sep 22, 2011
Nearly $1 billion has been given to Japan in earthquake relief aid, but much of it hasn't been distributed to victims yet. There are a number of complexities that come into figuring out how much to give and how.
U.S. corporations donate millions for Japan relief efforts
Jeff Tyler Mar 15, 2011
More than $50 million has been promised to Japan in what will likely be the largest relief response since the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami.
Aid groups stand ready to help Japan
Gregory Warner Mar 11, 2011
Phones lines to aid groups like the Red Cross are already ringing in the aftermath of a massive earthquake that struck Japan. What will the nation need exactly?
