Trailer: What Is Philanthropy?
In this age of technology, Flipboard, and social media, there is information all the time — frenetic, constant information. Among all the hashtags and trending phrases, philanthropy is one of them. But...
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8 Million Baby Boomers Are Starving Says New Study
If a society is based on how they treat their elderly, America is not doing so well. A new study by Feeding America®, funded by the AARP, has found that 8 million Baby Boomers age 50 to 64 require...
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Do Microloans Really Help the Poor?
In the good fight to improve the lives of the world’s poor, many philanthropists and conscientious investors have joined the microloan experiment. Microloans are small amounts of money lent to those...
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$358.38 Billion Donated to Charity By Americans in 2014
Donations on the rise According to the 60th anniversary edition of the Giving USA report, charity among Americans has been increasing on an exponential manner, an estimated $358.38bn in 2014. This...
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The 14-Year Old Philanthropist With The $2 Plan
Julien Leitner, Philanthropist A young 14-year-old teenager from Oregon named Julien Leitner believes he can change the world with $2. In 2014, Leitner founded a charity aimed at creating a way for...
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Fast Food Becomes Kinder, Gentler Philanthropists
“Big Food” Companies aim to be “solution” to obesity epidemic Often called “Big Food”, the global food companies are trying to improve their reputations. For years, public health officials and other...
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The Coming Extinction of American Wild Horses
BLM Horse Roundup The image of horses running free over wide open land is inextricably tied with America’s birth. But that image has become gravely threatened due to the U.S. government’s recent...
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Apple iPhones, iPads, and Now an iForest?
In a move celebrated by environmentalists as an exemplary step in the right direction towards corporate sustainability, Apple recently announced that it will purchase 36,000 acres of private...
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Can Walmart Sustain Its Sustainability Promise?
A decade ago, Walmart promised a move towards a more conscientious mode of business with sustainability at its center. In 2015, Lee Scott (then its CEO) declared the superstore’s intention to move...
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