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- The future of philanthropy
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  More companies are turning to philanthropy as a means of connecting with communities and markets and meeting consumer expectations. But there are questions whether these programs are hitting the mark.
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- Google reshapes philanthropy
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  Google is reshaping philanthropy by treating it as an exercise in venture capitalism. But by investing in companies it raises questions about competition.
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- Write a Check? The New Philanthropist Goes Further
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  NYT on the emerging trend of engaged philanthropy.
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- Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation - Los Angeles Times
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  Turns out even for the richest foundation in the world, doing good and having the resources to do it is a delicate dance.
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- Oprah Winfrey’s Lavish South African School
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  Oprah says she decided to build her own school because she was tired of charity from a distance. "When I first started making a lot of money," she says, "I really became frustrated with the fact that all I did was write check after check to this or that charity without really feeling like it was a part of me. At a certain point, you want to feel th
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- Gates foundation to spend all assets within 50 years of trustees' deaths
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  Furniture more valuable than Windows? "In May, the Economist reported that with its current level of assets, the Gates Foundation is second only to to Stichting Ingka Foundation among foundations worldwide. Stichting Ingka Foundation owns the international furniture and home store giant, IKEA." What happens to Earth after 50 yrs? Taxes?
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- Got cash to spare? Starting soon, Gates Foundation will accept it
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  "Do you say no to a 7-year-old girl, but yes to Warren Buffett?" Stonesifer asked. "One way or another, she did convince us to do some deep thinking." Stonesifer said the foundation won't solicit money and prefers people give directly to charities working in related areas.
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Dark cloud over good works of Gates Foundation - Los Angeles Times

Incredible – this story is an incredible indictment of the free market blinders that Gates has operated Microsoft with – and apparently his foundation. What good is stopping malaria if economically you’re part of the destruction of the quality of life for people in the third world?

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Leon Gettler is a blogger and senior business journalist at The Age, specializing on management issues. His latest book, Organisations Behaving Badly focuses on the forces that lead smart executives into making dumb decisions.
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