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After laying off 5% of staff in April when if closed foreign offices, Ford is now offering buyouts to 30% of staff. Says every dollar saved is a dollar that could be put towards grantmaking. I hope they optimize their cost structure, not just reduce it.
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Stephanie Strom writes about the newly released "official" tally for 2008 charitable giving.
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The San Francisco Chronicle writes about Kiva.org's plans to offer loans to American low-income entrepreneurs.
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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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