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Picking up food more frequently from supermarkets doesn’t close the gap between what’s donated and could be donated, a supply chain scholar explains.
In an era of billion-dollar TV deals and million-dollar payments to players, the tax code continues to treat university athletic departments as organizations that promote education and amateur sports.
Our research found many customers feel pressured, anxious or pushed into making a donation.
Evidence shows giving to others is associated with better mental health.
The microbes in your poo could be a gift to others. Here’s what to think about if you’re interested in donating your poo.
In 2023, the French luxury giant LVMH participated in the acquisition of an Impressionist painting by the Musée d’Orsay, a transaction combining patronage, public relations and tax optimisation.
A new report shows revenue for the charity sector hit a record high in 2023. But if you leave out one huge single donation, total donations were flat.
A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
Donations alone are not enough for many charities to meet the needs of struggling New Zealanders. The cost of ending tax exemptions could be worse than the benefits.
In a government that puts ministers on show until people are sick of seeing their faces, Don Farrell is a man with hardly a public profile.
White people that sweep into developing countries to “save” people of colour are widely derided, including by donors. Does this translate to less charity donations?
Giving cruddy clothing, furniture and other useless stuff to a charity does it no favors, since it costs money to get rid of damaged goods. The power of peer pressure could help alleviate this problem.
Excessive donation requests can end up triggering donor fatigue or inspiring accusations of ‘social washing’.
Joseph Smith encouraged early Latter-day Saints to pool their resources. Two centuries later, one of the results is an investment portfolio estimated at $100 billion.
For the first time, we are asking readers if they can help support our mission to share knowledge in order to inform decisions.
During COVID, rich countries have used masks and gloves from their medical stockpiles. But not all countries are so fortunate. We found the best way to help. It may not be what you think.
No, it’s not like donating a kidney. But it is still a gift.
Your donation will help us combat the spread of misinformation through our unique model of journalism powered by experts.
Money is a far more effective way of helping the hundreds of thousands of refugees than sending food or clothing.
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Adjunct Industry Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Director, Centre for Philanthropy, University of Kent
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Professeur - Directeur Chaire Improbable by Galeries Lafayette, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Marketing, University of California, Davis
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Harvard University
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Professeur, directeur exécutif de la chaire « Philanthropie », ESSEC
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Associate Professor, Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Supply Chain and Health Sciences, Northeastern University
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Professor, School of Taxation and Business Law, UNSW
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, Director, The (so-called) Australian Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, CSI Swinburne, Swinburne University of Technology