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Monday, August 09, 2004

Economist.com | PhilanthropyWhy a new golden age of philanthropy may be dawning
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Connecticut Business - State, National, World News from The Hartford Courant - BUSINESSInvestors Put Money Where Their Ethics Are

Business Day
Giving to charity a serious business

BBC NEWS | Technology | Sudan web appeal hits record high

GuideStar - News - Articles - Extending Reach through Funding Partnerships

The Chronicle, 8/5/2004: Advocacy Groups Discover the Power of Blogs to Spread Their Messages

Newsday.com - Politics Teresa Heinz Kerry makes her mark
Teresa Heinz Kerry brings her considerable force of personality - and sometimes eyebrow-raising style - to the role of candidate’s wife

Study: Nonprofits hurt by TABOR, Amendment 23 - 2004-08-02 - The Denver Business JournalMembers of the Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations (CANPO) said their revenue and funding opportunities have decreased significantly in the last two years as a result of budget reductions resulting from the TABOR Amendment and Amendment 23.

Falwell, politics and religion: TV preacher ready to battle on church's tax-exempt status

TheStar.com - Philanthropy � with a differenceLink to audio from NPR

NPR : Some Churches Veer into Politics

Maintain The Estate Tax | theledger.com

Herald Sun: Thousands give up beds for charity [07aug04]

Channelnewsasia.comUndergraduates, students and disabled artists do their part for charity

Telegraph | News | 'I feel better for giving everything - whether my money or my organs'

HoustonChronicle.com - U.S. targeting terror cash flow: "The United States has created its own voluntary guidelines for U.S. charities, though it's a touchy issue since no one wants to chill charitable giving for legitimate purposes."

Is It The Right Thing To Do? - Randall NunnThe only problem with Senator DeWine's noble sounding do-gooderism is that nothing in the United States Constitution allows the U.S. Congress to spend money on charitable giving such as this and such expenditures are inappropriate and just plain wrong.