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All KBAs in the Fundinf Resources (Individual Donors) subcategory.
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Subscription database of biographical data for leading professionals worldwide in a variety of fields, including business, law, science, medicine, the arts, government, and entertainment. Your public library might have access to the database or have print versions of the Who's Who directories.
Subscription required. DonorSearch is a prospect research tool providing information on donor giving history and assets. Check your nearest Foundation Center library for free access to this database.
List of celebrity-related charities with ratings.
The top 30 most generous celebrities and the causes they support, according to Forbes. Published January 2012.
Blog dedicated to philanthropy in the Black community frequently covers Black celebrities' philanthropy.
Author Joseph Epstein's essay examines virtues and motivations of celebrity philanthropy. In Character is a "journal of everyday virtues" published by the John Templeton Foundation.
Source of celebrity charity news and information, covering what the top stars are doing to make a positive difference in the world. Includes interviews and a database to search by name, organization, or cause.
Article discusses using an existing nonprofit, fiscal sponsorship, and donor-advised fund as options to forming a separate charity. By Gene Takagi and Emily Chan of the Nonprofit Law Blog.
Subscription required. Searchable database of charitable contributions, primarily from individuals.
Provides access to company lists including the Fortune 500 list and Fortune 50’s most powerful women in business.
Links to 800 American CEO’s, the Forbes 400 Richest Americans, top companies, the World’s Richest People and the world’s most powerful women.
Donors who participate in giving circles — in which individuals pool their money and decide collectively how to distribute it — give more than other donors, give more strategically, and give to a greater number of organizations, according to results of a
A 2007study focuses on fundraising strategies relationships that nonprofits are developing towards giving circles.
The focus of this article is how giving circles may impact a nonprofit's fundraising efforts.
This article shares the basics of starting a giving circle and what is involved.
Defines a giving circle and provides tips and steps for how to create one.
Discusses giving circles, "Social circles with a square deal for charity", as a new trend in philanthropy.
This article discusses the benefits of giving circles and their development.
Giving Circles: Philanthropy, Voluntary Association, and Democracy, by Angela Eikenberry is published by Indiana University Press. A preview is available here through Google Books. Select Foundation Center libraries also hold copies of this book.
This study examines if and how participation in a giving circle has changed members' behavior related to giving, volunteering, and civic engagement.
74 items | 3 visits
All KBAs in the Fundinf Resources (Individual Donors) subcategory.
Updated on Mar 18, 16
Created on Mar 28, 11
Category: Cultures & Community
URL: