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Dodging good deeds due to female-dominated perceptions
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For Catholics, charity is based on love. For Protestants, it is an urge that comes from within. For Jews, it is the need to be righteous. For Muslims, it is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a compulsory act. For Buddhists, it cleanses you of personal greed. In today’s secularized society, which one of these definitions fits best? Or do none of them? What is motivating people today to give back to the community?
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Q & A with Robert Egger of ‘Begging for Change’
by Cat Nuwer February 29, 2012The founder of DC Central Kitchen and the author of Begging for Change talks about shortening the food line as you serve it. “What interests me is not the survival of the nonprofit sector, but the destruction of the problems that predicate the need for the nonprofit.”
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Greek life myths on booze and philanthropy; the Greek Life party record is not spotless by any means, but the situation is not always what it seems in regards to partying for a cause.
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How understanding the complexities of charity expose its harm
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The emotional effects of international aid
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Promoting peace for personal payoffs
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A ‘Good Fortune’ Teller: Filmmaker Jeremy Levine
by Kaley Belval February 29, 2012A look at Buzzsaw alum Jeremy Levine’s Emmy-winning film, Good Fortune, which investigates just how effective international aid organizations really are.
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Where is your donation really going?