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Wealthy People Not Inclined to Be Biggest Givers
July 29, 2010; The Economist | A series of recent experiments has led researchers to suggest that it's the poor, not the rich, who are more inclined to give to charity.—Bruce Trachtenberg
CDC Goes Bankrupt as High Profile Project Collapses
July 28, 2010; Star Tribune | In Minneapolis, a once successful CDC, the Great Neighborhoods Development Corp., has been driven into bankruptcy because of the collapse of a $70 million commercial development project.—Rick Cohen
Through Nonprofit, Lobbyists Fund Trip for Colorado Governor
August 1, 2010; Denver Post | Even though it was technically OK for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter and his entourage to let a nonprofit underwrite a trade mission to Israel, critics say he probably shouldn't have allowed the group to pick up the tab.—Bruce Trachtenberg
The “Make Believe” Nonprofitness of Some Nonprofit Hospitals
July 31, 2010; Orlando Sentinel | The feints and strategems used by some medical institutions to prove their charitable bona fides are a little dubious.—Rick Cohen
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Michigan Hopes to Tap Generosity of Former Residents
July 31, 2010; Detroit Free Press | This week Michigan Corps unveils plans to raise money from former residents willing to help the state recover from the damage wrought by the recession.—Bruce Trachtenberg
Jerry Garcia’s Legacy Lives on in S.F.
August 1, 2010; San Francisco Examiner | One of the philanthropic accomplishments of the Grateful Dead is the Rex Foundation, which was founded in 1983 to help people in the arts, sciences, and education.—Rick Cohen
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