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How We Give

Have you benefited from charitable giving?

by Marketplace Staff
Dec 3, 2019
How has someone else's charity affected your life?
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Charities worry giving will fall for a second straight year

by Nova Safo
Dec 2, 2019
They blame the 2017 tax bill.
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In a year-end scramble, charities worry about the impact of new tax law

by Renata Sago
Jan 2, 2018
Many Americans had less of an incentive to give, as the law doubles the standard deduction.
 Legislation and regulation books related to the GOP's planned tax overhaul are stacked and ready in the House Ways and Means Committee hearing room in Washington, D.C.
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Ending inequality: Chuck Collins' message to the 1 percent

by David Brancaccio and Paulina Velasco
Dec 22, 2016
Collins, author of "Born on Third Base," joined us to talk about the country's wealth gap.
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How much do charities' overheads matter?

by Scott Tong
Mar 11, 2016
Charities overheads differ starkly but may not be a big determinant of who gives.
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Growing movement to make altruism more effective

by Wes Williams
Dec 1, 2015
Effective altruism asks how each dollar spent can bring the most good possible.
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Priscilla Chan on why she gave $25 million to fight Ebola

by Dan Gorenstein
Oct 16, 2014
An exclusive interview with Priscilla Chan, pediatrician and wife of Mark Zuckerberg.
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Charitable giving not keeping up with highest incomes

by Amy Scott
Oct 6, 2014
The middle class's giving, as share of its income, grew.
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5 things to keep in mind before donating to charity

by Carmen Wong Ulrich
Dec 20, 2013
Marketplace Money host Carmen Wong Ulrich talks to Eileen Heisman, the President and CEO of the National Philanthropic Trust, about how to get the most out of your charitable donations
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A lot to give

Charitable foundations aren't just for the über-rich

by Sean Cole
Dec 9, 2013
There are some 80,000 private charitable foundations operating in the U.S. today, and you don't have to be crazy rich to launch a one.
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