Tag: Philanthropy and nonprofits
China’s big donors are pitching in to deal with the new...
Charles Sellen, Indiana University and Fabrice Jaumont, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (FMSH) – USPC
Less than a month after China confirmed the emergence...
7 things public schools do besides teach kids academic basics
Samantha Keppler, University of Michigan
With schools closed due to COVID-19, communities are scrambling to provide students with meals and supplies and meet other needs....
What happens to charitable giving when the economy falters?
Patrick Rooney, IUPUI and Jon Bergdoll, IUPUI
As the new coronavirus pandemic sends the economy into a tailspin, Patrick Rooney, an economist at the Indiana...
Paying all blood donors might not be worth it
Gretchen Chapman, Carnegie Mellon University
The Abstract features interesting research and the people behind it.
Gretchen Chapman is a decision scientist who explores what makes it...
The new coronavirus is hitting colleges and universities hard, but donors...
William Plater, IUPUI; Gene Tempel, Indiana University, and Genevieve Shaker, IUPUI
Amid concerns about the deadly coronavirus pandemic, a rapidly growing number of colleges and...
Mormons and money: An unorthodox and messy history of church finances
John Turner, George Mason University
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has allegedly amassed US$100 billion in purportedly charitable assets since 1997 without...
Calling donors to thank them doesn’t make them more likely to...
Anya Samek, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Donors gave US$380 million to nonprofits during 2018’s Giving Tuesday donation...
How higher ed can deal with ethical questions over its disgraced...
Deni Elliott, University of South Florida
Private donors are giving colleges and universities record amounts of money – along with increasingly frequent bouts of public...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
