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Hungary finds creative solution to help the poor
Friday, March 9, 2012
Almost all the $7.5 billion worth of Hungarian banknotes in circulation pass through the Hungarian Central Bank annually, to make sure they are clean, untorn and suitable to be used to buy and sell things. The rest can be burned to serve as fuel for the poor.
The 411 on mobile giving
Thursday, January 12, 2012
A just-released study says texting donations for crises like the Haiti earthquake could become the new norm.
Haiti marks earthquake’s second anniversary
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Though billions of dollars of aid was promised after the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti two years ago, much reconstruction work remains to be done.
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Charitable giving swells in December
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
December is a big month for charities, and even in tough times, Americans are giving to those in need.
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Not exactly aiding relief
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Popular online ads for famine victims don't benefit actual famine victims.
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Not all "Books for Charity" go to charity
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
For-profit book recycler behind popular donation program sells many of the books received.
Charity in a down economy
Tuesday, December 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.
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When it comes to charitable giving, what works?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner discusses strategies to get people to give.
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Do tax deductions impact charitable giving?
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio discusses how eliminating tax perks for charitable donations might affect how much people give.
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Fighting malaria through business ideals
Wednesday, October 12, 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.
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