Tag: Charity
The 50 biggest US donors gave or pledged nearly $28 billion...
David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York; Elizabeth J. Dale, Seattle University, and Jasmine McGinnis Johnson, George Washington University
US Muslims gave more to charity than other Americans in 2020
Shariq Siddiqui, IUPUI and Rafeel Wasif, Portland State University
Muslim Americans gave more to charity in 2020 than non-Muslims,...
Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward...
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut and Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut
Food banks and pantries across the U.S....
Most couples still make decisions together when they give money to...
Jacqueline Ackerman, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI
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Why cash payments aren’t always the best tool to help poor...
Heath Henderson, Drake University
The concept is simple and seductive: Give people cash, lift them out of poverty. It’s...
How New York’s 19th-century Jews turned Purim into an American party
Zev Eleff, Touro College
Purim, which falls this year on Feb. 26, ranks among Judaism’s most joyous holidays.
What is food insecurity?
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut
Among the many striking images from the pandemic is an aerial photo showing cars in seemingly endless rows lined up...
4 tips for selecting charities after disasters like Hurricane Dorian
David Campbell, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Hurricane Dorian’s destruction in the Bahamas, North Carolina and up the Atlantic coast provides a terrible...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...
Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
