Content tagged charity
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Six Masai warriors, in London to run the London Marathon for charity, give a difficult-to-believe interview with the Guardian: “I miss meat and blood … gulfstream/2424
Planned Parenthood Southeast Pennsylvania is asking people to pledge them some amount of money for each protestor that turns up outside their clinic … gulfstream/1841
One day I’ll write this up properly, but in the meantime here’s another datapoint in the manipulative and misleading charity category: Heifer International’s … gulfstream/2205
The unfortunately named “(RED)” campaign for the Global Fund has raised just $18 million; up to $100 million is estimated to have been spent advertising … gulfstream/2253
A decidedly Orwellian turn: the Economist reacts to the DCSD’s poorly written anti-Lomborg judgement (see bottom). (Lomborg has taught me not … gulfstream/1012
Web site for London’s (fairly hard-core) campaign to get people to not give money to beggars. “Don’t give to people begging on the street; … gulfstream/1521
Justgiving collects money for charity, but their fees (5% of donation) are more than PayPal’s… gulfstream/1864
Architect Shigeru Ban—who’s currently working on a Pompidou outpost—has several unconventional ideas, including a love for building with … gulfstream/1884
A French far right charity (maybe just a far right group trying to be provocative) is feeding only non-Muslim and non-Jewish homeless people by … gulfstream/1914
The Red Cross is apparently running an ad that ridicules almost all well-meaning attempts to “save the world”—except donating blood, … gulfstream/1944
“Can good architecture help the sick?” Does architecture and design affect the physical well-being of those being treated for cancer? The Maggie’s … gulfstream/2087
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What Makes People Give? - New York Times
The Times Online guest contributors Opinion
Incharacter.org
why to rich/famous people give?
Meaningful Gifts | Heifer International Online Gift Catalog
misleading! your donation (i.e. gift) doesn't directly fund the purchase of specific animals at all
IKEA | Flat-pack accounting | Economist.com
ikea's extremely complicated and suspicious financial and ownership structure
