Duke Sanford School of Public Policy

In today's Chronicle of Philanthropy, Thomas Tierney and the Center's Faculty Chair, Joel Fleishman, discuss the recent announcement that 40 very wealthy individuals and families, at the encouragement of Bill and Melinda Gates, have taken the Giving Pledge, promising to donate half their wealth to good causes.

And over at the Center for Effective Philanthropy's blog, Phil Buchanan has written a heartfelt and moving thank-you to Joel Orosz, who recently announced his retirement from Grand Valley State University.

Seattle-based Quixote Foundation recently announced its intention to "spend up&

Imagine how much fun it is to read criticisms—from the political right!—of the self-righteous Fox yakker, Sean Hannity, and his role in a nonprofit called

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