Closing the giving gap
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Near the entrance for the Christmas Tree Shop on Route 1 in Lynnfield, Barbara Patten stood next to her Salvation Army kettle and played her flute on a recent Saturday as customers walked past.
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With a religiously mixed population, aid efforts have meant reaching out across faith barriers.
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The iPod mini digital music players are now unwrapped -- and wrapped around biceps. The new designer jeans are hanging in closets -- or fitting snugly on the bodies of lucky recipients. But for many, the season of giving and receiving isn't over yet.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan is in line to get another substantial gift. The founder of an information technology company who graduated from the university and his diabetic wife are giving
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World leaders are hoping to put a spotlight on the growing gap between rich and poor and the failure to find $50 billion a year to help more than one billion people escape extreme poverty and start sharing ...
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As the year comes to a close, business owners across the country are faced with a similar choice: to give or not give, and if so, to whom?
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (IPS) - As donations for the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster  continue to rise, development experts are hoping that the  generosity shown by governments and citizens will mark a ânew  beginningâ in the fight against poverty.
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Charities that raise money through vehicle-donation programs are seeing a small but steady increase in donations ahead of a Jan. 1 change in tax laws that will limit the deductions taxpayers can take for such gifts.
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Join Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and J&J in improving the world.
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Teach your material boys and girls to enjoy giving as much as they love getting.
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Some ask whether the public benefits of philanthropy are commensurate with the tax breaks that givers receive.
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The generational divide becomes apparent as families start to think about gift-giving holidays. Advice for shoppers of all ages.
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Attracting investors without putting the charitable focus at risk.
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A surprising source may spur a Gap turnaround.
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International aid officials and development experts are voicing concern that the outpouring of generosity from the world's governments may deplete resources for other pressing needs in much poorer countries.
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Helping the "underbanked" pays off. So does diversity.
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Take advantage of tax breaks by donating in December.