The Young Wealthy Doing More Than Just Opening Their Wallets. M. E. Sprengelmeyer reported that a new generation of givers is putting money into hands-on efforts. They want more control over their giving and they want to see results, which may make it more difficult for some traditional social service groups that provide for the poor. He also cited the recently published In Other Words , written by Tony Proscio for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, which traces the background of some of the field's worst jargon. John Boudreau reported that charities are still receiving a record amount of donations despite plummeting tech stocks.
Tech startups are quick to snap up the available office space.
Any Web site in the universe that instructs a visitor on how to donate money is considered a solicitor under Pinellas County's proposed ordinance. Technically, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services already requires all charities that solicit in the state to register. Gregory Zuckerman and Sara Calian reported that George Soros' son Robert is moving into a management position in his father's investment fund, so the senior Soros will have time to write a book and work on his charitable foundations. Chester Finn, Jr., president and trustee of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, and Charles Hokanson, Jr., wrote an editorial regarding the Supreme Court's ruling that the First Amendment allows religious schools to use federal education funds for instructional materials. The present court, they said, has at least four justices prepared to uphold school-choice programs.