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A microfinance group focused on China asks how transparency meshes with the Chinese value of "saving face".
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Nathaniel Whittemore wants to know what you think is the "one thing you need to know before you donate to charity this holiday season". He asks if it is not low overhead expense ratios, what is it? If you have a blog you can answer and link to his post. If you don't add a comment.
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If you are in the mood to feel depressed, The Foundation Center has aggregated all sorts of content focused on the impact of the economic crisis on philanthropy.
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Allison Fine has a new podcast series hosted on the Chronicle of Philanthropy website. Her first podcast is about "how nonprofit groups are using social-media tools to raise money and awareness."
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As more foundations get interested in funding advocacy, a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy says that a study of advocacy in New Mexico shows that every $1 invested by funders resulted in $157 in benefits.
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ABOUT SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
Sean Stannard-Stockton is the president and chief investment officer of Ensemble Capital Management, located in Burlingame, CA, midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. From 2006 through 2012, Sean authored the Tactical Philanthropy blog and wrote regular philanthropy columns for both the Financial Times and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In 2012, Sean officially ended the blog to focus on growing Ensemble Capital.
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