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Helping world’s poor is a good investment
Bill Gates says he feels a responsibility to speak up for the world’s poorest because they’re likely to be hit hard as economic woes force governments to reduce contributions to foreign aid.
In his third annual letter, issued Monday, the co-chairman of the world’s largest charitable foundation expressed concern about budget cuts to the programs that transfer dollars from rich nations to poor ones, providing medical assistance, food aid, vaccines and other help. Read More
US nonprofits report improvement in donations
U.S. nonprofit organizations are seeing a slight increase in donations — a sign they hope is the beginning of economic recovery — but the turnaround hasn’t been strong enough to keep up with higher demand for charitable services, a national report released Monday, November 29, said.
About a third of America’s charities reported an increase in donations during the first nine months of 2010, and they said they expect more good news in the fourth quarter…read more Read More
Gates Foundation pledges $500M toward poor savings
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $500 million pledge Tuesday, November 16, to support projects that encourage poor people around the world to save money.
The pledge Melinda Gates announced at a global savings forum in Seattle will more than double what the foundation has previously committed to help the poor make financial plans for the future — to save for everything from fertilizer to school fees and uniforms. “They talk eloquently about how savings can transform their lives,” Gates said about the female farmers and small business owners in Africa…read more Read More
Parents, students on edge over soaring tuition
As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities.
Florida college students could face yearly 15 percent tuition increases for years, and University of Illinois students will pay at least 9 percent more. The University of Washington will charge 14 percent more . . . read more Read More
