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International Aid - Grant Montgomery
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Our Global Responsibilities: Only about 10% of the U.S. foundation grants, and less than 2% of all U.S. philanthropy --2 cents on the dollar-- goes overseas. And very little gets down to the grassroots, to the people in need.
- Added on: Apr 26th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Grant Montgomery
- Listed in: Independent Philosophy
- Tags: philanthropy global greed international aid humanitarian aid military spending
Recent Posts
Celebrity philanthropy
In one-on-one interviews with Elton John, Ben Stiller, Madonna, Martha Stewart and Richard Branson, in CNN “American Morning” series, “Big Stars, Big Giving,” Alina Cho looks at celebrity philanthropy and how big stars can make a big impact. ...
US militarizing Afghanistan aid
Al Jazeera reports that a number of aid organizations working in Afghanistan have turned down funding from the US government as the money has strings attached to military operations. Anne Richard, of the International Rescue Committee, told Al J...
Growing Arab philanthropy
Between 2005 and 2008, the Arab world generated unprecedented wealth and created a new wave of rich citizens. This wealth creation is driving a new generation of Arabs to commit their resources to the development of the region. According to the 2...
The Great Recession hurting charitable giving
The “great recession” has crimped Americans’ giving to charitable causes. 2008 giving was already down from 2007, and will likely take a bigger hit this year. How long will this bad news continue? If history is any guide, easy times for ch...
Living by a higher code
On the first day of her college internship in the late summer of 2007, Jenna Liao waited amid the baggage carousels of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Just 21 and newly assigned to an agency that helps refugees, she had been told only to exp...
Americans Toss Out 40 Percent of All Food
While more and more of the world’s poor go hungry, and the same can now be said of the poor of America, U.S. residents are wasting food like never before. A new study finds food waste per person has shot up 50 percent since 1974. The study fi...
