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Doctoral Fellowship Awarded for Research on Women's Philanthropy

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Internal Revenue Service Leader To Discuss IRS Role in Helping Nonprofits Meet Current Challenges

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Giving Circles Change Donors' Giving in Positive and Significant Ways

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Bulletin on How Nonprofits Can Apply for Stimulus Package Funding Available Starting Today

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McCormick Foundation and CEO David L. Grange honored by Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: 2009 Annual Letter from Bill Gates

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Kirsten Grønbjerg

Philanthropy is an opportunity for people to express their passions and concerns in both concrete and symbolic ways. It is a way for people to demonstrate their connection to something that is bigger than themselves and their immediate surroundings.

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Giving USA 2009, released on June 10, 2009, shows that charitable giving in the United States is estimated to be $307.65 billion for 2008. This is a 2 percent decline compared with the revised estimate of $314.07 billion for charitable giving in 2007. The decline is 5.7 percent after adjusting for inflation. Giving USA is a publication of Giving USA Foundation™ and is written and researched at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Order the report online or read the press release.

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President Obama’s new budget proposal includes changes to the tax deduction high income households can take for charitable contributions. The Center on Philanthropy looked at the possible impact:

Press Release: Proposal to Reduce Charitable Gift Tax Deduction Likely to Have Relatively Small Negative Effect on Charitable Giving; But, Change Could Compound Challenges Nonprofits Face
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White Paper: How Changes in Tax Rates Might Affect Itemized Charitable Deductions
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