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Seth Godin is a long time advocate for Acumen Fund. In this post he explains "patient capital" and why it is so important to help the world's poor get ahead by just "one penny a day." He also announces that this fall he'll be sharing new fundraising ideas and names Acumen as the recipient.
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Holden Karnofsky at GiveWell adds to the performance vs impact debate and I leave a comment.
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I happen to think Jet Li, Hollywood actor turned Chinese uber philanthropist, is one of the most important people in philanthropy. His mission, which he seems well positioned to achieve, is to turn the billion person nation of China into a country of givers. Matthew Bishop offers a look at what drives Li.
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A debate is raging, not for the first time, over the effectiveness of microfinance. Is it a miracle or a financial bubble ready to pop? The NY Times Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn clearly see it as a miracle.
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Philanthropy has gone so mainstream that there is now a dating website for philanthropists!